An 18th Century Dutch Snuffer Scissors & Stand
An 18th Century Dutch Snuffer Scissors & Stand
Amsterdam, 1732
Maker’s mark of David Robol
Weight: 320 .3 g, 10oz 6dwt
Height: 21.6 cm, 8.5 in
The stand sitting on four cast scroll feet decorated with acanthus and bluebells. The baluster shaped stem supporting the helmet shaped support for the scissors, with a D-shaped handle to the side.
Robert Ensko, Inc., c. 1930; Private North Carolina Collection
David Robol was active from 1729-1749 Hallmark of a stork.
1705 – born at the Old Catholic, son of Pieter Robol I and Magdalena Bronckhorst. He was made a master goldsmith in 1729 and in 1731 he is recorded in Prinsengracht working together with Helena Spiek
Maker of hammered and forged Catholic and Old Catholic church silver. He is also a cashier and is located on the Prinsengracht in a house that was bought by his grandfather, the silversmith Rutger Bronckhorst. He is very wealthy; father of Pieter II father-in-law of Hendrik Dijkhoff, watchmaker. The attribution is based on his account of 1 December 1742, belonging to a bishop's staff that bears his hallmark.
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