Bonnie Prince Charlie candle snuffers come to light at auction in the West Country
A PAIR of silver 18th century Dutch candle snuffers thought to have been a gift from Bonnie Prince Charlie sold for £9800 at Hampton & Littlewood of Exeter on October 30. Measuring 8in (20cm) high, the snuffers and holder were passed down through the MacDonald family to the descendant who entered them for auction.
After his disastrous defeat by the English at Culloden Moor in 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie took refu…