MAKER'S MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON; THE CUP 1789, THE GOBLET 1783, THE CREAM JUG 1780
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A GEORGE III SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP, A GEORGE III SILVER GOBLET AND A GEORGE III SILVER CREAM JUG
Maker's mark of Hester Bateman, London; the cup 1789, the goblet 1783, the cream jug 1780
The first vase-form on a circular base with a beaded border, with two upswept reeded handles with leaf joins, one side engraved with monogram HB within a foliate wreath, marked on side; the second circular on a spreading foot with beaded borders, one side engraved with a crest, marked under foot; the third baluster-form on a circular foot, the rim with everted beaded border, with leaf-capped double-scroll handle, marked on body
The first 7in. (19.7cm.) high, the second 6in. (16.5cm.) high; the third 5in. (12cm.) high; 24oz. 10 dwt. (767gr.)
Bateman, Hester (3)
Maker's mark of Hester Bateman, London; the cup 1789, the goblet 1783, the cream jug 1780
The first vase-form on a circular base with a beaded border, with two upswept reeded handles with leaf joins, one side engraved with monogram HB within a foliate wreath, marked on side; the second circular on a spreading foot with beaded borders, one side engraved with a crest, marked under foot; the third baluster-form on a circular foot, the rim with everted beaded border, with leaf-capped double-scroll handle, marked on body
The first 7in. (19.7cm.) high, the second 6in. (16.5cm.) high; the third 5in. (12cm.) high; 24oz. 10 dwt. (767gr.)
Bateman, Hester (3)
Provenance
The cup, William Bluck, Bermuda, 1959
The goblet and cream jug, I. Freeman & Sons, Inc.
The goblet and cream jug, I. Freeman & Sons, Inc.