Lot Essay
The arms are those of Theobalds, Kent.
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A GEORGE III SILVER EWER
LONDON, 1781, MAKER'S MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN
Of baluster form on spreading beaded foot, with beaded rim and raffia covered handle, the hinged domed cover with bud-form finial, each side engraved with an oval cartouche surmounted by husks and tied ribbon enclosing, on one side, a coat-of-arms, and on the other side with a foliate monogram and crest, marked on base and cover--11¼in. (28.6cm.) high
(gross weight 22 oz.)
LONDON, 1781, MAKER'S MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN
Of baluster form on spreading beaded foot, with beaded rim and raffia covered handle, the hinged domed cover with bud-form finial, each side engraved with an oval cartouche surmounted by husks and tied ribbon enclosing, on one side, a coat-of-arms, and on the other side with a foliate monogram and crest, marked on base and cover--11¼in. (28.6cm.) high
(gross weight 22 oz.)