Lot Essay
For other similar mustard pots by Hester Bateman see Michael Clayton, The Collectors Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America, page 189, plate 382 where three examples are shown.
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MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN, 1782
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A GEORGE III SILVER MUSTARD POT AND SPOON
MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN, 1782
the drum-form mustard pot with pierced and engraved urn, swag and Vitruvian scroll motifs, the hinged lid with an urn form finial and an openwork shell thumbpiece, with a conforming cobalt glass liner, with a similar spoon, each engraved with initials - 4oz.
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MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN, 1782
the drum-form mustard pot with pierced and engraved urn, swag and Vitruvian scroll motifs, the hinged lid with an urn form finial and an openwork shell thumbpiece, with a conforming cobalt glass liner, with a similar spoon, each engraved with initials - 4oz.
See Illustration (2)
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