Lot 211
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A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET
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A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET

MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN, 1788

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A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET
MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN, 1788
the oval basket with a reeded rim above an openwork foliate scroll, swag and urn motif pierced border, raised on a conforming skirt foot and with an overhead reeded handle - 40.3cm (15 7/8 in), 27.5 oz.
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

A cake basket of the same year by Hester Bateman is in the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, and is illustrated on page 97 of Women Silversmiths 1685-1845 by Philippa Glanville and Jennifer Faulds Goldborough.
Another example of 1789 was sold in these rooms on 28 March 2000, lot 75.

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