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MARK OF WILLIAM BATEMAN, LONDON, 1834
Details
A William IV silver-gilt sideboard-dish
Mark of William Bateman, London, 1834
Shaped oval, cast and chased in high relief with a battle scene of equestrian and other figures on a matted ground, the wide border with oak leaves and acorns and a gadrooned, shell and bearded mask rim, engraved with a coat of arms and later inscription, stamped with the Latin signature of Rundell Bridge and Co
32in. (81.3cm.) wide
253oz.
The arms are those of H.R.H. Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850), seventh son of George III, and of his wife Princess Augusta, third daughter of the Landgrave Frederick of Hesse Cassel, whom he married in 1818
Mark of William Bateman, London, 1834
Shaped oval, cast and chased in high relief with a battle scene of equestrian and other figures on a matted ground, the wide border with oak leaves and acorns and a gadrooned, shell and bearded mask rim, engraved with a coat of arms and later inscription, stamped with the Latin signature of Rundell Bridge and Co
32in. (81.3cm.) wide
253oz.
The arms are those of H.R.H. Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850), seventh son of George III, and of his wife Princess Augusta, third daughter of the Landgrave Frederick of Hesse Cassel, whom he married in 1818
Provenance
H.R.H. the 1st Duke of Cambridge
H.R.H. the 2nd Duke of Cambridge, sold Christie's, 7 June 1904
Robert Gourlay and thence by descent, sold Sotheby's Belgravia, 10 July 1975, lot 168
The British Rail Pension Fund, sold Sotheby's, 19 November 1987, lot 164
H.R.H. the 2nd Duke of Cambridge, sold Christie's, 7 June 1904
Robert Gourlay and thence by descent, sold Sotheby's Belgravia, 10 July 1975, lot 168
The British Rail Pension Fund, sold Sotheby's, 19 November 1987, lot 164
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, no. 165, p. 213
Exhibited
The Victoria & Albert Museum, 1976-1984
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 165
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 165
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