Hester Bateman Georgian Silver Teapot and stand London 1788

Hester Bateman Georgian Silver Teapot and stand London 1788. Accompanied by a rare silver stand, elegant plain teapot, with its oval, straight-bodied shape and composite handle and finial, with upper and lower bead border. Oval stand hand engraved decorations to the unusual, pierced skirt around the base stand and bead borders, interior of stand wood with silver boss to centre. Teapot engraved beautifully with armorials surmounted with greyhound courant, the stand also engraved with greyhound courant. Length: (handle to spout tip) 10.625 inches. Height: approximately 6.25 inches. Gross weight: 606 grams. (19.5 oz). Condition: Minor age-related wear to hinge and a couple of very minor dints, stand hall marks rubbed because of position on rim but discernible, full hall marks on base of teapot and maker’s mark and lion passant on interior of cover clear. Reflections purely from photography only. Hester Bateman regarded as the “Queen of the English Silversmiths. Entering her first silver mark in 1761 after the death of her husband John, Bateman was one of the best known of London’s female silversmiths in the 18th century. Building the company with the help of her children and their spouses, Bateman produced items of exquisite beauty and delicacy until her retirement in 1790, and her business continued to flourish into the early 1800s. Hester Bateman Georgian Silver Teapot and stand London 1788. Accompanied by a rare silver stand, elegant plain teapot, with its oval, straight-bodied shape and composite handle and finial, with upper and lower bead border. Oval stand hand engraved decorations to the unusual, pierced skirt around the base stand and bead borders, interior of stand wood with silver boss to centre. Teapot engraved beautifully with armorials surmounted with greyhound courant, the stand also engraved with greyhound courant. Length: (handle to spout tip) 10.625 inches. Height: approximately 6.25 inches. Gross weight: 606 grams. (19.5 oz). Condition: Minor age-related wear to hinge and a couple of very minor dints, stand hall marks rubbed because of position on rim but discernible, full hall marks on base of teapot and maker’s mark and lion passant on interior of cover clear. Reflections purely from photography only. Hester Bateman regarded as the “Queen of the English Silversmiths. Entering her first silver mark in 1761 after the death of her husband John, Bateman was one of the best known of London’s female silversmiths in the 18th century. Building the company with the help of her children and their spouses, Bateman produced items of exquisite beauty and delicacy until her retirement in 1790, and her business continued to flourish into the early 1800s

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