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Hester Bateman, who began working with silver in the mid 18th century when her husband was a London silversmith, is regarded as one of the first highly recognised English female silversmiths. Following her husbands death she pursued a career as an independent silversmith with a reputation for producing simplistic yet elegant style pieces with old fashioned forms and simple decorations.
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Her children followed her in the family silversmith business where the Bateman name is highly regarded both in the silver trade and by sterling silver collectors.
We have for sale a rare Hester Bateman Bead Edge Dish Cross at a price of A$12,500 which is described below and captioned by the adjacent photo.
Geo 111 Bead Edge Dish Cross
Maker: Hester Bateman
London: 1784 (Rare Incuse Mark)
Weight: 575 gms (20 ozs) Length: 32 cm; Height: 8cm
Dish crosses were a development of the earlier Braziers and date from the mid 18th Century.They have sliding arms so that they can be adjusted to any size dish.In the cross centre there is a spirit lamp to keep the food warm. They were first made circa.1760 but were extinct by 1790.
The rare incuse duty mark was introduced from 1st December 1784. The mark was an ‘intaglio”of the face of Geo 111 looking left.This mark ceased on 24th July 1785, lasting just 8 months.Sterling silver items with this mark are keenly sought after by collectors.
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If any collectors have quality items such as sterling silver or John Gould antique bird prints or original prints of Melbourne from 1860 to 1895 we can advertise these items for sale on consignment on the website.
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