DESCRIPTION |
Large Georgian silver Old English pattern soup ladle with an oval bowl and no engraving. Very unusual for flatware of this period not to have been engraved so I suspect a well executed erasure even though I can find no evidence. |
SILVERSMITH |
Hester Bateman |
DATE or HALLMARK |
1789 |
ASSAY OFFICE |
London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
204 |
SIZE in INCHES |
length: 13 ½+ |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
excellent, no repairs, engraving or erasures (see description above), small surface marks and bumps commensurate with use and perhaps a bump to the right side of the bowl (see image 4). |
| Back | Price £400 | sold | Item Number: M4526 |