RARE ANTIQUE GEORGIAN C. 1785 HESTER BATEMAN STERLING SILVER PORT LABEL
Item History & Price
Please bid with total confidence, we only deal in antique solid silver items and please check out our feedback if you have not bought with us before. POSTAGE : UK £4.75 1ST CLASS SIGNED FOR/£6.95 SPECIAL DELIVERY, WORLDWIDE £10.95 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE, EUROPE £10.95 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE. Description A beautiful rare English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver "PORT" bottle/decanter label by the famous silversmith HESTER BATEMAN - (176...1 - 1790), in excellent clean condition, with English silver hallmarks and dating from around 1785. Superb quality genuine 230+ year old sterling silver example, (definitely not silver-plate); curved in shape with attractive bevelled corners and has a engraved/stamped "Port" motif in the centre. It hangs from its undamaged silver link chain and there are no added personal engraved crests or monograms. A nice scarce label.Measurements Measures approx. 1.7 inches (43mm) x 0.7 inches (17mm), (excluding the silver chain). Date English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver, hallmarked with an early lion passant/gardent silver stamp and also the silver duty stamp of King George the Third. Maker Clear struck silversmiths initials, "H B" (HESTER BATEMAN - (1761 - 1790). Condition Excellent clean condition, with no splits or repairs, definitely no wear holes in the lettering and no knocks or dents, a beautiful genuine undamaged example by one of the best makers. Hard to find and 100% fresh to the market.
Beautiful rare English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver "PORT" bottle/decanter label by the famous silversmith HESTER BATEMAN.
Please note this item shows with a matt finish just for the purposes of photoing, it has a normal shiny polished finish. Shipping and packing and ratesUK £4.75 1st class signed for/£6.95 Special delivery.Worldwide: £10.95 (Airsure - if applicable)Europe: £10.95 (Airsure - if applicable)All items purchased usually dispatched within 24 hours following cleared payment.Payment detailsPlease wait until an invoice has been sent if you are unsure of total costs. We accept cheques, paypal, bank transfers & UK postal orders. Payments must usually be received within 3 days after the end of sale. Items over £100 will only be sent by trackable methods, ie, special delivery, Airsure, datapost. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. Thank you.
Beautiful rare English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver "PORT" bottle/decanter label by the famous silversmith HESTER BATEMAN.
Please note this item shows with a matt finish just for the purposes of photoing, it has a normal shiny polished finish. Shipping and packing and ratesUK £4.75 1st class signed for/£6.95 Special delivery.Worldwide: £10.95 (Airsure - if applicable)Europe: £10.95 (Airsure - if applicable)All items purchased usually dispatched within 24 hours following cleared payment.Payment detailsPlease wait until an invoice has been sent if you are unsure of total costs. We accept cheques, paypal, bank transfers & UK postal orders. Payments must usually be received within 3 days after the end of sale. Items over £100 will only be sent by trackable methods, ie, special delivery, Airsure, datapost. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. Thank you.
