ANTIQUE GEORGIAN C. 1785 HESTER BATEMAN STERLING SILVER SUGAR TONGS
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 £6.95 SPECIAL DELIVERY, WORLDWIDE £10.95 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE, EUROPE £10.95 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE.Description A superb rare pair of early-dated English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver sugar tongs by the famous silversmith Hester Bateman - (1761 - 1788), in excel...lent condition and dating from around 1785. Lovely quality genuine 220 year old sterling silver examples; a handsome large 5.5 inch size and all-over decorated with beautiful period prick/wriggle-work engraving. Has decorative engraved "acorn" bowls and there are no engraved monograms or crests. A very nice pair. Measurements Great size, measures approx 5.5 inches (139mm) in length x 1.5 inches (38mm) wide.Date English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver, hallmarked with an early lion passant/gardant silver stamp and also has the silver duty mark of King George the Third. Lovely clear marks, no date letter which is quite usual as these early 18th Century silver tongs were never year dated but they age from around 1784 - 1788.Maker Silversmiths initials "H B", for the London silversmith HESTER BATEMAN - (1761 - 1788). Condition Excellent condition with no splits or solder repairs and no nasty knocks or dents, a really lovely pair. Beautifully decorated and with attractive "acorn" bowls. By the best maker.
Superb rare pair of early-dated English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver sugar tongs. Shipping and packing and ratesUK £6.95(Special delivery) £4.75 (1st class signed for)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 £50 will only be sent by trackable methods, ie, special delivery, Airsure, etc, .. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. Thank you.
Superb rare pair of early-dated English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver sugar tongs. Shipping and packing and ratesUK £6.95(Special delivery) £4.75 (1st class signed for)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 £50 will only be sent by trackable methods, ie, special delivery, Airsure, etc, .. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. Thank you.
