A GEORGE III, HESTER BATEMAN, SILVER COFFEE POT: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY INTEREST
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:32636 | Age: Pre-1800 |
| Composition: Sterling Silver | Pattern: Cambridge |
| Maker: HESTER BATEMAN | Type: Tea/ Coffee Pots & Sets |
GEORGE III HESTER BATEMAN STERLING SILVER COFFEE POT
HESTER BATEMAN SOLID SILVER COFFEE POT, 1781 PRESENTED IS A RARE GEORGE III COFFEE POT BY ONE OF THE MOST RENOWNED, IF NOT THE MOST, SILVERSMITHS OF THE PERIOD, HESTER BATEMAN; THIS ELEGANT COFFEE POT EPITOMIZES HESTER BATEMAN'S UNIQUE AND INTUITIVE TALENT FOR CREATING OPTIMALLY GRACEFUL SILVER BY ACCENTUATING THE MOST SIMPLE ELEMENTS OF FORM-- A DARING A...ND INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF SILVER THAT BECAME HER SIGNATURE STYLE AT A PERIOD WHEN HIGHLY ORNATE SILVER WAS IN VOGUE; THIS HESTER BATEMAN COFFEE POT IS OF BALUSTER SHAPE. THE SWAN-NECKED SPOUT HAS A LEAF DESIGN. THE ROUND PEDESTAL BASE HAS A ROW OF BEADING. THE HINGED COVER BEADED AND CULMINATING IN A DOME TOPPED BY AN ELABORATE FINIAL; THE ORIGINAL WOOD HANDLE WITH OLD RESTORATION AND A CHIP, OTHERWISE QUITE FIRM; EXCELLENT CONDITION SAVE FOR A COUPLE OF SUPERFICIAL BRUISES AND PINHEADS EXPECTED WITH AGE-- NO REPAIRS TO SILVER, SPLITS OR OTHER ISSUES. THE HINGE IN EXCELLENT ORGINAL CONDITION AND THE LID CLOSES FLUSH; THERE IS A COAT OF ARMS TOGETHR WITH A LATIN FAMILY LOGO UNDERNEATH: 'Virtus intaminatis fulget honoribus, Virtue shines with unspotted honours .' A WONDERFUL EBAY FELLOW MEMBER, NOBILITYHOUSE, GRACIOUSLY SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE ORIGIN OF THE COAT OF ARMS: Interesting coat of arms. It seems to have belonged to Rev. William Nicholas TRUSS of Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge University. In the book A Selection of Arms Authorized by the Laws of Heraldry by Sir Bernard Burke, 1860, there is a picture on Plate X, between pages 40 & 41 of these same arms, along with their description on Page 44. Arms: Per pale, Or (gold) and Azure (blue), on a bend engrailed, Ermine, between two estoiles, counterchanged, a sword proper, between two crosses pattee, of the second (blue). Crest: On a wreath, a sword fessewise proper, thereon a cross patee, Azure (blue), surmounted by an estoile, Or (gold). Not much is written about him. He was born Sept 1, 1834, the son of Thomas Nicholas Truss. He studied at Wells Theological College, ordained a deacon in 1857. His wife bore him a son and heir on April 6, 1858. It is unknown whether this lovely item was a family heirloom or perhaps a gift. Cheers. FULLY MARKED ON THE UNDERSIDE. FURTHER MARKED WITH HESTER BATEMAN'S TOUCH-MARK AND THE LION PASSANT UNDER THE COVER; HEIGHT: 12" OR 30 cm.; WEIGHT: 29 6/10 REGULAR OUNCES OR 841 GRAMS; Add a map to your own listings. FREE Trial!
