A very fine pair of large George IV Serving Dishes made in London in 1824 by William Bateman I.
A very fine pair of large George IV Serving Dishes made in London in 1824 by William Bateman I.
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The Dishes are modelled in a large oval form, with a raised shaped rim decorated with gadrooning interspersed with acanthus foliage and double raying shells. The border is also engraved with a contemporary Armorial accollee with a motto below engraved on a banner. The opposite side of the dish is engraved with the corresponding contemporary Crest. The dishes are of an exceptional weight, are in excellent condition and are very well marked.
The Arms on the left are those of Scott and those on the right are of Jervoise quartering Clarke. In 1829 Lucy, 3rd daughter and 5th child of the Reverend Sir Samuel Clark-Jervoise (1st Baronet), married James Winter Scott of Rotherfield Park, Hants. He was M.P. for North Hampshire from 1832 to 1837 and Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire in 1864. He died in 1873 and she died in 1901 leaving issue.
William Bateman I was the last member of the famous Bateman silversmith dynasty of Bunhill Row. He was apprentice to his father Jonathan and then his mother after the death of his father. His first mark was entered in 1800 in partnership with his mother and uncle, Peter and Ann Bateman. He was a respected silversmith and held the position of Prime Warden in 1836. He died in 1850, having sold the family business circa 1840.
Length: 20.5 inches, 51.25 cm.
Width: 16 inches, 40 cm.
Weight: An outstanding 190 oz, the pair.
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, married James Winter Scott of Rotherfield Park, Hants. He was M.P. for North Hampshire from 1832 to 1837 and Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire in 1864. He died in 1873 and she died in 1901 leaving issue. William Bateman I was the last member of the famous Bateman silversmith dynasty of Bunhill Row. He was apprentice to his father Jonathan and then his mother after the death of his father. His first mark was entered in 1800 in partnership with his mother and uncle, Peter and Ann Bateman. He was a respected silversmith and held the position of Prime Warden in 1836. He died in 1850, having sold the family business circa 1840. Length: 20.5 inches, 51.25 cm.Width: 16 inches, 40 cm.Weight: An outstanding 190 oz, the pair.){kind=link}