A VERY FINE PAIR OF SILVER BASTING SPOONS BY HESTER BATEMAN

HESTER BATEMAN: a very fine pair of silver BASTING SPOONS by the renowned maker: Hester Bateman.**  Of heavy guage and in excellent condition, with crisp bright-cut “feather” engraving along the length of the handles, they are also engraved with the original owners initials to the terminals. These are over 12ins long (31cms) so much larger than the more conventional “tablespoons”. Fine clear hallmarks to both: London 1779.

** HESTER BATEMAN married her husband John in 1732; after his death in 1760 Hester very successfully managed the business for thirty years.  Inevitably of excellent quality and beautifully finished, her work is avidly collected today. She registered her own hallmark (scripted “HB”) on April 16 1761 and used this until her death in 1790.