BATEMAN FAMILY. A fine pair of George III Pepper Casters made in London in 1797 by Peter & Ann Bateman.
BATEMAN FAMILY. A fine pair of George III Pepper Casters made in London in 1797 by Peter & Ann Bateman.
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The Casters are modelled in the Classical tradition and stand on a stepped circular pedestal foot decorated with reeding. The baluster, vase, shaped bodies are decorated with fine bands of beading. The pull off covers are engraved with trellis work and are pierced with roundels. Each cover terminates in a Classical urn finial above a stepped reeded platform. Each caster is also fully marked on the side of the main body and with the maker's mark and sterling mark on the cover.
Height: 5.9 inches, 14.75cm.
Diameter of the foot: 2.25 inches, 5.63.
Weight: 8oz, the pair.
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