An exceptionally rare Georgian silver coffee pot by Hester Bateman, considered the grande dame of English silver. Crafted in an elegant pear-shaped silhouette, this pot bears Bateman’s trademark fine beading on its serpentine spout and around its domed lid. Details such as the urn-form finial, fruitwood serpentine handle, and bright-cut monogram are executed with skill and grace. Fine silver coffee pots were seldom created, especially by a craftswoman of such prestigious position and clientele as Bateman. This was due to the fact that coffee was primarily consumed by the lower class and considered socially inferior to the more popular beverage of tea, making a coffee pot by this distinguished maker all the more spectacular. Excellent condit