A rare and incredible sterling silver salver by Hester Bateman, known as the “Queen of English Silversmiths.” This elegant salver, which bears the marital arms of the Gibbs and Harington families, is an excellent example of Bateman’s signature artistry, featuring a center coat-of-arms executed with bright-cut precision with intricately wrought beaded edge detailing. Bateman's classical style and expert craftsmanship have translated into some of the most highly collected sterling pieces of all time. Her light and skillful hand, as well as her success as an 18th-century business woman, characterizes her work to this day.

Hallmarked London, 1779

16” diameter

58 ounces