Seven bar toastrack with a central handle decorated with leaves, scrolls and shells and engraved with the crest of the head and torso of a savage man holding a cudgel over his right shoulder. The gadrooned, rectangular base has four attractive leaf and shell feet.
Maker :- William Bateman II
Condition :-Good
Hallmarked :- London 1828
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Size :- 4 inches (10.1cm) high x 6.5 inches (16.5cm) long x 4 inches (10.1cm) wide.
Weight :- 6.24ozt (194g)
This maker is the great grandson of Hester Bateman, grandson of Jonathan and Ann and son of William. He is the last silversmith of the Bateman dynasty.