A George III sterling silver kettle, 1818 London, with maker's marks for William Bateman I, of bulbous boat shape with a ribbed collar, gadroons to the rims, a stepped, dome lid with finial, the 'Seven' shaped handle of square section with ivory, insulators, raised on a pedestal base with ball feet, a later inscription to, the body, hallmarked to mid body and lid interior, total weight 942gr height 23.5 cm, width 31 cm