A large George III sterling silver sauce tureen, by Peter and Anne Bateman, London, circa 1795, the boat-shaped tureen with reeded decoration, flanked by two elongated scroll-form reeded handles, surmounted by a detachable lid with repeating acanthus motifs and an urn finial, all raised on an oval raised pedestal base. Approximately 626 gms silver, 16.5 cm high, 25 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep