A pair of very large George III silver oval entree dishes and covers by Peter & Ann Bateman, London, 1798 Elongated oval form with bright-engraved decoration to sides of covers and bases, reeded rims and handles, top of covers with scrolling foliage and swags centred by flowers around an oval cartouche engraved with crest of an upright cuffed arm clutching a dagger, 42.5cm long, 70oz (2170 gm). (2)