A creamware teapot and cover
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A rare William Greatbatch creamware teapot and cover, circa 1765-70
Of ovoid form with an entwined handle with flower and leaf terminals, moulded spout, flower finial and gadrooned borders, painted on both sides in red and black with a seated lady holding a fishing rod, flanked by diaper panels in the same colours, the handle, spout and borders picked out in bright green, 13.5cm high (some damage and restoration) (2)
Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • A drum-shaped teapot and cover in Colonial Williamsburg with similar decoration is illustrated by David Barker, William Greatbatch (1991), pl.89, p.205.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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