A William Greatbatch jug and cover and a tea caddy, circa 1765
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A William Greatbatch jug and cover and a tea canister, circa 1765
Both pieces with a cream body moulded with the 'Fruit Basket' pattern, the jug with a moulded strap handle decorated in underglaze green, brown and blue-grey, 14.7cm high (restored), the tea canister of rectangular shape with rounded shoulders, 10.9cm high (lacking cover) (3)
Sold for £625 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance: the jug from the Wynn Hamilton-Foyn Collection. The Fruit Basket pattern is known only from a single manufacturer, confirmed by a profusion of shards found on the Greatbatch site, see David Barker, William Greatbatch (1991), pp.241-244.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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