Creamware Teapot and Cover

Description:

Creamware Teapot and Cover, England, c. 1770-82, probably Staffordshire and attributed to William Greatbatch, ovoid shape with floral finial, double entwined handles and reeded spout, polychrome enameled with floral sprays flanking a mid-band of molded and gilded flowerheads and foliage, ht. 5 1/8 in.

Provenance: From the Troy Chappell Collection; ex. collection of Mr. Tom G. Walford; Jonathan Horne.

Literature: Identical illustrated in William Greatbatch - A Staffordshire Potter, by Barker, plate 67.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

Cover: Restored rim chip and inner collar.
Pot: Restored chip to spout.


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