Lot Essay
Cf. Grigsby, Weldon Collection, pl. 95a and b, no. 454; Barker and Halfpenny, Unearthing Staffordshire, p. 56, no. 37; and Towner, Creamware, p. 41, no. 9A for similar examples of this type.
Details
A SMALL STAFFORDSHIRE CREAMWARE HEXAGONAL TEAPOT AND COVER
CIRCA 1765, PERHAPS MODELLED BY WILLIAM GREATBATCH
With floral finial, cabbage leaf spout and scroll handle, moulded with Chinese figures in rectangular panels and splashed in brown, green and ochre glaze, Jacobs Collection no. 479 (restored chips to neck near handle)--5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) high
CIRCA 1765, PERHAPS MODELLED BY WILLIAM GREATBATCH
With floral finial, cabbage leaf spout and scroll handle, moulded with Chinese figures in rectangular panels and splashed in brown, green and ochre glaze, Jacobs Collection no. 479 (restored chips to neck near handle)--5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) high