A WILLIAM GREATBATCH CREAMWARE TEAPOT AND COVER

CIRCA 1775

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A WILLIAM GREATBATCH CREAMWARE TEAPOT AND COVER
Circa 1775
Of cylindrical form with beaded cover rim and shoulder, printed in black and enriched in enamel colours with Juno and her peacock, the reverse with 'The World with Sun, Moon and Stars'
6in. (15.3cm.) high

Lot Essay

The World is depicted with Sun, Moon, and Star accompanied by 'Justice' a popular Greatbatch print possibly with Masonic connection. The work is inscribed Shmayim, the Hebrew word for heavens.
Cf. David Barker, William Greatbatch, a Staffordshire Potter, 1991, Pl. XIX., Jacob's Collection, lot 165 and 233

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