Lot Essay
Cf. Barker, Greatbatch, p. 193, pl. 67 for a very similar piece formerly in The Towner Collection, with a different floral finial.
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A STAFFORDSHIRE CREAMWARE TEAPOT AND COVER
CIRCA 1775, PERHAPS BY WILLIAM GREATBATCH
With floral finial, interlaced strap handle, and reeded foliate spout, the waist with a band of applied moulded trailing flowers on a green ground and painted in colours with stylized bouquets, Jacobs Collection no. 203 (some staining, restored cracks to shoulder, restoration to cover)--4½in. (11.4cm.) high
CIRCA 1775, PERHAPS BY WILLIAM GREATBATCH
With floral finial, interlaced strap handle, and reeded foliate spout, the waist with a band of applied moulded trailing flowers on a green ground and painted in colours with stylized bouquets, Jacobs Collection no. 203 (some staining, restored cracks to shoulder, restoration to cover)--4½in. (11.4cm.) high