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Lot 78

A William Greatbatch creamware teapot and cover, circa 1770-82

15 December 2020, 14:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £446.25 inc. premium

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A William Greatbatch creamware teapot and cover, circa 1770-82

Of cylindrical form with an ear-shaped handle, printed and enamelled with 'The Prodigal Son Receives his Patrimony', the reverse with 'The Prodigal Son Taking Leave', reserved on a puce ground with smaller red floral panels, the cover with ball finial and two winged cherub's heads, 13cm high (2)

Footnotes

A Greatbatch teapot from the Tom Walford Collection bearing the same prints from the Prodigal Son series was sold by Bonhams on 18 December 2012, lot 76. The series is discussed by David Barker, William Greatbatch (1991), pp.229-232. Many corresponding shards were excavated on the factory site at Fenton.

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