A William Greatbatch lead-glazed cream-colored earthenware cauliflower teapot and cover circa 1765-70

D. M. & P. Manheim, New York

Minor small chip to the flange of the cover. Otherwise, in generally good condition.
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An identically molded teapot in the collection of the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, is illustrated by David Barker, William Greatbatch, a Staffordshire Potter, p. 257, pl. 188, as well as the remains of another teapot excavated from the site of the Greatbatch works, color pl. XXIV. The author discusses on p. 255 the distinctive characteristics of Greatbatch's cauliflower wares throughout the pottery's three phases of production. A teapot similar to the present example, from the Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection, was sold in these rooms, January 20, 2006, lot 137.