Vander Sande Collection | Session I | March 12, 2025
Wed, Mar 12, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 700
Three William Greatbatch Creamware Tea Vessels
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
mid to late 18th century, all attributed to William Greatbatch, comprising: cylindrical form lidded teapot, enamel decoration depicting "The Prodigal Son Taking Leave" and "The Prodigal Son Receives His Patrimony", flower lid final, 6 x 8-1/4 x 4 in.; creamware lidded teapot and creamer, each with molded foliate and berry decoration, multicolored glaze, mushroom lid finials, teapot 4-3/4 x 7 x 4-1/4 in., creamer 6 x 4 x 3-1/2 in.
Provenance: (Prodigal Son teapot) Tennants Auctioneers, January 13, 2023, lot 140; (Molded teapot) Sotheby's, October 23, 2019, lot 43; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
Note: The story of the Prodigal Son is told in six prints, usually found paired on William Greatbatch teapots: The Prodigal Son Receives his Patrimony with The Prodigal Son takes his Leave; The Prodigal Son in Excess with The Prodigal Son Feasted on his Return. David Barker, William Greatbatch, a Staffordshire Potter, pg. 229-232 discusses the series in detail and illustrates a number of extant pots together with excavated shards decorated with details from the various prints, plates 140-144. Additionally, for a similar William Greatbatch prodigal son example, see Sotheby's New York, Important English Pottery, the Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection, January 20th 2006, lot 175.
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(Prodigal Son teapot) Tennants Auctioneers, January 13, 2023, lot 140; (Molded teapot) Sotheby's, October 23, 2019, lot 43; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
surface dirt, and accretion, glaze crazing throughout, typical light wear and scratches to bases; molded teapot with break and repair to mushroom finial, hairline crack and staple to lid, restorations to spout tip; creamer with firing separation around foot
