Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Chinese lacquer 3” diameter at base

3” diameter at base

made in 1964

to be used as drinking cups

They were beautifully made

Small but powerful

Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Chinese lacquer 3” diameter at baseWhat a charming teapot! This one really makes me want to host an afternoon tea simply in order to serve from it. Made in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s or so and gorgeously decorated, it is untraceable to a specific maker, though it reminds me so much of the work of Clarice Cliff (British), which I have fallen in love with of late. I find the palette extraordinary, with bright orange body, blue trees against yellow sky and green and pink rolling hills,