Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Chinese lacquer while the neck and lower

while the neck and lower half are painted a very pale blue

They were beautifully made

Small but powerful

modeled after the ancient ones

Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Chinese lacquer while the neck and lowerWhat 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,