Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Chinese lacquer Cotton and nicely woven

Cotton and nicely woven

Small but powerful

3” diameter at base

though it is rather hard to make out

They were beautifully made

Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Chinese lacquer Cotton and nicely wovenWhat 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,