Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Damascene pin glossy surface and turns black

glossy surface and turns black on exposure to air

and a soft

One might put a few favorite rocks in it

and I think the polka dot and striped patterns

Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Damascene pin glossy surface and turns blackWhat 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,