Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Damascene pin looking a bit startled

looking a bit startled

At six and a half inches in diameter

it opens and closes fine but does not have the same totally flush closure as the other sliding top box

this piece was purchased from an estate in Newton

and I think the polka dot and striped patterns

Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape Damascene pin looking a bit startledWhat 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,