Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape primitive wooden box the bird/butterfly at the center

the bird/butterfly at the center of the smaller

filled with cigarettes ready to be offered graciously to guests sitting in leather club chairs and enjoying lively conversation

though am unsure of its maker

just amazed by the fineness of their incised decoration

I think my favorite thing about this vintage Indian brass turtle box is its feet

Art Deco Czechoslovakian Orange Teapot with Blue Trees in Landscape primitive wooden box the bird/butterfly at the centerWhat 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,