Over 445 color photos display a wide range of teapots from antique to contemporary, in many materials, including porcelain, semiporcelain, stoneware, silver, copper, brass, iron, pewter, tin, wood, and glass. Teapot forms include children's and full-sized tea sets, miniatures, musical, figural, whimsical, seasonal, advertising, commemorative, and souvenir teapots. Values are included in the captions.

Contains color photographs and brief descriptions of five hundred contemporary teapots, each including the title of the work and the name of its creator.

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The 500 years of teapot design has come full circle. The metamorphic productions from China in the fifteenth century are now the models of similar designs from the People's Republic. In between there is displayed, in the variety of teapots from all over the world, a richness of imagination, inventiveness and humor which makes Edward Bramah's beautiful and comprehensive collector's guide long overdue. A source book and a true labor of love.

Features nearly 2,000 price listings for collectible teapots, along with historical backgrounds, nation-by-nation explanations of style, pattern and composition, collector's guidelines, manufacturer's marks, and more.

More than 140 unique teapots from traditional styles to eclectic, contemporary designs, are showcased.

Collectors, antique dealers, home decorators and enthusiasts can reference the most comprehensive guide to their short and stout favourites available, with 1,000 brilliant colour images of the best teapots of three centuries.

You'll fall in love with these 16 beautiful new teapot designs to appliqué using the method of your choice.

From 1903 until today, the Hall China Company has made tea and coffee pots in many forms and decorations, which are displayed here in 845 color photos. Included are early gold and platinum decorations; the "Art Deco," "Novelty," "Victorian," and Brilliant series; early decals; Gold Label; 1960s decorations; and designs by renowned artist Eva Zeisel. The text includes vessel shapes, sizes, colors, and historical information. Values are in the captions.

Based on its universal appeal and everyday use, tea has inspired the creation of exquisite objets d’art; above all, the spouted, steaming engine of hospitality: the teapot. In fact, the teapot has drawn widespread attention from the world’s leading designers and artists for centuries because it is what French sculptor Arman calls one of the key objects of our time. This delightful book celebrates the chameleon-like form of the teapot, and how it is considered not only an icon for hospitality but also an inventive vehicle for artistic expression. The Artful Teapot features, in full, lavish color, more than 200 enchanting teapots representing its 500-year history of enjoyment and use. Readers will find captivating examples from Yixing—the birthplace of the teapot—as well as such famous producers as Meissen, Minton, Wedgwood, and others. Here are artful teapots that balance form, surface, and function in search of beauty . . . revolutionary teapots seeking—fascinatingly but fruitlessly—to improve on this most perfect invention . . . teapots inspired by natural forms . . . teapots made from surprising materials like dollar bills, glass beads, and soda cans . . . teapots used as a format for politics or propaganda . . . teapots using animals or people as their subject . . . and last but not least, the teapot created purely for art’s sake—pots removed from function, where tea evaporates and imagination replaces the fragrant leaf as content. Plus, fascinating text written by Garth Clark, the preeminent scholar of modern ceramics, provides an appealing discussion of these objets d’art that is as provocative, playful, and profound as the teapots themselves. • Teapots featured in this book form the basis for an exhibition that opened in November 2001 at the American Craft Museum in New York City, which is traveling until 2004, visiting six other American museums • First comprehensive guide featuring the artistic beauty of teapots through five centuries of use