Arabia Anemone Teapot + Strainer, Vintage

Anemone (the name of a flower) decoration features hand painted blue flowers, leaves and stripes. The name derives from Greek meaning 'windflower', and according to a legend, the flowers were born from the tears of Aphrodite, the goddess of love.

In Finland, the Anemone flower is a herald of spring, and in May it covers the Finnish forests in a blanket of white, blue or yellow flowers. It is the emblem flower of Finnish Mother's Day and a lovely choice of gift for any mother.

The highlight of this design is the artful and calligraphic brush-strokes, which have required extreme skill. Arabia was indeed much admired for the talent of its ceramic painters. The hand-painted nature of the pattern makes each dish excitingly unique and the colours shift in tone from pale watercolour washes to deep and luxurious tones. This change in colours give the simple design an exciting illusion of three-dimensionality and depth.

The hand-painted series may have the initials of several painters.

A teapot is a ceramic jug or vessel for brewing and serving tea.

See our Arabia Anemone & Rosmarin Collection for more.

This beautiful teapot is in a rather good vintage condition. There are some minor imperfections. The hand-painting process has caused an extra drop of paint and some inaccurancy on the spout. There are a lighter dent on the lid and some small signs of wear and and a few of small scratches. These minor things will not effect using this beautiful teapot in any way. The additional photos shows examples.