Spilling the tea on fanciful, sculptural studio teapots
Richard Marquis’s Flattened Teapot, a 1999 work from his Tea Pot series, constructed hot with murrini and incalmo glass, achieved $15,000 plus the buyer’s premium in January 2015. Image courtesy of Habatat Galleries and LiveAuctioneers
NEW YORK – Starting in the 1970s, post-modern studio artists, experimenting with cutting-edge techniques and materials, made unique, conceptual teapot designs like nothing else seen before. Though they draw upon the familiar handle-body-spout form, most of these daring studio teapots are not recommended for actual use; they are fun rather than functional.