Description
Afternoon tea on the terrace in Menton, and the lemon trees were so heavy with fruit that the branches bowed. Tante Hélène poured from her favorite pot and dropped a fresh slice into every cup, insisting it was the secret to a long life. She was ninety-one at the time, so nobody argued. The lemons, she said, came from the same tree her grandmother had planted.
This lemon teapot carries all that Mediterranean sunshine, with a half lemon resting alongside. It makes a cheerful present for a tea lover, a cook, a friend with a yellow kitchen or anyone who dreams of the Côte d’Azur. Set it on a windowsill above the sink, on a breakfast tray beside a cup of Earl Grey, or among a collection of teapots, where its bright color pops. It is the kind of piece that makes people smile on gray mornings. Pair it with a jar of homemade lemon curd for a hostess gift nobody will forget.
About this piece
- A teapot shaped like a lemon
- A half lemon sits beside it
- About 2.75 inches long, 1.75 wide and 1.25 tall
- Fine French porcelain, painted by hand in Limoges
- By Rochard
A burst of yellow for a summer birthday, or a reminder of holidays spent where lemons grow. Few things in a kitchen are quite so good at lifting the mood before the kettle has even boiled.
