Vintage teapot restaurant Metropol LFZ USSR vintage antique teapot

The signature teapot of the Metropol restaurant in Leningrad. 60s.
Not used. Warehousing.
Material: porcelain, gilding.
A teapot made of fine porcelain, with a gold border and the logo of the Metropol restaurant.
The teapot is so cozy! , not a standard shape, 250 ml volume and suitable for multi-stage brewing of green tea by topping up, will give an incomparable atmosphere of magic and turn an ordinary tea party and an incomparable pleasure and a trip to the USSR.
The tea ceremony, as a way of original and sublime tea drinking, has its roots in the distant past. Its origins come from ancient China, which is associated with many events in the history of the origin of tea and tea leaves. This country gave the world the term " tea». This country has given the world porcelain, which has a history of more than three thousand years.

From the Farsi language, porcelain is translated as " Imperial». Only rulers and members of the Imperial family could afford dishes made from it. The first porcelain cups and China sets were white with a slight greenish tinge. When they tapped they made a melodious tinkle. And only then did the porcelain begin to be painted with floral ornaments and images of strange birds with a predominance of greenish, pink and pale blue shades. But the secrets of the ancient masters of Chinese porcelain have remained secrets to this day.