~ CHINESE RED TEAPOTS ~

 It should be noted that Chinese Red teapots are never gold decorated. Apparently the gold would not apply correctly to the glaze as the piece was fired in the kiln at 2400 degrees. They have the kitchenware stamp, and were probably sold as kitchenware, but are still considered part of the gold decorated line, and are some of the most beautiful and valuable Hall teapots.

Chinese Red Teapots

Chinese Red Hall Teapots.

FIRST (TOP) ROW - Morning Set, New York teapot, creamer and sugar, Aladdin, Tea-for-Two, 2 cup Boston, 2 cup Bellvue
SECOND ROW - Star, Moderne, Streamline, Airflow, 4 cup Hollywood
THIRD ROW - Windshield, Albany, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Melody
FOURTH ROW - Automobile, Basketball, Doughnut, Football, Basket
FIFTH ROW - Sundial, Surfside, Nautilus, Cleveland, Rhythm

~ TWIN-TEA and TEA-FOR-TWO ~

  Another interesting style teapot set that was found in various colors, and gold or decal decorations is the Twin-Tea and Tea-for-Two. These consisted of two 2-cup teapots on a matching tray. The teapot with the long spout was for brewed tea, and the short spouted teapot was for hot water. Twin Tea sets have a level top, and Tea-for-Two sets have a top that angles down from front to back. These sets were produced in the 1920's and 1930's.

Twin-Tea and Tea-for-Two
Twin-Tea and Tea-for-Two.

Cobalt Twin-tea with "Illinois" gold stamping, Chinese Red Tea-for-Two, Cobalt Twin-Tea in "Flower bouquet" gold stamping

  We have tried to show examples of the various glaze colors used by Hall on its teapots. Here are some of the rarer colors to find;

Rarer Glaze Colors
Rarer glaze colors.

TOP ROW - Mother of Pearl Philadelphia "special", Old Rose Hollywood
BOTTOM ROW - Blue Turquoise Hollywood Gold Label, Monterrey French 4-cup Gold Label

The hardest color to find a Hall teapot in is called Orchid. This glaze was used in the early 1930's, but was discontinued when certain components of the glaze became unavailable.

Rare Streamline Orchid Teapot
Rare Streamline Orchid Teapot.

~ Nautilus Teapots ~

  One of our favorite Hall teapots is the Nautilus. This teapot was introduced in 1939, and was discontinued in the early 1940's along with the novelty teapots. I would include the Nautilus and its sister, the Surfside, as a novelty teapot, and here is why: All the other teapots are just teapot "shapes"-an Airflow or Streamline or Cleveland is a random shape. The Novelties are all patterned after an object-An Automobile, a Basket, a Doughnut, a Birdcage AND, a Nautilus shell? The Hall reference books don't include it as one of the Novelties, however, it is still a very interesting and impressive teapot.

Nautilus Teapots
Nautilus Teapots.

TOP ROW - Cobalt, Chinese Red, Delphinium
MIDDLE ROW - Warm Yellow, Turquoise, Canary
BOTTOM ROW - Canary "special", Cadet, Maroon

~ Teapot Sizes ~

  All Hall teapots are available in the six cup size as standard. The New York, Philadelphia, French, Boston, Hollywood, and Los Angeles shapes are also available in sizes as small as one and a half cups up to twelve cups. The two cup and four cup sizes are considered desireable, and often sell for nearly twice the price of a comparable six cup teapot.

Teapot Sizes
Teapot Sizes.

TOP ROW - Ivory Gold Label Boston teapots in 2, 4, and 6 cup sizes
MIDDLE ROW - Cobalt New York teapots in 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 cup sizes
BOTTOM ROW - French teapots: 1 1/2 cup Cobalt, 2 cup Daffodill Gold Label, 4 cup Monterrey Gold Label, 8 cup Cobalt, 10 cup Pink

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