Danish Modern Wooden Duck ornawood gives me the feeling of

gives me the feeling of the first day of the school year and all of the optimism and anticipation that goes along with it

— dates to sometime between 1900-1920

This teapot was designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid Porcelain in the 1960s and made in Japan

but it opens and closes with ease and provides lots of space for stashing all manner of things

which may be to be original to its making

Danish Modern Wooden Duck ornawood gives me the feeling ofWhat a lovely and elegant duck! Though unmarked, I believe it is Danish Modern, and beautifully made, with an elongated beak perfectly balanced with the elongated body pointed in the other direction, it bears a strong resemblance to the work of Kristian Vedel. I believe the head is birch and the body teak. What I am not certain of is whether there is an intended function for the opening in the front of the body, which is about the right size to hold a