Rather than steeping actual tea, this is a decorative ceramic piece designed as a hollow luminary. It typically rests on a matching ceramic undertray plate. A tea light or votive candle is placed through the back opening, allowing light to flicker safely through the open doors and windows. It features intricate, hand-painted details including climbing floral vines, sculpted woodland fairies on the top handle and roof, and a miniature dangling ceramic teacup hanging from the main spout. Authentic 2001 pieces from the Kimberly Designs fairytale cottage collection are highly sought after by collectors of "cottagecore" kitchenware.
