I’ve always had a soft spot for vintage teapots — they’re whimsical ... I pull colors from the design. If it’s neutral, I go bold with color contrast. Try herbs for fragrance: Rosemary ...

While Alcoa’s original aluminum teapots can now only be found in museums and antique collections, Roth’s new design will be available through his website, beginning in September 2007.

Antique experts told them the silver ... Christopher Dresser in 1879. The angular design was considered too modern for the time so the teapot was never produced on a large scale.

Expert Duncan Campbell was left blown away by the antique, saying: "This is the nicest teapot I've certainly ever seen on an Antiques Roadshow - arguably, I've ever seen, I absolutely adore it ...

An eagle-eyed antiques enthusiast made a killing when a rare early American teapot bought for only £15 ($20) at an antiques fair in the British midlands was sold at auction on Wednesday to New ...