Karl Raichle was a student at the Dessau Bauhaus while the metalwork department was being run by László Moholy-Nagy.
Owing to leftist activism in his youth, Raichle was twice forced to relocate during the rise of the National Socialists.
His pieces - usually executed in pewter, copper or brass - are signed Meersburg, the town on Lake Constance where he was able to set up in business after 1933. Here he enjoyed the artistic influence of his friend the abstract painter Julius Bissier.
For further reading see:
Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk (ed), The Modern Art of Metalwork (1889-1939), Bröhan State Museum of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism, Berlin, 2001.
Christie's Amsterdam, The Bauhaus and the Bauhaus Designers, 26 October 1989.
Details: The teapot is executed in hand-hammered polished brass and measures approximately 7 inches in both height and diameter. It is signed on the underside with Raichle's distinctive initial monogram and the place of manufacture: 'r - Meersburg'
Condition: Very good indeed with signs of handling over the decades but no significant damages or signs of repair. A lovely find.