£34, Heals
This has a pretty, cosy-yet-clean design and is deceptively spacious, holding 1.25l of your favourite brew. The lid has a lip that keeps it reassuringly snug when pouring, and the elegant spout doesn’t dribble or drip. The handle stays nice and cool and the pot is weighted just right, so even when full it’s easy for the daintiest hands to pour safely. A fine porcelain teapot.
Photograph: Graeme Robertson
£67.50, Divertimenti
We tried the petite 0.6l model, but you can get a 1l version for £79.95 (ouch!), if you’re after a family pot. This ceramic teapot has an internal strainer (which you can remove to clean), so is ideal for connoisseurs of loose tea who are sick of messing with old-fashioned strainers. And the felt-lined, stainless steel insulating layer keeps the pot warmer for a little longer, while looking pleasingly art deco. Gentle, tidy pouring action too. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian
£25, blisshome.co.uk
The biggest pot tested, at 1.5l, but what’s with the spout? It drips after pouring! And it unleashes an uncontrollably heavy flow of tea. The lid has a lip to keep it on, although it still clunks forward precariously as you tip the pot. On the plus side, the matt stoneware finish makes this a tactile piece, (but some are put off by the strangely suggestive spout). Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian
