Re: Antique/Vintage Tea and Tea Ware
Posted: Jul 28th, '12, 00:40
Wow, that is lovely--what kind of figure is that on the lid?
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I like the pot! But what in the world is the second character on the stamp? It looks like it could be a Hindu symbol or something. The only thing I can think of that it resembles is 亞MarshalN wrote:
My, I would have been all over that one had I found it! Adorable!the_economist wrote:Dunno if this is old, but I thought it was an adorable cup. Would've been absolutely to die for without the enamel deco but still, quite cute. About 35-40ml.
Fake silver pot. Don't use.AaronF wrote:Anyone know anything about this? My folks got it at a dirt market in China. Obviously, it's not something I use for tea! I have no idea what sort of metal it is, either.
Is it basically something made recently to sell to gullible tourists?Fake silver pot. Don't use.
YupAaronF wrote:Is it basically something made recently to sell to gullible tourists?Fake silver pot. Don't use.
Heh. Thanks. I'm not surprised. Still, I like the little thing. It'll sit way up high, far from use.Fake silver pot. Don't use.
Is it basically something made recently to sell to gullible tourists?
Yup
The base of the pot claims it's from the Ming dynasty, which is why I said it's fake. It's usually sold as silver (you can find these things on eBay)Drax wrote:If it helps at all, there's nothing about the pot that actually claims that it's silver, other than the color, so saying "fake" is questionable. If it were sold as silver, then yes, it's fake; otherwise, it is what it is.
The green oxidation on the snout suggests that it might be some alloy of copper, perhaps nickel silver (which, despite the name, has no silver in it, but does look like silver... it's usually copper, nickel, and zinc) or cupronickel (just copper and nickel). Either way, alloys of questionable origin are also questionable for food use, so you are wise to use it for display only.
Hehe. What else does the base say?The base of the pot claims it's from the Ming dynasty, which is why I said it's fake. It's usually sold as silver (you can find these things on eBay)
Ah, much more interesting, thanks!MarshalN wrote:The base of the pot claims it's from the Ming dynasty