silver!

[odarwin]

hi guys!
does anyone have any experience with silver water kettles?
im really intrigued as this seems to be the best kettle to boil your water in for tea...

also, any sources out there that sell these silver kettles?

-darwin

[orguz]

try jap sites you can order through a middleman, try this http://www.kyoto-wel.com/item/IS81127N0 ... aec04c53fa and use this to search for the kettle 銀 湯沸 i searched forever on english sites never found anything except for antiques sold in europe.

[Victoria]

Here is a prior discussion:
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?t= ... ver+kettle

[wyardley]

Yahoo TW auctions have some as well. I've found stuff under '銀壺' (as in silver pot). The term orguz mentioned brings up some stuff also.

This user has a lot of them.
http://tw.user.bid.yahoo.com/tw/user/so ... =a&at=true

Hou De has a few nice ones, though it will cost you around $1500-$2k.
http://www.houdeasianart.com/index.php? ... 8bf32a724e

[Victoria]

Oh my, that site has me reeling. It is a good thing I can't just add to a shopping cart and check out!!

In addition to the silver there are some cups there calling to me also!
OY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MarshalN]

try jap sites you can order through a middleman, try this http://www.kyoto-wel.com/item/IS81127N0 ... aec04c53fa and use this to search for the kettle 銀 湯沸 i searched forever on english sites never found anything except for antiques sold in europe.

The item you linked to is a COPPER kettle PLATED with silver.

I have a silver kettle. I like it. I haven't had time to use it much recently though.

[gingkoseto]

Why is silver good?
I have a pot that I don't know if it's silver or tin pewter. Is there any way that I can tell?

[MarshalN]

Um.... they're very different.

Got a picture?

[orguz]

try jap sites you can order through a middleman, try this http://www.kyoto-wel.com/item/IS81127N0 ... aec04c53fa and use this to search for the kettle 銀 湯沸 i searched forever on english sites never found anything except for antiques sold in europe.

The item you linked to is a COPPER kettle PLATED with silver.

I have a silver kettle. I like it. I haven't had time to use it much recently though.

When I saw the price, that already hinted it couldn't be 100% sterling silver.

[odarwin]

how much should a silver kettle from japan cost?

how did you know its a silver plated copper kettle? is it written in the description?

-darwin

[wyardley]

how much should a silver kettle from japan cost?

I think it depends on whether it's a genuine antique, fake antique, or new, how ornate it is, and also depends whether it's pure silver or not.

My guess is that, for a used silver kettle, on the auction sites and such, it should be at least $600-800 (US) at the lower end, but prob. more like $1200-2000. I asked a local antique dealer who sells Japanese furniture and some tea stuff, and he said he sometimes gets them in... the aproximate prices he gave me were roughly in line with those. Getting one from a stateside dealer that you trust will probably cost more than finding one online, but it could also help avoid problems, and also eliminates the need for some sort of proxy / intermediary to deal with payment.

By the way, there are some other silver items you can find that look like kettles and can function as a kettle -- sake warmers, larger pots made for actually brewing tea.

Silver pots need to be treated pretty nicely - no heating over an open flame of any sort, empty out of water with each use. Also, the pots and handles can get very, very hot, so care needs to be used, especially if the handle isn't well insulated.

[MarshalN]

The description says right there that it's a copper pot with silver plating.

A regular looking, not very heavy silver kettle probably runs around the $700-900 range, depending on the exchange rate, etc

A nice one can run up to about $1500. Rarely more... it has to be REALLY ornate and flawless. Most run around or under $1000

[nicolas]

This silver kettle was sold on the japanese auction site today for approximately US$4,369.
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r60730009


This silver kettle was sold on the japanese auction site today for approximately US$3,543.
http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f88030397

[betta]

The second one is really expensive at ca. 500g silver weight. Maybe because it is antique with tomobako?

[olivierco]