Identify this kettle / teapot ?

[Drive Blind]

Hi,

I'm helping clear out a relatives loft. My dad is unwilling to throw any of the stuff away.
Things like this teapot? below.

Can anybody identify age or any other info from it?
I can't see any markings on it.

TIA

[Tyre Smoke]

It's a copper kettle. Reproduction by the look of it and decorative not functional. Not worth a huge amount.

[C70GT]

Tyre Smoke said:

It's a copper kettle. Reproduction by the look of it and decorative not functional. Not worth a huge amount.

As Tyre Smoke says. If it was genuinely old and made to be functional it wouldn't have those bun feet - it would have a solid flat base to sit on top of a range or stove.

[RMDB9]

Just to remind everybody of the one-drop-rule...

[glenrobbo]

RMDB9 said:

Just to remind everybody of the one-drop-rule...

Is it like Crackerjack, where if you drop something or get an answer wrong, Eamonn Andrews gives you a cabbage?

[colin_p]

Don't rub it !

You'll get a cloth capped genie from Yorkshire pop out and instead of granting wishes will demand death by combat, using Eckie Thump.

[Drive Blind]

Thanks for the feedback, I didn't think to check Ebay

colin_p said:

Don't rub it !

Too late, dad spent most of a day polishing it. Mum now unhappy cos the house stinks of brasso

[RMDB9]

glenrobbo said:

RMDB9 said:

Just to remind everybody of the one-drop-rule...

Is it like Crackerjack, where if you drop something or get an answer wrong, Eamonn Andrews gives you a cabbage?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule

[glenrobbo]

RMDB9 said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule

Link activated. So basically what you're saying is, it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black?

[Drive Blind]

What about this wee spoon thing? This does have markings on it.
Any info much appreciated ,,, I'm currently watching antique spoon videos on youtube

[RMDB9]

glenrobbo said:

RMDB9 said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule

Link activated. So basically what you're saying is, it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black?

That took a while.

[Riley Blue]

Drive Blind said:

What about this wee spoon thing? This does have markings on it.
Any info much appreciated ,,, I'm currently watching antique spoon videos on youtube

Looks like a souvenir tea spoon, probably Thai.

[Dogwatch]

There's a teaspoon thread hereabouts. Not sure if it's much help though, they're all totally bonkers.

[glenrobbo]

RMDB9 said:

glenrobbo said:

RMDB9 said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule

Link activated. So basically what you're saying is, it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black?

That took a while.

Awfully sorry, RMDB9. I didn't know we were up against the clock.
I was away and busy doing something else.

[andyxxx]

The spoon is actually rare and very valuable.
The marks you see are the first Arabian hall marks ever used to prove the quality of the gold.
That reference dates to 123AD.
Whatever you do, don’t polish it as its value would drop significantly.

A similar spoon was recently discovered by archaeologists near Luxor and is valued at £140,000.

[RMDB9]

glenrobbo said:

RMDB9 said:

glenrobbo said:

RMDB9 said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule

Link activated. So basically what you're saying is, it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black?

That took a while.

Awfully sorry, RMDB9. I didn't know we were up against the clock.
I was away and busy doing something else.

so inequality is not really a top priory for you?

[Wacky Racer]

andyxxx said:

The spoon is actually rare and very valuable.
The marks you see are the first Arabian hall marks ever used to prove the quality of the gold.
That reference dates to 123AD.
Whatever you do, don’t polish it as its value would drop significantly.

A similar spoon was recently discovered by archaeologists near Luxor and is valued at £140,000.

Yeah right......


£2.99 tops........