Can anyone tell me what this is?
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Kyleigh Gray on Nov 30, 2013Maybe to keep it warmHelpful Reply
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Kim Campbell on Nov 30, 2013Looks like a tea cozy to keep it warm. I wonder if it at one time had a handle, as then it could have been used to serve tea to the workers.Helpful Reply
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Patricia Miller-Darrow on Nov 30, 2013Oh..love it! Good for you! I wish it were mine!Helpful Reply
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Michelle Eliker on Nov 30, 2013It's a tea cozy basket without the lid.Helpful Reply
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GrandmaCarol Speight on Nov 30, 2013I believe that the basket at one time had a lid also that was "padded" that sat on top of the teapot that also had a lid. Probably of an "era" that IF you were the owner of such a "fine piece", you were definately a person of means!... please keep us posted if you get confirmation of the true identity of your "treasure".Helpful Reply
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Therese C on Nov 30, 2013These were generally used to keep tea warm when taken to the garden, on a picnic, or at the bedside of a sick person. This was well before the use of thermos. A beautiful keepsake to hang onto for years.Helpful Reply
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Diane Johnson on Dec 01, 2013Looks like once the teapot was placed in, the cups were encircled around it. Most definetly it had a handle, and probably a basket lid too!Helpful Reply
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Patricia W on Dec 01, 2013I think the pot was stored in it.Helpful Reply
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Donna Tam on Dec 01, 2013The basket is definitely to hold the tea pot, which is used to keep the tea warm. It should have a lid for the basket, which would make sense to keep the tea warm. I have one and have used it for years...the tea stay very warm for quite a long time! They can still be bought today, but you would have to go to your city's Chinese district to find it.Helpful Reply
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Elizabeth Burrows on Dec 01, 2013I have one given by Chinese neighbours 20 or so years ago. They are still sold in Chinatown in Toronto and one can get a set of small no-handle cups to match. Keeps tea warm much longer than our lovely knit and quitlted cozies. Not an antique but lovely all the same. Enjoy!Helpful Reply
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Arline S on Dec 01, 2013To keep the tea warm.Helpful Reply
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Sue Vernon on Dec 01, 2013The basket is a "fancy" tea cozy. It would keep tea hot.Helpful Reply
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Dotty W on Dec 01, 2013the pot is a saki potHelpful Reply
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Jacie1948 on Dec 01, 2013if it is a vintage tea pot they were from around 1800/1900. They were meant to be a picnic type basket. They usually had a top on the tea pot and on the basket to keep the tea warmer. Often times they had at least 2 cups in the set. However, you can find them on-line replica's starting at about $30.00 or so. Look to see if is says anything on the bottom of the tea pot or basket like " painier" who made them. Hope this helps.Helpful Reply
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Therese C on Dec 01, 2013ALERT!!! You may want to have this item checked out. They are currently going on E-Bay for anywhere from $50 to $395. If it were me, I would definitely have it checked so it can be properly preserved.Helpful Reply
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Loy213654 on Dec 01, 2013It's a hot water pot and a keep warm basket commonly found in Chinese homes in those days. U can use it for keeping Chinese tea or water. Guess it's more an ornamental piece now that electrical ones are the norm.Helpful Reply
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Jackie Smith on Dec 02, 2013The only writing is in Chinese, so I am at a loss. I'm sure the pot had a lid at one time, but I can't find any marking where the basket had a lid. I can tell it is old by the bamboo wrap on the pot handles. I am going to see if I can find a local antique dealer that might be able to tell me more. Thanks everyone for your help!Helpful Reply
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Joline Cosman on Dec 02, 2013The tea pot def had a lit at one time. Maybe cups, too. I had a basket with a cover that I purchased in Hong Kong in 1978, and it came the same way. Use it for your tea, and enjoy it even if parts are missing. That cozy will keep your tea warm for a while !!!Helpful Reply
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Elizabeth Burrows on Dec 02, 2013Lid of china pot and lid for basket both missing. Mine was bought in the 1980's. There will be earlier models I'm sure but this one is not old - can tell from the china pattern. Off course I'm old too and we may agree re what years make items old. Eliabeth ( see note above).Helpful Reply
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Joie on Dec 02, 2013It is called a Tea Cozy - to keep the pot warm. Likely had a lid but you can use a nice napkin to top it off!Helpful Reply
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Sharon Clyatt on Dec 02, 2013keeps tea warmHelpful Reply
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Kimberly on Dec 02, 2013They would take hot tea out to the fields for the people. The cozy kept the tea hot.Helpful Reply
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Silvia Kceri on Dec 02, 2013No idea what's the basket for. By the way, mom had this pot, she used to say it wasn't a teapot, it was meant for hot cocoa.Helpful Reply
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Larry Collins on Dec 03, 2013We saw these when we lived in Singapore. Some had lids and handles for transporting; others, like this one, did not have a lid and was intended for home use. The teapot definitely had a lid. From the pictures on the pot, I would say this one is Japanese, not Chinese.Helpful Reply
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Cindy Roman on Dec 03, 2013My guess would be that the basket was being used as a teapot cozy. Used to keep the tea warmer for longer, especially since the lid is missing. The pot itself looks Japanese from the 40's/50's, very popular during that time and many were brought or sent back home during the war.. @ Silvia- Chocolate Pots were usually taller and more slender...at least my knowledge of them ;o)Helpful Reply
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