Tibetan Antique Water Kettle/ Teapot. ( Circa 1840)

This is a very Rare Antique Tibetan Copper water Kettle/Teapot. Primary used to boil water for Tea.It was hand chased with signs of good fortune. Tinned on the inside this Kettle shows age as Copper often oxidises to black from exposure and oil from being handled. It is adorned with the Oldest and well known Eight Tibetan Buddhism Symbols: The Goldfish, the Parasol, the Run, the Lotus Flower, the Chonch Shell, the Infinite Knot, the Wheel and the Flag.