Silver Moon999 Silver Filigree Tea Ball

A tea ball made of pure 999 silver and worked in filigree — pierced, hand-finished silver in flowing floral patterns. The ball opens on a small hinge: put your loose leaf inside, close it, and hang it by its chain from the rim of a cup or fair cup.

Hot water moves freely through the lace of the pattern, and the leaves stay inside when you lift it out. It is as much an object as a tool.

Hanging in a glass fair cup, the silver catches the light and the tea runs gold around it. Choose the pattern you like: - Silver Hook — the smallest and plainest, with a hook end to the chain, about 25 g of silver; the ball is about 4 cm across on a chain about 15 cm long - Lotus — lotus petals around the ball, about 30 g - Small Fish — about 30 g - Flower (medium) — carved chrysanthemum-like flowers and a flower-shaped chain end, about 33 g - Filigree (large) — the largest ball, about 45 g - Daifuku pouch — shaped like a tied fortune bag with the character 福 (fortune), about 35 g The weights are the weight of the silver in each piece, so they also tell you the size: the larger the weight, the larger the ball.

Care: pure silver is soft and darkens with time. Rinse after use and polish with a soft silver cloth.

Do not press or squeeze the ball, and keep it away from hard knocks. Available as a preorder: we source the piece for you, so it arrives later than in-stock items.