What makes the world’s most expensive teapot so special?

Guinness World Records on Wednesday unveiled details about the world’s most valuable teapot, worth $3,000,000, a record it has held since 2016.

“This is the most valuable teapot in the world. Owned by the N Sethia Foundation in the UK, the teapot is made from 18-carat yellow gold with cut diamond covering the entire body and a 6.67-carat ruby in the centre. The teapot’s handle is made from fossilized mammoth ivory. It was valued in 2016 to be worth $3,000,000 (£2,307,900, €2,704,800),” wrote Guinness World on ‘X’ previously known as Twitter.

This is the most valuable teapot in the world.

Owned by the N Sethia Foundation in the UK, the teapot is made from 18-carat yellow gold with cut diamond covering the entire body and a 6.67-carat ruby in the centre.

The teapot's handle is made from fossilised mammoth ivory.

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— Guinness World Records (@GWR) August 9, 2023

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