{"id":3370,"date":"2017-01-26T06:11:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T06:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"\/wpblog\/english\/?p=3370"},"modified":"2017-01-26T06:11:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T06:11:39","slug":"2016-09-09-3-millions-dollars-for-a-teapot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemfrance.com\/wpblog\/english\/2016-09-09-3-millions-dollars-for-a-teapot\/","title":{"rendered":"2016-09-09: 3 millions dollars for a teapot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A huge luxurious teapot commissioned by a UK charity Foundation (N. Sethia Foundation) has been recognized by Guinness World Records as <strong><em>Most valuable teapot <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The N Sethia Foundation is a philanthropic organization that provides education, spiritual activities, and medical research in London.<\/p>\n<p>Its name is \"The Egoist\". It was with sponsorship from Newby Teas of London.<\/p>\n<p>This tea pot was designed by Italian jeweler Fulvio Scavia. 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