Silver-plated? Chinese teapot

by Annemarie
(Wales UK)

Dear Peter, I have a very cute Chinese teapot, it appears to be silver on brass and the inside, especially of the spout, is incredibly built up with some kind of deposit, there is also a lot of green on the metal inside. A Chinese lady acquaintance who is a teacher of Chinese, has looked at it and says is is Qing period and the markings say made for the Emperor by the workers and the symbols round the side depict happiness in heaven and on earth. This is a very rough translation of what I was told and I would be very grateful to receive more precise information on the marks etc. and a possible age. I attach photographs for you to see. Kind regards, Annemarie