Hand-Carved Stone Beer Mug — Rose Quartz & Brown Aventurine
Some vessels are made for drinking. This one is made for the moment before the drink: when the mug lands on the table with a weight that says something is about to be told.
Carved from a single block of natural rose quartz, the Tavern Tankard belongs to an older order of drinking vessel: the kind hewn from stone rather than thrown from clay, banded like a cooper's barrel, with a broad handle shaped to be gripped by a whole hand rather than pinched by two fingers. It is the cup you imagine in a low-beamed room at the end of a long road — firelight, a long table, a story that will take a while.
The stone does the rest. Rose Quartz arrives in soft blush and cloud, threaded with veils of gold and cream that no two blocks share.
Brown Aventurine runs deep amber and tobacco, flecked and glassy, catching light like aged whisky held to a window.
Both are cut, hollowed, banded and hand-polished at our family atelier in Jaipur, where lapidaries trained in the Mughal carving tradition apply the same patience to a drinking vessel that their forebears applied to inlaid stone.
The banding is cut by hand. The interior is bored and smoothed by hand. The whole thing is finished on the wheel until the surface goes to glass.
Quartz holds cold the way iron holds heat.
Chill the tankard for an hour before pouring and it will keep a beer cold long past the point a glass would have surrendered.
It is heavy in the way that good objects are heavy — deliberately, reassuringly, without apology.
Sold individually or purchase a pair and get 10% OFF. Every piece is unique in its veining, inclusions and figure; the stone decides what it will look like, and we let it.
Details
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Material: Natural Rose Quartz or Brown Aventurine (untreated)
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Form: Barrel-banded tankard with integrated carved handle
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Construction: Carved from a single solid block — no joins, no adhesive
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Capacity: 300ml
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Dimensions: Height 6 inch X Width 10 inch
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Rose Quartz: 4420.6 carats
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Aventurine: 4562.1 carats
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Finish: Hand-polished, high lustre
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Origin: Hand-carved and finished at our family atelier in Jaipur, India
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Availability: Sold singly or as a matched pair
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Note: Natural veining, color banding and internal fractures are inherent to natural quartz and are the signature of a genuine stone vessel — not flaws
Care
- Hand wash only with warm water and mild soap. Do not use a dishwasher.
- Avoid sudden temperature extremes. Do not pour hot liquids into a chilled tankard or place a warm tankard into the freezer — natural stone can fracture under thermal shock.
- To chill: refrigerate for 45–60 minutes before serving. Avoid prolonged freezer storage.
- Dry with a soft cloth. Do not soak for extended periods.
- Store upright, away from hard surfaces that could chip the rim or handle.
- Quartz is durable but brittle. Treat as you would fine crystal.
Why Choose Us?
✅ Each antique, jewelry or gemstone is 100% unique and cannot be found anywhere else in the world in person or online.
✅ Handcrafted with artisans that come with generations of experience
✅ 100% Guarantee on Authenticity, Craftsmanship & Quality
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Every piece ships from our head office in Jaipur, India — standard delivery typically within two weeks, bespoke commissions two to five weeks.
All stones & jewelry are sent with certificates of authenticity from renowned gemstone labaratories.
