Purity: Ruling on Gold or Silver Handles Attached to Utensils
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani
Ruling 228
If the handle of a tea cup made of gold or silver can be called a ‘utensil’, it has the ruling of a gold or silver tea cup; however, if it cannot be called a ‘utensil’, there is no problem in using it.
-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Purification (Taharah)