Fruitwood Tea Caddy
Country Fruitwood Tea Caddy, Mahogany Inlay
Located in Port Chester, NY
A sweet fruitwood tea caddy or decorative box, inlayed with light mahogany. No key.
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Antique Melon Fruitwood Tea Caddy England 1790-1800
Located in London, GB
Antique Melon fruit wood Tea Caddy Date 1790-1800
Origin English
This Early fruit wood tea Caddy
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Antique Late 18th Century English Tea Sets
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Fruitwood
An English Fruitwood Apple Form Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine novelty fruitwood tea caddy in the form of an apple. lathe turned and with a soft honey
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Tea Caddies
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Fruitwood
Georgian Period Pear Shaped Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
refined than this simple fruitwood tea caddy in the shape of a pear? Carved from treen as a novelty, the
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Antique Early 1800s English Neoclassical Tea Caddies
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Brass
Georgian Period Apple Shaped Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
refined than this simple fruitwood tea caddy in the shape of an apple? Carved from treen as a novelty, the
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies
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Metal
A Handmade Victorian Fruitwood & Inlay Tea Caddy
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Handmade Victorian Fruitwood & Inlay Tea Caddy With Zinc Lining
A tea caddy is a box, jar
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies
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Antique Late 18th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful late 18th century tea caddy from England. Made of fruitwood with satinwood inlay. Inside
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Antique Late 18th Century English Tea Caddies
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Fruitwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique Napoleon III tea box, crafted of black ebonised wood. The inlay is in Boulle
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Brass
Antique English Georgian Style Inlaid Mahogany Bombe Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian style mahogany tea caddy.
Of bombé form with fruit wood inlay, gilt
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
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Brass
A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
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Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA
Very rare 19th
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
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Brass, Metal
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19th Century William IV Fruitwood Teapoy
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century William IV Fruitwood Teapoy with rectangular caddy top above lotus carved body on
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Vintage Tea Caddy Box Conch Shell Art & Craft Flower Chicken Hand Painting
Located in Hampshire, GB
Vintage wooden Tea Caddy Box Conch Shell Oriental Flower and Chicken Hand Painting
Impressive
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Arts and Crafts Tea Sets
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Metal, Brass
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Hand Carved Apple Tea Caddy in Hardwood with Lined Interior, 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand made tea caddy Lidded box in the shape of an Apple, made from hardwood and dating to
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Antique 19th Century English George III Decorative Boxes
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Hardwood
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Lymington, Hampshire
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George III Fruitwood Apple Tea Caddy
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Located in Greenwich, CT
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By Alexander Field
Located in Southampton, NY
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Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
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Fruitwood Tea Caddy For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the fruitwood tea caddy you’re looking for. Frequently made of hardwood, wood and fruitwood, every fruitwood tea caddy was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect fruitwood tea caddy — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A fruitwood tea caddy is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian and Victorian styles are sought with frequency.
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Prices for a fruitwood tea caddy can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $465 and can go as high as $13,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,225.
Finding the Right tea-caddies for You
There are lots of uses for your vintage, new or antique tea caddies, but they can certainly serve their original intended purpose if needed.
When tea first gained popularity during the 1800s, and teatime became commonplace in homes all over England, it was an expensive commodity owing to excessive taxation. (This, of course, inevitably yielded a black market for tea leaves.) Tea drinkers hoarded their precious goods, which began to arrive in London ports from China during the 17th century, under lock and key. In luxury homes, tea leaves were stowed away in a decorative jar or canister called a tea caddy that was fitted with a lock, or, alternatively, the container was kept in a secured chest or storage cabinet.
Tea was thought to be not just a delicious drink but also to have medicinal benefits. The Chinese had been praising the healthy properties of tea, and wealthy Europeans were eager to discover its benefits for themselves during their ritual afternoon tea. The idea of “teatime” wasn’t a social event in upper-class British homes until the 1830s or 1840s. During Queen Victoria’s reign, small baked treats might be served with your beverage, and teakettles and coffeepots were part of tea services that could include teacups, saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.
When tea cultivation was relegated to British colonies such as India, and the British East India Company could no longer hold onto its trade monopoly with China, tea was no longer a ritual confined to the wealthy. Today, antique and vintage tea caddies are collector’s items all over the world.
Tea caddies weren’t unique to Europeans. The earliest pieces originated in China. Surviving hand-painted examples from China or elsewhere in Asia made of porcelain might feature enameled landscapes or other designs. At the Taft Museum of Art, there are striking enameled 18th-century-era tea caddies of copper that were given to the institution in 2014. Wooden tea caddies materialized over time and were seen as sturdier than their ceramic counterparts.
Today, there are all kinds of ways to use a vintage tea caddy if you’re passing on tea. They’re a welcome decorative flourish on the mantel in your living room, for example. A metal tea caddy, lined with a plastic bag, can be used to cultivate an herb garden on your kitchen windowsill. An old wooden tea caddy can help keep your paper clips or pushpins organized on your desk too. If you’re always on the go, a tea tin is good for packing earbuds, hand sanitizer, gum or whatever else that might get easily lost in a roomy crossbody messenger bag or other shoulder bag.
Teatime or not, find antique and vintage mid-century modern tea caddies, tortoiseshell caddies and more on 1stDibs.
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Lever Handle Brass
Antique French Boulle Box
Ivory Inlay Chest
Chest With Inlayed Ivory
Antique Wooden Treen
Regency Penwork Box
Thuya Wood Objects
Antique 19th Century Boulle
Tea Caddy Lamp
Tea Caddy Table Lamp
Antique Metal Lathe
Georgian Inlay
Bracket Box