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Tea Caddies For Sale
Bowl, Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl by Jean François Reboul made of clay and enamel using Raku technique. 2019. “Certificate of Authenticity” provided by the gallery. Jean...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Caddies

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Enamel

Georgian Sterling Silver Tea Caddies
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver tea caddies - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware collection These magnificent, fine and impressive antique Georgian silver tea caddies each have an oblong, bomb shaped form. The surface of each antique tea caddy is embellished with impressive chased and embossed scrolling floral and foliate decoration, incorporating paralleling undulating borders framing each side. The decoration to the body of each incorporates two cartouches, one displaying the contemporary engraved coat of arms depicting an oval escutcheon supported by a savage and a greyhound collared and chained, displaying firstly a stag's head and secondly three bars below three roundels. The coat of arms bears the motto 'Data fata secutus' - Following the destiny allotted to me*. These heraldic markings are surmounted with the crest of a mountain in flames, surmounted with the motto 'Luceo non uro' - I shine, not burn*. The cartouche to the opposing side of each caddy is ornamented with an impressive contemporary engraved crest of a greyhound courant. The remaining two sides of each impressive antique caddy...
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1750s British George II Antique Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

Antique Yugoslavian Silver Tea Caddy, circa 1925
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Yugoslavian silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This fine antique Yugoslavian silver tea caddy has an oval rounded, tapering form. The surface of the box is plain and unembellished. This antique tea caddy is fitted with a plain domed hinged cover surmounted with an impressive chased decorated festoon style bow finial. The cover features a hallmarked incurved thumbpiece to the anterior edge. This antique tea caddy is supported by four impressive chased leaf decorated feet. The caddy retains the original gilded interior. The hallmarks struck to this impressive tea caddy consists of a Yugoslavian import mark denoting the finesse / purity of silver as .800 standard; this horse head mark was used from 1919-1933, determining the date of this piece as circa 1925. Condition This oval antique silver tea caddy...
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1920s European Other Vintage Tea Caddies

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Silver

English 1790 George III Quill Work Scrollwork Decorated Tea Caddy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful 18th century George III quill work (scrollwork) tea caddy of elongated hexagon form. English circa 1790 Decorated with floral panels and ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

English Georgian Double Tea Caddy with Boxwood Shell and Column Inlays
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian double tea caddy in satinwood with oval panels inlaid with shaded boxwood shells, the front panels are facing shells and the top has a more elaborate frilly edged sh...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Satinwood

Pair of George III Cased Tea Caddies, London, 1793, William Frisbee
Located in London, GB
The Faulkbourne hall cased tea caddies. An important and very unusual pair of George III tea caddies made in London in 1793 by William Frisbee, all contained within a contemporary velvet and silk lined satinwood case. The hinges and handle also hallmarked for 1793. The pair of tea caddies are of an unusual oval form with upwardly curved rim. The sides are beautifully engraved with an upper and lower band of bright cut scrolls and foliate motifs on a scratch engraved and prick dot ground. Each side is engraved with an unusual bright cut cartouche with incuse corners. One cartouche is vacant and the other is engraved with a contemporary Scottish Crest with the motto "Nil Conscrire Sibi - Consious of no Wrong " above. The curved, slightly domed, cover is engraved with an outer band identical to those shown on the sides and terminates in a Neo Classical urn finial, also engraved with bright cut designs. The caddies are most unusual as they open from the side, not in the usual manner from the front. The caddies are each in excellent condition and are fully marked in the foot and with the maker's mark and sterling mark on the cover. The pair of caddies are contained within a most breathtaking satinwood case with hallmarked hinges and escutcheon shaped handle and reeded oval mounts. It is most unusual to find fully hallmarked hinges, and handle, which accurately date the case, as the same date as the caddies. The interior is lined with the original silk, velvet and gold braid. The Crest and Motto are those of Lieut-Col Jonathan Bullock of Faulkbourne Hall, County Essex. He was M.P. for Essex in many parliaments and, in 1763, married Miss Elizabeth Lante. He died without issue in 1809 and his estates devolved upon his nephew Jonathan Joshua Christopher Watson who, in 1810, assumed the surname and Arms of Bullock by Royal Licence. The Bullock family were descended from Robert Bullock of Herburghfield, County Berkshire. He was Sheriff of County Berks and Oxford under Richard II. He died in 1405. Faulkbourne Hall is a Grade 1 listed Manor House in the village of Faulkbourne in Essex, the manor being first mentioned under Edward the Confessor. The earliest surviving parts of the Hall, a red brick building with turrets, date from the 15th century. Sir Edward Bullock, Knight, purchased the Hall and Manor of Faulkbourne in 1637. The hall is considered a fine specimen of early Tudor red...
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1790s English George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

William IV Mahogany Tea Caddy in the Form of a Pedestal Sideboard
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual William IV mahogany tea caddy in the form of a pedestal sideboard with a hinged lid opening to reveal a central well for a mixing bowl (now missing) flanked by two removab...
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1830s English William IV Antique Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century Mahogany Teapoy
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century mahogany teapoy, the shaped, crossbanded and hinged top opening to reveal two wooden containers with lids, with two compartment spaces ideal ...
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1810s British Georgian Antique Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

Two Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Caddy for the English Trade, Priced Per Tea Caddy
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Chinese Export lacquer tea caddy. Gilt lacquered tea caddy with two pewter canister inserts. Together with a larger Chinese export lacquer box with o...
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19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
Middle 19th century Chinese Export double lacquer tea caddy on stand from the Qing dynasty. octagonal form with hinged lid ,divided interior with me...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies

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Lacquer

19th Century English William IV Rosewood Tea Poy
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality William IV rosewood tea poy, opening to a fitted interior retain its original glass bowls, above a turned stem over a platform base,...
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

Victorian Continental Silver .800 Hannau Footed Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, Continental silver .800, footed tea caddy, Germany, with Hannau marks, circa. 1895, B. Neresheimer and Sohne - makers. Chased with dancing ...
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1890s German Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

Rare 19th Century Antique Black Walnut Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
This caddy has the beautiful warm, strong colors of black walnut. A handsome decorative box, to be sure.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Walnut

William IV Miniature Sideboard-Form Flame Mahogany Tea Caddy, English, ca. 1835
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A rare William IV tea caddy in the form of a perfectly scaled model-miniature double pedestal sideboard with Integral Wine Cellaret, the pedestals with molded caddy tops above raised...
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19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

18th Century Burr Thornwood Tea Caddy
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a burr thorn and crossbanded tea caddy of superb color and patina with the original brass handle and bracket feet, circa 1750.
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18th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

19th Century English Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning early 19th century brass inlaid sarcophagus shaped tea caddy, with dome top opening to reveal an interior well fitted with twin compartments and a glass mixing bowl...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

19th Century English Teapoy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
William IV era - the piece contains 4 caddies inside ( 2 of each are removable ). The base terminates with lion paw feet.
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Fine Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine quality rolled/scrolled paperwork single compartmemt tea caddy in good originl condition with minor losses. Decorated all-over with applied scrolls of gilt edged and coloured ...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies

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Paper

Two Chinese Export Lacquered Tea Caddy for the English Market, Priced Per Caddy
Located in Buchanan, MI
A two Chinese export lacquered tea caddys for The English Market. With two fitted pewter canisters on the interior. Together with a Chinese export lacq...
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19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Port Chester, NY
A splendid sarcophagus shaped mahogany tea caddy with charming reeded detail on top, circa 1820. The interior has its original compartment tops and ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

19th Century Chinese Canton Export Lacquered Giltwood Tea Caddy on Shishi Feet
Located in Haarlem, NL
Clover or quartreform shaped mid-19th century Chinese canton export tea caddy in gold lacquered wood on a black background. Decorated with palace scenes...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Caddies

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Pewter

Classical 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Embossed Tea Caddy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful fine quality 19th century classical embossed tea caddy, having Bacchus like scenes of children playing, a goat and horse and much jollity. Elkington style.
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Late 19th Century English Classical Greek Antique Tea Caddies

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Ormolu

Silver Tea Caddy
Located in New Haven, CT
Antique silver plated tea caddy with high reliefs of a village scene surrounding the entire body of the tea caddy, illustrating musicia...
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1890s American Dutch Colonial Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver Plate

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Qing Dynasty Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer tea caddy. Hexagonal shape with floral chased pewter covered caddies deta...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies

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Lacquer

Regency Anglo Indian Quill Work Vizagapatam Sandalwood Sewing Box
Located in New York, NY
This fine Regency period quill work, bone, ivory & sandalwood sewing box with intact interior w sewing implements.
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Early 19th Century Indian Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Bone, Ivory, Sandalwood

Bowl, Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl by Jean François Reboul made of clay and enamel using Raku technique. 2019. “Certificate of Authenticity” provided by the gallery. Jean-Fra...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Caddies

Materials

Enamel

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 two individual boxes with lids. A cut-glass ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Fruitwood

19th Century Antique 1845 Sterling Silver Locking Biscuit Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Swedish silver locking biscuit box; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional...
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1840s Swedish Antique Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

English Mahogany Box on Stand, Early 20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
A sweet little box on stand from the Edwardian period. The box, likely originally a tea caddy, with brass corners. The base with turned legs and a single drawer. The box lifts out of...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

English XVIII Octagonal Mahogany Tea Caddy with Satinwood Inlay and Brass Knob
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 18th Century Octagonal Mahogany Tea Caddy with Satinwood Inlay and Brass Knob
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18th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Gold Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese gold lacquer tea caddy container from the Qing Dynasty. Unique shape, hard to find.
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of Large Floor Sized Victorian Period Tin Tea Caddies, 19th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of large floor sized Victorian period tin tea caddies, hopper, box bulk tea bins. Original black lacquer and hand painting has wear. Slanted Lids are original. Work beauti...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Tin

Tiffany Sterling Silver Tea Caddy with Early 550 Broadway Hallmark
Located in New York, NY
Regency Revival sterling silver tea caddy. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway, New York. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Sloping rim and hinged and overlap...
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Mid-19th Century American Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

19th Century French Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very fine. Early 19th century Napoleon tea caddy. Brass inlay. Crystal vessel (not original).
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Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Caddies

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Crystal, Brass

Antique Austrian Silver Tea Caddy, Made in Circa 1867
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Austrian silver tea caddy, made in Circa 1867. Silver Grade 900/1000 Makers Mark: AW Hallmarked with 'Dianas Head' and number 2, indicating 900 silver hallmark of the 1867...
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1860s Austrian Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver

1890s Antique Russian Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional antique Russian silver tea caddy has a cuboid shaped form with rounded shoulders. The surface of this silver tea caddy has...
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1890s Russian Other Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver

Set of Four, Coffee Tea, Sugar and Flour Dispensers
Located in Delray Beach, FL
unique containers hand crafted from Cypress wood artistic craftsmanship the lid comes off and each has acrylic container in . Originally came from...
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1950s American Vintage Tea Caddies

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Acrylic, Wood

English Victorian 1870s Tea Caddy with Faux Painted Tortoise Finish and Brass
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian tea caddy from the late 19th century, with faux painted tortoise finish and patinated brass accents. Born during the third qua...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

Caribbean Mahogany Hinged Pedestal Tea Poy with Foliage Carvings, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Caribbean mahogany hinged pedestal tea poy with fitted interior, foliate carvings, and resting on the original scrolled feet. Early 19th century.
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1820s Caribbean Anglo-Indian Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

Charming English Regency Japanned Square-Form Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
The square tea caddy with foil-lined interior; the exterior decorated with delightful gilt-lacquer chinoiserie scenes.
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1810s English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

English Silver Plated Lion Head Shield Tea Caddy Biscuit Barrel Jar Ice Bucket
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage made in England biscuit barrel, tea caddy or small ice bucket made of metal mesh with shield accent (no monogram) and lions head handles. Incl...
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Mid-20th Century Georgian Tea Caddies

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Silver Plate

1880s Dutch Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Dutch silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This fine Dutch silver tea caddy has a navette shaped oval form. The surface of this antique silver tea caddy...
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1880s Dutch Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver

English Regency Decoupage Box, Early 19th Century
Located in valatie, NY
English Regency decoupage box, early 19th century. This box was made by using the decorative finish of decoupage. The box is covered in cut-out images of...
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Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

Antique 18c/19c English or French Enamel Bronze Mounted Tea Caddy Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique enamel tea caddy. With a gilt bronze mounted lid. In the South Staffordshire manner. Decorated with floral sprays and rocaille swags to all sides. Likely...
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Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Tea Caddies

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Bronze, Enamel

18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany tea caddy in the Chippendale style, having the original brass swan neck handle and escutcheon, the hinged top opens to reveal three divisions, with one division...
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1780s British Georgian Antique Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

Tiffany Exotic Silver and Copper Mixed Metal Ginger Jar Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Exotic mixed metal tea caddy. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, circa 1910. Sterling silver ginger-jar with squat and tapering sides, short neck, an...
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Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Tea Caddies

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Silver, Copper

Papier-Mâché Tea Caddie /1850 with Floral and Foliate Designs with Black Ground
Located in Houston, TX
Exquisite quality with exceptional workmanship and art. Floral designs are painted on all Sides of this tea caddie. It sits on bracketed feet. Provenance: the estate of Mrs. Henry F...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies

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Paper

19th Century English Burl Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century English burl wood tea caddy on bronze feet. Extremely polished finish. Would make an excellent gift!!
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19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Fine 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Tantalus
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French bronze & glass tantalus set with (4) gold decorated glass decanters with (14) cordials glasses in fitted bronze insert set...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tea Caddies

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Bronze

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese black lacquer tea caddy from the Qing dynasty decorated all-over with beautiful floral designs.
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies

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Lacquer

Georgian Oak and Mahogany Crossbanded Tea Caddy
Located in Port Chester, NY
A beautiful Georgian tea caddy with original lock and key. Two compartments inside with traces of the original paper. Good oak grain and nice patina all over.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Mahogany, Oak

Pair of 19th Century American Henry Troemner Philadephia Pa Chinoiserie Tea Bins
By Henry Troemner
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare pair mid-19th century, metal tea bins, by Henry Troemner of Philadelphia, PA in the chinoiserie style. From circa 1845. Made of black enamel...
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Mid-19th Century American Chinoiserie Antique Tea Caddies

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Tin

1874 Victorian Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
By Thomas White
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver tea caddy has an oval shaped form. The upper and lower portions of the body are encompassed with impressive bright cut engraved broad overlapping leaf decorated borders accented with a band of scallop and trefoil ornamentation in addition to protruding stylized leaf designs to the incurves of the body. The body of this large tea caddy...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Superior Anglo Indian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Finely fashioned in rosewood and appointed with elaborate mother of pearl inlays . It is raised upon exquisitely carved feet with complementary handles . It is generously scaled - ...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Tea Caddies

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Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Rosewood

1880s Wooden Tea Cabinet by Clark
By Alfred Clark
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A rare English Marquetry tea cabinet made by Clark of 20 Old Bond Street, London. For the Chinese tea producer Tuck Loong to present tea samples (mostly fo...
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1880s British Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Dutch Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Montreal, QC
Of oval outline; the body repousse with scenes of merrymaking, after Teniers, the hinged cover with radiating design and pierced gallery. Very well-made, this is a cheerful Dutch box...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Tea Caddies

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Silver

19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the Spice Islands China Trade, with sailor's grommet-spliced rope becket handles. The inte...
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Early 19th Century American Regency Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Large Gold Candy Box 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large and circular box featuring two shades of gold. The removable lid is embellished with detailed, concentric lines and with a central medallion representing a dove flying over a f...
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Gold

Vintage, New and Antique Tea Caddies

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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