French 19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary French tea caddy from Riems, 19th century, made of solid rosewood.
Antique 19th Century French Regency Tea Caddies
Crystal
French 19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary French tea caddy from Riems, 19th century, made of solid rosewood.
Crystal
Antique mid 19th Century Rosewood tea caddy
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a 19th century handmade Rosewood tea caddy. This tea caddy has his original glass disposable in the center with two compartments on either side.
Wood
19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy Pyramid Shape Top Lid
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mother-of-pearl and rosewood 19th century tea caddy lacquer box in very good condition.
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Irish Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful Irish 19th century rosewood tea caddy has its original glass and all of its interior.
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
19th Century Rosewood and Brass Tea Caddy from Saint Croix
Located in Tampa, FL
An exceptional 19th century rosewood tea caddy, originating from Saint Croix in the Virgin Islands, crafted in the English taste.
Brass
19th Century English Rosewood Teapoy Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual and large William IV rosewood teapoy or tea caddy in beautiful original condition. The glass mixing bowl is missing, England, circa 1830.
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Victorian Quality Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th Century Victorian quality rosewood tea caddy having a lift up top opening to reveal a fitted interior with a pair of lidded tea boxes and a glass mixing bowl.
Other
19th Century English Rosewood Tea Caddy With Bronze Inlay
Located in Tampa, FL
This exquisite English tea caddy is a masterpiece of elegance and craftsmanship, crafted from rich rosewood and adorned with intricate bronze inlay. Resting on ornate bronze feet, th...
Bronze
Rosewood Karlsbad Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The Tea Caddy dates to the 19th century during the Victorian era circa 1875.
Multi-gemstone, Nickel
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
English Georgian Rosewood Tea Caddy C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An English Georgian rosewood tea caddy, dating from circa 1830. This antique piece showcases the rich, dark tones and distinctive grain of rosewood, a highly prized timber during the...
Rosewood
Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is this 19th Century Victorian antique rosewood inlaid marquetry tea caddy sarcophagus-form box, in good condition with marquetry to the top and front with brass star carryi...
Rosewood
Quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy, having a quality antique Regency tea caddy of rectangular shape with ring handles to the sides, a lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted i...
Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Mother-of-pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant fine quality English Regency period tea caddy. Circa 1815 Born in the early 19th century, exquisitely hand-crafted from the finest exotic rosewood, rectangular sarcopha...
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency rosewood sarcophagus form Tea Caddy. With circular Brass keyhole escutcheon plate.
Brass
Fine quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fine quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy, having a outstanding quality 19th Century rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid sarcophagus shaped tea caddy, with a quality carved mou...
Rosewood
Quality Antique Willian IV Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique 19th Century William IV rosewood tea caddy, having a quality shaped rosewood top opening to reveal a fitted interior of a glass tea mixing bowl and a tea lidded compa...
Rosewood
$995Sale Price|37% Off
19th century English Rosewood Tea Caddy with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Savannah, GA
Tea Caddy made of rosewood with extensive mother-of-pearl decoration to the top and front. Special features include bun feet and unusual handles on either side with mother-of-pearl b...
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Attractive antique Victorian quality rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Attractive antique Victorian quality rosewood tea caddy, having an attractive bombe sarcophagus form quality tea caddy, with a lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with tw...
Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, England, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rosewood tea caddy with Bombay shape and canted top. Having a pair of lion mask brass handles on each end and sitting on claw and ball feet. The interior fitted with two lidded tea...
Rosewood
19th Century English Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A distinguished 19th-century English Regency period sarcophagus-form tea caddy, masterfully crafted in richly grained mahogany (possibly rosewood).
Metal
$1,526Sale Price|40% Off
Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique English Regency Rosewood, Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy With Two Separate Tea Compartments and Individual Handled Lids, Centred on Four Bun Feet Circa 1700's Great patina em...
Brass
$760Sale Price|20% Off
English Rosewood Tea Caddy With Satinwood Banding & Claw Feet 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An 19th Century English Rosewood Tea Caddy, presented on a pedestal stand.
Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, Sarcophagus Form, England, Circa 1835
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Tea was a precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves, but al...
Rosewood
Rosewood Regency Tea Caddy Miniature Sideboard, English, Circa 1835
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Unusual And Rare 19th Century, Late Regency Period, Rosewood Tea Caddy, In The Form Of A Miniature Sideboard, Having Hinged Lid With Attractively Carved Back, Enclosing ...
Rosewood
Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
A regency tea caddy made of rosewood inlaid with brass. Bronze dore feet are a winged lion with flowers and fruit.
Brass, Bronze
Fine Antique Regency Inlaid Brass Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique Regency inlaid brass rosewood tea caddy having a spectacular inlaid brass top and carved moulded rosewood edge, lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with the ...
Brass, Other
Antique Regency Quality Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality rosewood tea caddy having a quality carved rosewood lift up top opening to reveal two lidded tea compartments, original escutcheon A quaint piece displaying...
Other
Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood tea caddy having a lift up top opening to reveal a fitted interior with a pair of lidded tea boxes and a glass mixing bowl H 15 x W 31.5 x D 15.5...
Other
Georgian Rosewood Tea Caddy with Satinwood Inlays, England, Circa 1790
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive, good quality, late 18th century rosewood oblong shaped tea caddy having satinwood strung mouldings and original brass hinges, with working lock and key.
Rosewood
19th Century Anglo-Indian Spice or Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Anglo Indian Rosewood Caddy with Silver Mounts. Really nice and unusual, 19th Century Anglo-Indian Spice or Tea Caddy, from circa 1890.
Sterling Silver
English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
English Regency tea caddy, circa 1820s. Crafted in richly figured rosewood, this magnificent and highly unusual caddy is distinguished by extensive copper inlay and trim throughout.
Copper
$989Sale Price|40% Off
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 19th Century Antique English Victorian Ebonised Walnut Veneer Tea Caddy With Brass Handle & Lining A Charming tea caddy with decorative walnut veneer parquetry.
Brass
French Napoleon III Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The French Boulle Tea Caddy dates to the late 19th century and the beginning of the Belle Epoque period circa 1870.
Bronze, Ormolu
$1,526Sale Price|40% Off
Hand Painted Apple-Shaped Tea Caddy, Wood, Regency Style, 20th Century
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 20th Century Hand Painted Hinged Lidded Tea Caddy In The Shape Of An Apple With A Metal Patinated Stalk A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea.
Wood
Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges
Located in Reading, Berkshire
In the late 18th and early 19th century, caddies made from mahogany and rosewood were popular.
Brass, Zinc
$2,080Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Sarcophagus Loose Leaf Tea Caddy, Drawing Room, English, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Of distinguished form and richly toned appearance, this tea caddy exemplifies refined early-19th century taste.
Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique Brass Inlaid Mahogany English Tea Caddy Box Regency Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb example of an English Regency Rosewood Double Tea Caddy of traditional sarcophagus outline and unusually large size, with lavish geometric brass inlay decoration.
Crystal, Brass
$1,248Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Tea Caddy, English, Satinwood, Box, Mixing Glass, Regency, circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood and satinwood container with glass mixer, dating to the late Regency period, circa 1830. Delightful Regency period caddy with fi...
Satinwood
$1,781Sale Price|30% Off
Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Exquisite 19th Century Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest Features Two Caddy Compartments Which Feature Domed Wooden Lids & Each Has A Circula...
Brass
19th Century English Rosewood Teapoy Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
During this period, it was not only important for the Upper Class to show off their imported Tea from India or Ceylon, in a Tea Caddy that could lock, but also to keep it safe from p...
Hardwood
19th Century Danish Rosewood Tea Caddy with Bone Inlay, Circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century Danish tea caddy, dating to circa 1860, showcases exceptional craftsmanship with its striking rosewood construction and elaborate bone inlay.
Bone, Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy with Cut Glass Mixing Bowl, circa 1820
Located in Nottingham, GB
A handsome English Regency rosewood tea caddy dating to the early 19th century, circa 1820, designed in the fashionable sarcophagus form and retaining its fitted interior with two te...
Rosewood
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Tea Caddy with Secret Drawer
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of sarcophagus form with geometric brass stringing throughout, with embossed gilt-brass ring handles to the sides, the interior fitted with twin lidded lead-lined caddies separated b...
Brass
Victorian Rosewood and Brass Scent Box, England, 1850
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and particularly good quality mid-19th century, Victorian Period, rosewood perfume scent box, with attractive brass bound decoration and hinged lid, enclosing three origin...
Brass
18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket
By Ferdinando Pogliani
Located in Forney, TX
keywords: curiosity cabinet of curiosities jewelry casket specimen exhibition collectors case monumental decorative table box coin safe strongbox strong bible box coffer portable ba...
Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu, Pewter
Fine Antique English Toulmin & Gale Attrib Madagascar Ebony Stationary Box
By Toulmin & Gale
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning very fine quality antique English stationary box in striking exotic hardwood coromandel / madagascar ebony. circa 1880 Exquisitely hand-crafted in England in the 19th cen...
Brass
Early 19th Century Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
This rosewood tea caddy contains two removable compartments for loose tea with hinged lids. It also contains a later pressed amber glass mixing bowl. The outer box features a mother-...
Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy Box
Located in Heeze, Noord Brabant
A rosewood pedestal tea caddy, made in England during the Regency period. The caddy is veneered with rosewood and banded with satinwood. There are gilt-brass handles (lion masks) on...
Rosewood
William IV Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
William IV rosewood sarcophagus tea caddy. A wonderfully simple but Classic twin canister tea caddy in superb condition. The tea caddy sits on four rosewood bun feet with ring hand...
Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, circa 1840
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Regency rosewood tea caddy or box with dome top, working lock and key, a mother-of-pearl escutcheon, bun feet, and two interior compartments with lids.
Rosewood
Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge ware tea caddy. An unusual rosewood twin lidded tea caddy with a picture of Eton college to the centre in Tunbridge ware, edged with a m...
Rosewood
Antique Lyre Shaped Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Unusual mahogany tea caddy in the form of a lyre with pewter strings. The plinth base has a secret spoon drawer and stands on ornate, shaped feet. The interior of this lyre tea c...
Wood
Antique English Rosewood Tea Caddy, circa 1820
By S. Mordan & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing antique rosewood tea caddy with original stand. Bone handles, velvet lining, brass lock (without key). Stamped with crown symbol, indicative of having been owned by a royal f...
Brass
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 - ...
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Rosewood
Rectangular Walnut Tea Caddy
Located in Folkestone, Kent
An early 19th century walnut two compartment tea caddy banded in rosewood.
Walnut
19th Century Boulle Rosewood Tea Caddy Box
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique 19th century Regency rosewood and brass inlaid sarcophagus shaped double tea caddy box that has two removable caddies and one mixer.
Brass
Rosewood Tea Caddy With Carved Top
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
classic Regency rosewood tea caddy with flamed Mahogany interior --lacking mixing bowl
Wood
Portfolio Size Triptych
By Iké Udé
Located in New York, NY
TROUSERS: Embroidered indigo/blue Yoruba, Nigeria trousers with draw strings, 1940s LEGGINGS: Pair of officers WWII, 1940s Leather Army Field Leggings Spats + straps SHOES: Pair of c...
English 19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 19th century rosewood tea-caddy, shell inlay and ivory embellishment.
Ivory, Rosewood
French 19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th Century rosewood tea caddy boasting a classic design, fantastic color, and opens to reveal two loose leaf tea compartments.
Rosewood
19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Beautiful Rosewood tea caddy. Two compartments inside.
Rosewood
English 19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English 19th Century rosewood small tea caddy. This box has an angular top opening to a fitted interior.
Rosewood
Early 19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality Regency rosewood and brass inlaid tea caddy of sarcophagus form, the hinged top opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of centre cut glass mixing bowl flanke...
Rosewood
19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy With Cut Glass Tumbler
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rosewood tea caddy with a molded lid and bun feet. The interior includes two lidded compartments and a central section fitted with a cut glass tumbler, likely used for mixing. Red em...
Glass, Rosewood
19th C. English Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century rosewood English tea caddy/box with brass feet and maple banding.
Brass
Early 19th Century Georgian Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Elegant rosewood tea caddy, c.1810-20, Georgian. Original fittings, green and black tea boxes and cut glass sugar bowl. Beaded brass feet. 12" x 6 1/4" x 6 1/2" h.
Rosewood
19th Century English Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A rosewood tea caddy. It has the compartments.
Wood
19th Century Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Hixson, TN
19th century Regency rosewood sarcophagus tea caddy A tea caddy made of rosewood and in the sarcophagus shape.
Rosewood
19th Century English Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome rosewood and inlaid brass tea caddy, has original wood tea canisters but missing the mixing bowl.
Brass
19th Century English Regency Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Phoenix, AZ
19th Century English Regency Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy Unique piece purchased in France.
Rosewood
Early 19th c. English Rosewood and Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
A highly decorative English boulle inlaid tea caddy having superb metalwork decoration on a rosewood ground in a sarcophagus shape with hinged lid and inlay to inside of top. A stun...
Brass
Regency Rosewood Hexagonal Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive Regency rosewood tea caddy the crossbanded top inlaid with exotic specimen woods, the 2 section interior similarly inlaid, the keyhole with an ivory escutcheon.
Rosewood, Kingwood
Regency mahogany rosewood tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Regency mahogany rosewood crossbanded shaped tea caddy the top inlaid and strung in exotic woods, the keyhole with an ivory escutcheon, all resting on gilt metal animal paw feet. ...
Metal
Antique English Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lovely rosewood tea caddy dates to the William IV period and is very unique in its detail and shape. The caddy still has part of its original lining.
Rosewood
Regency Mahogany and Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Essex, MA
diamond pattern inlay on front, interior holds glass mixing bowl and two compartments
Mahogany, Rosewood
Rosewood Tea Caddy with Ivory Escutcheons
Located in Troy, MI
19th century English tea caddy is made of rosewood with contrasting dark feet, and ivory inlay around the keyhole.
Rosewood, Ivory, Glass
Lovely antique Victorian rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely antique Victorian rosewood tea caddy, having a quality rosewood tea caddy with a lift up lid opening to reveal two compartments with removable lids for tea, raised on the orig...
Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy with Drawer
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome Regency rosewood tea caddy with drawer.
Brass
Large English Mid-19th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Rare and beautifully figured rosewood coffered shaped tea caddy Mid 19th Century in excellent condition with two tea compartments and a place for the center mixing bowl.
Rosewood
English Octagonal Satinwood Tea Caddy with Rosewood Cross Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Octagonal Satinwood Tea Caddy with Rosewood Cross Banding and String Inlay, Early 19th Century
Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique Georgian Mahogany Rosewood Banded Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a lovely tea caddy.
Mahogany, Rosewood
Victorian Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Northampton, GB
The Tunbridge Tea Caddy dates to the late 19th century Victorian period circa 1875.
Wood
Fine Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique Regency inlaid brass rosewood tea caddy having a spectacular inlaid brass top and carved moulded rosewood edge, lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with the ...
Rosewood
Antique Victorian Carved Rosewood Teapoy or Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality 19th century Victorian antique rosewood teapoy or tea caddy with a sarcophagus shaped top which opens to reveal a fitted interior.
Rosewood
Unusual Welsh Early 19th Century Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual early 19th Century Welsh tea caddy of sarcophagus form, the canted top with ebony faceted boss, the front having double pinwheel inlay, the top and inner lids inlaid with dia...
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H 8.27 in W 13.98 in D 7.68 in
Ornate Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Sarcophagus, Chest, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an ornate antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood sarcophagus chest with mother of pearl inlay, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Make tea drinking an event with t...
Rosewood
Antique English George III Rosewood Tea Caddy Circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English George III tea caddy offers rosewood construction in casket form with gadroon elements and raised on bun feet, c1820 Measures - 8"h x 13.5"d x 7.5"d
Rosewood
Unusual Welsh Early 19th Century Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual early 19th century welsh tea caddy of sarcophagus form, the canted top with ebony faceted boss, the front having double pinwheel inlay, the top and inner lids inlaid with dia...
Ebony, Kingwood, Walnut, Holly
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H 8.27 in W 13 in D 7.09 in
Outstanding quality antique Victorian rosewood and burr maple tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian rosewood and burr maple tea caddy, having a quality antique Victorian tea caddy of sarcophagus form with beautiful swirling floral motifs along ...
Glass, Maple, Rosewood
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H 7.88 in W 13.78 in D 7.68 in
Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Chest, Thomas of London, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood chest with mother of pearl inlay by Thomas of London, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Ornate sarcophagus caddy Displa...
Rosewood
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H 6.15 in W 8.86 in D 4.77 in
Antique Regency Rosewood Brass & Floral Marquetry Inlaid Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A 19th Century regency antique rosewood inlaid marquetry tea caddy sarcophagus-form box, in good condition with marquetry to the top and front with wooden circular carrying handles w...
Rosewood
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H 8.67 in W 17.33 in D 11.42 in
Fine George iv Regency Sarcophagus Rosewood Amboyna Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and elegant Regancy George IV rosewood and amboyna wood marquetry sarcophagus tea caddy with carved solid rosewood lion paw feet and original fittings. Entirely decorated ...
Rosewood, Amboyna
Early 19th Century Georgian Palisander and Brass Tea Caddy
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Georgian palisander and brass tea caddy circa.
Palisander
Early 19th Century Georgian Palisander and Brass Tea Caddy
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Georgian palisander and brass tea caddy circa.
Palisander
19th Century William IV Yew Wood Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
A fine quality yew wood tea caddy, circa 1830. Profusely inlaid with further yew wood on all exterior surfaces. Rosewood ring side handles. Interior of two removable hinged lid ca...
Yew
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H 10 in W 18 in D 9.5 in
Monumental Antique English Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
PLEASE NOTE EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE DIMENSIONS!!! Quite possibly the largest and finest antique English inlaid rosewood monumental size Sarcophagus shape tea caddy we have ever procure...
Crystal, Brass
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H 5.25 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Antique Victorian Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Double Tea Caddy Box, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine quality Tunbridge ware micro mosiac well figured mahogany early Victorian double tea caddy, with good rich color and patination. Complete with original fitted interior, circa 18...
Brass
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H 7.5 in W 12.5 in D 6 in
Antique English Regency Rosewood & Bronze Banded Locking Tea Caddy, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Regency tea caddy features rosewood construction with three interior compartments, bronze banding throughout, seated on bun feet, locks with key, circa 1840 Measur...
Bronze
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H 6.75 in W 13.5 in D 5.75 in
Antique English Regency Rosewood Inlaid Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy Box 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique English Georgian Regency inlaid rosewood tea Caddy, circa 1820. The caddy is made from the hinged lid is finely inlaid with mother of pearl, and the base wit...
Rosewood
Rosewood Tea Caddy with Ebony, Ivory and Porcupine Quill Detailing
Located in New York, NY
Made of rosewood, this antique tea caddy is distinguished by its porcupine quill detailing. Featuring elements of ebony and ivory dots, the hinge lidded box has been recently restore...
Ivory, Ebony
Victorian Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Inlaid Hearts and Diamonds From our Tea Caddy collection we a pleased to offer this unusual Victorian Marquetry Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of unusual form with two outer Tea...
Brass
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H 4.75 in W 9.5 in D 5 in
Napoleon III Period Rosewood Marquetry Tea Caddy Bone Inlay Bronze Detailing
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This 19th century, Napoleon III period teabox or tea caddy features marquetry of walnut and rosewood in an intricate hexagram pattern surrounded by a delicate line of bone inlay whic...
Bronze
Antique Regency Goncalo Alves Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive Regency period sarcophagus shaped Goncalo Alves wood tea caddy having inlaid decoration raised on Turned feet.
Rosewood
Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Benington, Herts
A late Regency George IV mahogany sarcophagus shaped tea caddy with boxwood stringing and rosewood banding. English circa 1825. The hinged top with working key opens to reveal ...
Boxwood, Mahogany, Rosewood
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H 7 in W 12.44 in D 6.13 in
William IV Flame Mahogany Tea Caddy with Rosewood and Ebony, English, ca. 1830
Located in Banner Elk, NC
William IV flame mahogany tea caddy with rosewood cross-banding and ebony stringing, with a shaped inlaid bone escutcheon, and wooden ring handles to either side, the fitted interior...
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
George III Tea Caddy Rosewood with Boxwood edges on Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, high quality, English, Georgian period tea caddy, circa 1815. The tea caddy has a sarcophagus shape with two lidded internal compartments. It has been very carefu...
Brass
Antique English Large Tunbridge Box With Marquetry Inlay
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique English Tunbridge box with geometric inlay, hinged lid, red velvet interior, felted bottom and comes with working key. The box with a diamond form inlaid medallion flanked...
Velvet, Wood
Antique English Rosewood Inlaid Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Inlaid with floral sprays of engraved mother of pearl and brass From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this William IV Rosewood Inlaid Sewing Box. The Sewing Box ...
Silver
Regency Rosewood Writing Box, English, Circa 1825, Brass Inlay
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality, charming 19th century Regency Italian late baroque period walnut 2-drawer table, late 17th/early 18th century period rosewood writing box having elegant brass inlaid ...
Rosewood
$3,438
H 8.51 in W 18.51 in D 11.62 in
Antique Regency Mahogany & Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Here we have an impressive antique Regency (1811-1820) Mahogany & Rosewood Brass inlaid campaign writing slope box with a side drawer and multiple hidden internal compartments and dr...
Brass
Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in GB
A fine Regency period rectangular tea caddy, veneered in panels divided by fine metal stringing. Silver metal escutcheon and key. Complete with an initialled plaque on the lid and ro...
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Large Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
A large sarcophagus shaped rosewood tea caddy with a semi domed top. Original glass inside and two tea compartments. Mother of pearl inlaid escutcheon. On bun feet. The interior is f...
Glass, Wood
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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