Fantastic quality antique regency coromandel wood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique regency coromandel wood tea caddy having a quality coromandel wood tea caddy with ringlet carrying handles to both sides and a lift up top opening to reveal...
Wood
Regency Period Burled Yew Wood Tea Caddy on Brass Spread-Winged Eagle Feet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Regency burled yew wood tea caddy of tapered form with coffered lid and satinwood string inlay edges on brass spread-winged eagle feet and having ring handles with floral backs, the ...
Brass
Regency Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy, Ormolu Handles, England, Circa 1820
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Early 19th Century, Regency Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Sarcophagus Form Having Boxwood Strung Decoration, Original Ormolu Handles To Sides And Hinged Top Enclosi...
Yew
English Regency Period Amboyna Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An English Regency Inlaid Amboyna Tea Caddy with brass mounts. The sarcophagus form with lion handles and scrolled feet. The interior with two compartments for tea with a replaced ...
Brass
Victorian Hand-Crafted Wood Tea Caddy with Penwork, England, 1842
Located in Montreal, QC
This tea caddy is of sarcophagus form, oblong with a raised panelled lid, painted with autumnal fruit and flowers. The exterior is brilliantly decorated in penwork with stylised flow...
Wood
19thC Antique Folk Art Treenware Carved Turned Wood Tea Caddy Box Handpainted
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking antique 19th-century treenware tea caddy is a beautiful example of folk art craftsmanship.
Wood
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 is in excellent condition and it has the most beautiful original patina.
Fruitwood
Georgian Octagonal Tea Caddy, Burr Yew Wood, England, Circa 1800
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Early 19th Century, George III Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Octagonal Form, Having Superbly Figured Veneers And Attractive Strung Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Lid Enc...
Yew
Georgian Yew Tea Caddy With Floral Inlaid Decoration
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality George III Period, Late 18th Century, Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Octagonal Form, Having Lift Up Lid Enclosing Two Divisions And Exceptional Floral Inlaid Deocration To Oval...
Yew
Burr Yew 19th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Good Quality Early 19th Century Regency Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Having Boxwood Strung Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Pagoda Top Enclosing Two Lidded ...
Yew
Georgian Burr Yew Conch Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Inlaid with Twin Conch Shells From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this beautiful antique Georgian Burr Yew wood Tea Caddy.
Yew
Regency Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Regency Penwork Tea Caddy. This charming Regency period caddy features an all-over hand-decorated penwork design. The exterior is adorned with scrolling flowers and trailing ...
Wood
Antique Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING This Antique Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy dates to the Georgian period during the reign of George III, circa 1800. The tea caddy is formed in an elegant octagona...
Shell, Wood, Boxwood
Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
Chinese export tea caddy in pomegranate red, made for the English market. This is a beautifully crafted chinoiserie piece with carved brass feet and a richly decorated surface featur...
Pewter
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
Georgian 18th Century Yew Wood Octagonal Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
This particular tea caddy is constructed from good quality yew wood timbers and boasts extremely attractive inlaid decoration.
Satinwood, Yew
Rosewood Karlsbad Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Karlsbad Czech Republic From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Rosewood Karlsbad Tea Caddy. The Rosewood Tea Caddy of square form with rounded edges made from R...
Multi-gemstone, Nickel
English Early Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
English early large and beautifully decorated tea cadd with its compartments lids with ivory knobs top on the lids. Beautifully inlaid on the front of the escutcheon. The interior me...
Wood
Chinese Export Tea Caddy, Lacquered Wood with Gilded Decorations
Located in Kastrup, DK
A beautifully crafted Chinese export tea caddy made of wood with black lacquer, richly adorned with gilded motifs featuring classical Chinese scenes of people, houses, and more.
Wood
19th Century Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Inlaid tea caddy of canted rectangular form, the hinged lid and front centered with reserves bordered by stringing and crossbanding, with an inlaid escutcheon and lidded interior com...
Wood
Georgian Burr Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Georgian burr yew tea caddy dating to circa 1785, of rectangular form veneered throughout in beautifully figured burr yew and edged with boxwood stringing. T...
Wood, Boxwood, Yew
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 one interior fitted shelf (5" x ...
Wood
19th c. English Chinoiserie Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th c. English Chinoiserie Tea Caddy is a decorative collectible box designed to store tea. This tea caddy reflects the popular aesthetic of the 19th century, featuring intricat...
Wood
Impressive William IV Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy in Contrasting Exotic Woods
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large and impressive William IV tea caddy of sarcophagus form in exotic woods. The exterior in nicely grained contrasting dark and light woods bordered with gadroon moldings and with...
Wood
Antique English Georgian Tea Caddy with Tea Plant Inlay
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Georgian tea caddy with tea plant inlay dating to circa 1790, of octagonal form veneered in harewood and decorated with finely executed marquetry throughout...
Wood, Boxwood, Harewood
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
Wood
Antique English Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Georgian harewood tea caddy of elongated oval form, veneered in harewood with inlaid decoration and fitted interior. The exterior is finished in harewood, f...
Wood, Harewood
Regency English Penwork Double Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
Regency English Penwork Double Tea Caddy, England, Circa 1820 A striking example of Regency-era craftsmanship, this rectangular double tea caddy showcases the elegance and precision...
Wood
Louis XIV Style Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
Features a double caddy with grained wood lids. There is a key included with box.
Wood
19th Century Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted with chinoiserie motif. Original inserts with etching.
Zinc
19th Century English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A large English tea caddy. It is mahogany with brass feet.
Brass
19th Century Chinese Export Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A black lacquered tea caddy. Great decoration and has interior compartment.
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Bombay Wood Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique French tea caddy in Napoleon III style, wit a bended “forme arbalète” lid.
Brass
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.
Wood
French Napoleon III Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Single Tea Caddy Compartment From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to bring to market this Antique French Boulle Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of square shape with slight bombe...
Bronze, Ormolu
$1,311 / item
Victorian Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Northampton, GB
Dome Topped Tea Caddy From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Coromandel Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy is veneered to the exterior in ...
Wood
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.
Wood
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).
Crystal, Brass
English Regency Tea Caddy with Original Key
Located in Tampa, FL
A distinguished English Regency tea caddy, likely dating to the 1830s, featuring a red leather lined interior and a velvet bottom. The caddy retains its original twin tea holders and...
Wood
19th Century Burl Walnut English Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
A refined 19th century English tea caddy crafted in richly figured burl walnut, showcasing exceptional grain movement and warm patina developed over time. Elegant ivory style accent ...
Ivory, Wood
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. The tea caddy stands on four ...
Wood
$1,510Sale Price|40% Off
A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
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
Antique English Georgian Hexagonal Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Kingwood Inlay From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Elongated Hexagonal Satinwood Tea Caddy.
Silver Plate
Two Compartment Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy c1860 Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Sarcophagus shape. Central floral mosaic within keylines borde...
Wood
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 lacquered box with remnants of gilt...
Wood
Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Wood Large Tea Caddy Lined in Metal Desk Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Wood Large Tea Caddy / Desk Box Lined in Metal with Working Lock and Key.
Wood
Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy English Circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful Victorian tea caddy clad in luminous mother of pearl with exceptional iridescence and elegant proportions. Rich in character and craftsmanship, this exquisite box reflect...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Rare French Tea Caddy, Hand-Painted Briar Wood, Beaux Arts, 1830
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Exceptional casket with beautiful landscape miniature, briar-tuia wood - miniature fixe on silk, A very rare objet : for collectors. I keep it leaning on a chest of drrawers and ...
Wood
$10,400Sale Price|25% Off
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 century George III to Victorian coco nut “Coco de Mer” palm nut tea caddy on a stand su...
Brass, Metal
Antique Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy by Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Mauchline Ware tea caddy by Smiths, dating to the late Georgian period during the reign of George IV, circa 1830. The caddy of rectangular form is construct...
Wood, Sycamore
Georgian Antique Original English Paper Scroll Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The Tea Caddy of elongated hexagonal form framed in a beautiful gilt wood with thirteen individual panels featuring paper scroll work, each depicting polychrome floral garland motifs...
Wood, Paper
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A large octagonal form Chinese export tea caddy in black lacquer decorated throughout in gilt and red with figural garden scenes, pavilions, and dense scrolling foliage. The lid pane...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Antique Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Qing Dynasty Chinese export twin canister tea caddy / decorative table box. circa 1860 Hand-crafted in China for the European market when rare and exotic oriental...
Pewter
19th Century Anglo Chinese Padouk Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Rare Mid 19th Century Anglo-Chinese Padouk Wood Rectangular Tea Caddy Having Attractive Silver Plate Mounted Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Lid Enclosing Two Lidded Divisions, W...
Padouk
Quality antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy having a lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy with beautiful detail to the box opening to reveal two rec...
Wood
Antique English Georgian Glazed Silk Embroidered Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Octagonal Shape with Glazed Panels From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to bring to market this wonderful example Georgian Glazed Silk Embroidered Tea Caddy. The Tea Cad...
Glass, Wood, Boxwood, Satinwood
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy by Thomas Barton c1870
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy by Thomas Barton c1870 Date : c1870 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central floral mosaic with dentil stringing. ...
Wood
English Burl Yew Wood Tea Caddy with Dome Top
Located in Highland Park, IL
Early 19th century English burl yew wood tea caddy with dome top.
Yew, Burl
Miniature Regency Sideboard Brass Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Shakespeare, ON
Gleaming carved mahogany wood tea caddy with decorative inlay and four claw-footed brass feet.
Brass
Regency Line Inlay Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Rose wood tea caddy with chamfered corners on cast bronze feet.
Bronze
English Burl Walnut Tea Caddy With Decorative Brass Mounts
Located in Free Union, VA
A handsome Victorian era burl wood tea caddy retaining much of its interior silvering.
Brass
18th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare, highly desirable, and sought-after model mid-18th century George III period tea caddy. Original brass-work. English, circa 1750. Why we like it Its distinctive a...
Wood
18th Century Domed Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Domed tea caddy from the 18th century.
Wood
18th Century Chippendale Tea Caddy
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare, highly desirable, and sought-after model mid-18th century George III Chippendale period tea caddy. Original period metalwork. English, circa 1750. Why we like it...
Wood
Georgian Applewood Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Georgian Applewood inlaid tea caddy. A superb Applewood tea caddy dates back to circa 1810 with cut corners, its ebony edged, inlaid with Harewood acorns to the front and a Harewood...
Wood
Antique Gaboon Ebony Tea Caddy
Located in Chicago, IL
This box has a beautiful veneer. It has two rectangular compartments and a round velvet lined compartment which was used originally for a sugar jar.
Wood
Hand Turned Tea Caddy, c. 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
Lovely hand turned tea caddy with doré brass mounts.
Brass
Octagon Shaped 19th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Highland Park, IL
Early 19th century English tea caddy.
Wood
19th Century Chinese Wooden Tea Caddy
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
19th century Chinese wooden tea caddy or teabox, carved with symbols for tea. Open in top and also has a drawer. Proberbly Hong Mü.
Brass
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
18th Century George III Bombe Tea Caddy
Located in Richmond, London
A superb mid-18th century George III period bombe tea caddy. English, circa 1760. Why we like it A totally original example complete with tin canister boxes with lids and original ...
Brass
Georgian Conch Shell Inlaid Octagonal Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Octagonal tea caddy with conch shell inlay to the top, with chequered edging with satinwood cross banding and oval shaped bone escutcheon. Surrounding the front edge is a her...
Wood
Flame Mahoagany Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Middleburg, VA
ENGLISH FLAME MAHOGANY TEA CADDY INLAID WITH SATINWOOD AROUND THE EDGES. THE TOP OPENS TO REVEAL TWO LIDDED COMPARTMENTS. THE TEA CADDY HAS AN INLAID IVORY ESCUTCHOEN WITH THE ORIGIN...
Wood
18th Century Chinoiserie Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Chinoiserie tea caddy from the 18th century.
Wood
Unavailable
H 4.75 in W 7.38 in D 4.25 in
English Georgian Period Yew Wood Octagonal Tea Caddy with Fan and Column Inlays
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian 18th century yew wood octagonal tea caddy inlaid with fan and column motifs in satinwood, sycamore and boxwood.
Yew
Unavailable
H 5.25 in W 7.25 in D 4.25 in
English Georgian Yew Wood Octagonal Tea Caddy with Oval Inlays on Five Sides
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian Period yew wood octagonal tea caddy with oval inlays on five sides.
Yew
Antique Folk Art Cottage Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rare Folk Art tea caddy in the form of a country cottage. The exterior of this delightful charming house tea caddy is adorned with painted windows, doors and surrounding plants. ...
Wood
Unavailable
H 5.25 in W 6.5 in D 4.25 in
Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell
Located in South Coast, CA
Mid-1800s, perhaps earlier, the breathtaking old early Victorian tortoise shell tea caddy you see here is complete, in really fine condition (very slight imperfections consistent wit...
Wood, Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl
Unavailable
H 6 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
English Georgian Tea Caddy with Inlay and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Georgian Tea Caddy with Inlay and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Wood
Unavailable
H 5 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Rare 19th Century Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Tea Caddy, circa 1820
Located in Richmond, London
A very rare English Regency period chinoiserie style black lacquer box, exquisitely gilt-decorated with whimsical oriental motifs. England, early 19th century. Why we like it A cha...
Wood, Lacquer
Unavailable
H 7 in W 15 in D 8 in
Painted English Victorian Tea Caddy with Original Fittings and Lined in Velvet
Located in Savannah, GA
Black lacquer decorated Victorian tea caddy, the well and the back lined with red velvet; the two mahogany tea canisters are removable. A quintessentially English piece from an Engl...
Tin
Unavailable
H 13.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
19th Century Chinese Export Canton Large Blue and White Tea Caddy
Located in Nashville, TN
A beautiful Chinese Export Canton Tea Caddy in a large scale square shape. This Chinese export Canton export blue and white tea caddy with wood lid is an exceptional piece.
Porcelain
Chinese4Export caddy box
Located in Tacoma, WA
A 19th century Chinese Export black and gilt lacquer chinoiserie caddy box
Wood
Miniature Boulle Work Caddy
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
A 19th century miniature boulle work box in the shape of a sarcophagus tea caddy. The wood box is beautifully decorated with boulle work (heavy brass inlaid into tortoise shell) w...
Brass
French Tea Caddy
By Tahan Paris
Located in Washington, DC
French 19th Century brass bound & inlaid kingwood/tulipwood tea caddy marked Tahan Paris
Brass
Small Round Tea Caddy
Located in Sausalito, CA
Small round tea caddy with a key.
Metal
Rosewood Tea Caddy With Carved Top
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
classic Regency rosewood tea caddy with flamed Mahogany interior --lacking mixing bowl
Wood
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Horn Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Bombe shaped Anglo Indian Buffalo Horn Tea Chest. Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Buffalo Horn Tea Caddy, bombe shaped of ribbed form with gadrooned finial. It stands on turned horn fee...
Horn, Glass, Wood
Regency Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English Regency period burr yew wood tea caddy of sarcophagus form, the angled top over flat sides having ring turned handles, and standing on original turned flattened ball fee...
Ebony, Mahogany, Yew
Fine Fruit Wood Tea-Caddy c.1850
Located in London, GB
An unusual fruit wood tea-caddy with domed glass top containing dried flowers and foliage decoration c.1850.
Wood
George III burr yew wood tea caddy of small size
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George III burr yew wood tea caddy of small size, crossbanded through out with a fitted interior.
Three Mahogany and Inlaid Wood Tea Caddy, Priced Per Tea Caddy
Located in Buchanan, MI
Three mahogany and inlaid wood tea caddy. Consisting of an inlaid tea caddy.
Mahogany
Brass Mounted Coromandel Wood Tea Caddy with Satinwood Interior
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Brass decorated coromandel wood tea caddy with a satinwood lined lid enclosing a pair of removable satinwood tea boxes with domed hinged lids, each with an engraved brass shield, one...
Brass
Mid-19th Century Yew Wood Tea Caddy Box from England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century yew wood tea caddy box from England on round feet. Box has three compartments: two rectangular storage spaces with flip open tops and one circular opening with red ...
Yew
Sold
H 4.75 in W 7.5 in D 4.25 in
English Octagonal Burl Yew Wood Tea Caddy with String Inlay, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Octagonal Burl Yew Wood Tea Caddy with String Inlay, Early 19th Century
Yew
Sold
H 5.25 in W 9 in D 4.5 in
English Early 19th Century Regency Yew Wood Tea Caddy with String Inlay & Brass
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Early 19th Century Regency Yew Wood Tea Caddy with String Inlay & Brass Lion Head Handles
Yew
George III Burl Yew Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very nice George III burr yew wood tea caddy with triple diamond inlay banded top and unusual mixed wood stringing, original bronze ball and claw feet.
Bronze
19th Century Coromandel Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Hixson, TN
A middle of the 19th-century Victorian coromandel wood veneered dome top tea caddy. The caddy has gilded brass mounts.
Ebony
18th Century Padouk Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Rare 18th Century Padouk Wood Rectangular Tea Caddy Of Rectangular Form, Having Original Brass Handle To Hinged Top Enclosing Divisions, Raised On Elegant Original Brass Claw ...
Padouk
Very Good Georgian Burl Yew Wood Tea Caddy, U.K., Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The richly figured & satinwood strung case showing a hinged chamfered top opening to twin lidded tea compartments with maple lids & brass pulls, raised overall on compressed bun feet...
Yew, Satinwood
English Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English George III partridge wood tea caddy with chamfered rectangular and banded borders opening to a case fitted with two compartments.
Boxwood
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
Georgian Fruitwood Apple Form Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English pear wood tea caddy in the shape of an apple, the interior with remnants of a foil lining.
Pearwood
French Thuya Wood Brass and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality French Napoleon III thuya wood tea caddy with mother-of-pearl and brass inlay all resting on ball feet, circa 1870.
Brass
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.
Yew
Regency Parcel Ebonized Burlwood Tea Caddy
Located in Astoria, NY
Regency parcel ebonized burl wood tea caddy, probably amboyna or walnut, 19th century, of sarcophagus form, the box interior fitted with two lidded zinc-lined tea canisters and a gla...
Metal
Fruitwood Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
Fruitwood tea caddy, English, circa 1850. An unusual fruit wood tea-caddy with domed glass top containing dried flowers and foliage decoration.
Fruitwood
18th Century English Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful late 18th century George III period burr yew wood tea caddy having domed lid and crossbanded decoration with fully working lock and key.
Yew
Hexagonal Rolled Paper Tea Caddy c. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Rolled-paper and gilt-wood Tea Caddy, in hexagonal form with beautiful designs on all sides formed in minute rolled strips of paper.
English Turnbridgeware Burl Walnut Tea Caddy, c. 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Burled-wood Tea Caddy, inlaid with Turnbridge-ware decoration, including a central rose design on the top, and geometric borders throughout.
Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A yew wood tea caddy on balled feet.
Yew
Antique Regency Yew Wood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Regency Period Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Sarcophagus Form Having Boxwood Strung Decoration, Ivory Key Escutcheon And Stunning Original Ormolu Handles & Feet
Victorian 19th Century Large Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An excellent quality 19th century victorian tea caddy featuring wonderfully figured, decorative yew wood veneers which retains a good rich colour.
Yew
Tiny Regency Partridgewood Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and extremely rare Regency period 19th century partridge wood tea caddy, of incredibly small proportions, having elegant pagoda shaped top enclosing lined interior raised ...
Other
Large Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality Georgian 18th century mahogany rectangular tea caddy having replacement brass axe drop handle to hinged lid enclosing cavity with attractive inlaid decoration througho...
Mahogany
English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Tortoise Shell
English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A lovely bow front tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with mother of pearl flowers and topped with a silver badge. English, circa 1870.
Silver
Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
With Tuscan Columns & Fan Inlay. From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of octagonal shape with a Harewood veneer...
Boxwood, Harewood
Rare Regency Architectural Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Pressed Tortoiseshell Design From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Architectural Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of bombe form with flared bas...
Shell
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
Georgian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Oval Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Silver and Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy is of oval shape with a To...
Silver
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
Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English Regency mahogany caddy with canted sides and shaped hinged top with ebony stringing and original brass paw feet. Good color and patina.
Mahogany
Georgian Octagonal Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III octagonal tea caddy inlaid with various woods on a harewood ground, the central panels veneered with coucous wood and banded by holly stringing around a kingwood band...
Burl, Holly, Harewood, Kingwood, Ebony
$2,109
H 9.45 in W 16.15 in D 9.45 in
Antique George IV Gonçalo Alves & Amboyna Marquetry Tea Caddy C1825 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique George IV Gonçalo Alves and amboyna marquetry inlaid tea caddy, circa 1825 in date. It is beautifully decorated with superb marquetry decoration to the ...
Amboyna
Georgian Original Painted Sycamore Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
George III Circa 1785 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Rare Original Hand-Painted Sycamore Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of Octagonal form veneered in Sycamo...
Sycamore
Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus form Tea Caddy
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency Mahogany sarcophagus form tea caddy. With Brass keyhole escutcheon.
Brass
$1,354
H 4.75 in W 7.5 in D 4.25 in
Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy, England, Circa 1790, Antique Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and good quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany oblong tea caddy, retaining good colour and patina, having attractive inlaid decoration to front and hinged lid...
Mahogany
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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