Antique German Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique German silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver
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Early 1800s Antique Tea Caddy Box
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Silver
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Georgian Novelty Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Shaped as an Apple From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this superb Georgian
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Early 1800s European Georgian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood
1890s 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
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1890s Russian Other Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Silver
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
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1880s Dutch Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Silver
Georgian Octagonal Partridgewood Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Rare Partridgewood, Late 18th Century Georgian Tea Caddy, Of Octagonal Form Having Attractive
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Other
Antique Belgian Spa Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Depicting Various Spa Scenes From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to introduce this
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Late 18th Century Belgian George III Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Sycamore
Antique English Victorian Dovetailed Walnut Tea Caddy Small Desk Trinket Box
$275
H 5 in W 5.25 in D 4.5 in
Antique English Victorian Dovetailed Walnut Tea Caddy Small Desk Trinket Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Dovetailed Walnut Tea Caddy Small Desk Trinket Box. Item features
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Rosewood Oblong Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive, good quality, late 18th century rosewood oblong shaped tea caddy having
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Rosewood
Large Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality Georgian 18th century mahogany rectangular tea caddy having replacement brass axe
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Mahogany
Two Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Caddy for the English Trade, Priced Per Tea Caddy
$2,400 / item
H 5 in W 11 in D 8 in
Two Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Caddy for the English Trade, Priced Per Tea Caddy
Located in Buchanan, MI
. Together with a larger Chinese export lacquer box with one interior fitted shelf (5" x 11" x 8") Tea caddy
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19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood
Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive Late Regency Period Rosewood Tea Caddy, Of Elegant Sarcophagus Form, Having Domed
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Rosewood
Ying Mee & Co., Antique Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy or Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, early 20th century. An antique red lacquer box with gilt decorated chickens, Chinese
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Fine Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine quality rolled/scrolled paperwork single compartmemt tea caddy in good originl condition
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Paper
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
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1780s English George III Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Ebony, Kingwood, Harewood, Holly, Burl
Antique Tea Caddy, English, Satinwood, Box, Mixing Glass, Regency, circa 1830
$1,244Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.11 in W 12.41 in D 10.04 in
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
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Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Satinwood
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
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Early 19th Century Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Rosewood
English Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautifully crafted Mother-Of-Pearl English Tea Caddy. The caddy is clad throughout in hand-cut
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
English Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th Century Sarcophagus Shaped Mahogany Tea Caddy. Caddy is shaped box-like with a
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Mahogany
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
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Yew
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
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood
English 19th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary 19th century English solid mahogany tea caddy. This shaped box has a carved
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Bronze
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
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood
Louis XIV Style Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Louis XIV style boulle tea caddy. Beautiful boulle has inlaid red and gold design on
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th-Century Georgian Burr Yew Tea Caddy—Elegant, natural wooden box
$2,950
H 5 in W 7.25 in D 4 in
Antique 18th-Century Georgian Burr Yew Tea Caddy—Elegant, natural wooden box
Located in Saint Helena, CA
artistry is evident in this tea caddy's details. It has a rectangular shape with canted corners. This box
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Yew
19th Century Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted with chinoiserie motif. Original inserts with etching.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Zinc
Antique Dome Top Tea Caddy, English, Burr Walnut, Box, Gothic Taste, Victorian
$666Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.93 in W 7.88 in D 4.53 in
Antique Dome Top Tea Caddy, English, Burr Walnut, Box, Gothic Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique dome top tea caddy. An English, burr walnut and brass capped loose leaf box
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Sarcophagus-Form Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy. Tea Caddy is in the sarcophagus form with hinged lid concealing
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Mahogany
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
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Sycamore
Quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy, having a quality antique Regency tea caddy of
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A large English tea caddy. It is mahogany with brass feet.
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19th Century British Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Brass
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
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A mahogany tea caddy . It has an interesting shape.
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19th Century British Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Paper Scroll Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Framed In Boxwood From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional
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Late 18th Century English George II Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Glass, Boxwood, Paper
Wonderful 835 Silver Tea Caddy lidded Box Can Christoph Widmann Germany handmade
$1,763
H 5.12 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
Wonderful 835 Silver Tea Caddy lidded Box Can Christoph Widmann Germany handmade
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique 835 Silver Tea Caddy - lidded Box Christoph Widmann Germany handmade Half moon &
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19th Century German Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Silver
George III Period Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th century, Georgian Mahogany Rectangular Tea Caddy, Having Original Brass
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Chinese Export Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A black lacquered tea caddy. Great decoration and has interior compartment.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Flame Mahogany Empire Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box 19th century
$390
H 7.1 in W 12.4 in D 6.3 in
Antique Flame Mahogany Empire Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Rectangular shape mahogany veneered casket made in first half of 19th century presumably in Europe. High quality work of applied arts in Neoclassical (Biedermeier) style. The fork of...
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Late 19th Century Empire Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is this 19th Century Victorian antique rosewood inlaid marquetry tea caddy sarcophagus
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Mid-19th Century Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
hinged tea caddy features a decorative stenciled motif of pagodas and foliage in gilt, which contrasts
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Pewter
Wonderful German 800 Silver Tea Caddy
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage late 19th century German tea caddy is designed with a magnificent detailed repousse
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Silver
Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus form Tea Caddy
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency Mahogany sarcophagus form tea caddy. With Brass keyhole escutcheon.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Brass
Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency rosewood sarcophagus form Tea Caddy. With circular Brass keyhole escutcheon plate.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Brass
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th century Georgian, Chippendale Period, Mahogany Tea Caddy Of Rectangular
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Miniature Sideboard Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and rare early 19th Century Regency Period mahogany tea caddy, in the form of a
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Mahogany
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Sunburst Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1870, English tortoiseshell tea caddy with sunburst design. It is absolutely the finest one
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1870s English Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Tortoise Shell
English Regency Pagoda Form Tea Caddy
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Unusual pagoda form caddy finely figured veneers. Interior lids are original and match the exterior
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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 Caddy Box
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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
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Early 19th Century American Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood
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
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18th Century English Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood
Circa 1780 Continental Porcelain Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Continental tea caddy, c.1780, molded soft paste porcelain. Neoclassical swag decoration, gilt
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1780s European Neoclassical Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and Yellow Chinoiserie Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Blue and yellow chinoiserie tea caddy. Charming Prattware shaped tea canister in a blue cast paste
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Tea Caddy - France - Marquetry Inlay
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined late 19th century French tea caddy, featuring elegant and finely executed marquetry inlay
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood
Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments
$1,647Sale Price|35% Off
H 5.12 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
of the caddy. A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. When first
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18th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Brass
Antique English Sterling Silver Tea Caddy - 1911
By Brook & Son, Edinburgh 1
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome hexagonal solid silver tea caddy created to mimic a Georgian wooden caddy with the top
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1910s British Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Walnut Rectangular Tea Caddy 18th Century
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive Mid 18th Century George II Period Rectangular Walnut Tea Caddy Having
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Walnut
Antique Rosewood Sarcophagus Shape British Tea Caddy
Located in Bridgeport, CT
British tea caddy finely crafted from rosewood and accentuated with a contrasting wood. It
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Brass
Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Wood Large Tea Caddy Lined in Metal Desk Box
$1,500
H 5.5 in W 12 in D 8.25 in
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
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Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Tea Caddy Box
Materials
Wood
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Antique Tea Caddy Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique tea caddy box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bone, every antique tea caddy box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique tea caddy box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique tea caddy box, designed in the Georgian, Regency or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made antique tea caddy box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Henry Clay, Oomersi Mawji and William Vincent are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Tea Caddy Box?
Prices for an antique tea caddy box start at $76 and top out at $42,500 with the average selling for $1,974.
Finding the Right Tea-caddies for You
There are lots of uses for your vintage, new or antique tea caddies, but they can certainly serve their original intended purpose if needed.
When tea first gained popularity during the 1800s, and teatime became commonplace in homes all over England, it was an expensive commodity owing to excessive taxation. (This, of course, inevitably yielded a black market for tea leaves.) Tea drinkers hoarded their precious goods, which began to arrive in London ports from China during the 17th century, under lock and key. In luxury homes, tea leaves were stowed away in a decorative jar or canister called a tea caddy that was fitted with a lock, or, alternatively, the container was kept in a secured chest or storage cabinet.
Tea was thought to be not just a delicious drink but also to have medicinal benefits. The Chinese had been praising the healthy properties of tea, and wealthy Europeans were eager to discover its benefits for themselves during their ritual afternoon tea. The idea of “teatime” wasn’t a social event in upper-class British homes until the 1830s or 1840s. During Queen Victoria’s reign, small baked treats might be served with your beverage, and teakettles and coffeepots were part of tea services that could include teacups, saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.
When tea cultivation was relegated to British colonies such as India, and the British East India Company could no longer hold onto its trade monopoly with China, tea was no longer a ritual confined to the wealthy. Today, antique and vintage tea caddies are collector’s items all over the world.
Tea caddies weren’t unique to Europeans. The earliest pieces originated in China. Surviving hand-painted examples from China or elsewhere in Asia made of porcelain might feature enameled landscapes or other designs. At the Taft Museum of Art, there are striking enameled 18th-century-era tea caddies of copper that were given to the institution in 2014. Wooden tea caddies materialized over time and were seen as sturdier than their ceramic counterparts.
Today, there are all kinds of ways to use a vintage tea caddy if you’re passing on tea. They’re a welcome decorative flourish on the mantel in your living room, for example. A metal tea caddy, lined with a plastic bag, can be used to cultivate an herb garden on your kitchen windowsill. An old wooden tea caddy can help keep your paper clips or pushpins organized on your desk too. If you’re always on the go, a tea tin is good for packing earbuds, hand sanitizer, gum or whatever else that might get easily lost in a roomy crossbody messenger bag or other shoulder bag.
Teatime or not, find antique and vintage mid-century modern tea caddies, tortoiseshell caddies and more on 1stDibs.
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