Antique Tea Chest

Lined with Red Velvet Circa 1790 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian Burr Yew Wood Tea Chest.

Opening the tea chest reveals an interior lined in red paper, fitted with two removable tea caddies, each decorated with further Chinoiserie penwork.

The interior layout remains particularly well balanced, designed for the separate storage of tea and sugar within a compact yet highly functional arrangement typical of high quality ...

Elegant mahogany tea chest featuring a decorative edge in light wood grain and a handle on the lid.

The Repousse Tea Chest is stamped to the side of the exterior with the G&B hallmark for Grinsell and Bourne and dates to the mid 19th century Victorian period circa 1865.

Awarded at Fernhill 18th August 1843 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are thrilled to offer this Ebonised Tea Chest given as a Royal Prize is 1843.

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Anglo Indian Brass and Rosewood Circa 1880-1900 small side table tea chest of drawers or large table top jewellery cabinet ...

Lidded chest with a curved lid and a concave belly, standing on brass ball feet. The escutcheon is inlayed in bone. Mahogany veneered.

This is a vintage hotel tea chest. A Chinese, pewtered alloy chá caddy, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

An antique Meiji era Cha Tansu Tea Cabinet. Features a burled frame. Features a central display portion with etched glass covering shelves and upper and lower cupboard with sliding...

Small caskets, boxes and tea chests of this type appear to have been a popular smaller item for the Roentgens, and they are well-documented in literature on the history of furniture ...

A fine tea chest or tea caddy in satinwood with crossbanded edges on the lid and all four sides, the lid, front and sides inlaid with ovals of tortoiseshell.

As the use of the jar waned and the box became more popular, the provision of different receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a l...

As the use of the jar waned and the box became more popular, the provision of different receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a l...

As the use of the jar waned and the box became more popular, the provision of different receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a l...

As the use of the jar waned and the box became more popular, the provision of different receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a l...

As the use of the jar waned and the box became more popular, the provision of different receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a l...

The association with shells also comes from the practice of merchants including a real scallop shell in tea chests for sampling, which inspired the design of early caddy spoon.

The larger varieties were known as tea chests. As tea grew cheaper there was less concern with the appearance of caddies, and as a result they fell out of use.

A very handsome and rare large Victorian tea caddy created in the form of a chest of drawers.

Made of black enameled metal, probably tin, each tea tin/chest has a different oriental scene painted on the front in gold paint.

A beautiful Antique George III Sterling Silver Tea Caddy in the style of a Tea Chest. Each Panel of the Tea Caddy has a delicate engraved border and there is an engraved crest on the...

This antique German sugar box is composed of .875 silver and dates to circa 1850 in the Biedermeier style. The box sits on ornately crafted feet and features clam shell relief decora...

The markings on the tea chest proclaim shipments to "Peking, Nanking, Canton, Hong Kong Shangai, and Tiensin".

An Attractive Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers and Supper Table This Attractive Bachelor’s Chest has four long graduated drawers and the additional advantage of a fold over top to make a...

The Function of the Double Tea Caddy In the early 19th century, tea was still a luxury item, often kept locked away in a tea caddy (or tea chest) to prevent servants from pilfering t...

Totally handmade from beautiful hardwood with lots of patina, surface markings and cool vibe from over a century's use in Tibet. This piece is beautifully crafted with all dovetails ...

This was used as a tea table or storage box. This piece is beautifully crafted with all dovetails wood details.

In his final years he turned mainly to decorating works intended for export, such as tea chests, kites, and lanterns. On 17 September 1869 he died at the age of 44.

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These Indian bread boxes or Roti ka dabba boxes as popularly known, were used for centuries to keep the freshly baked homemade round fluffy Chapatis or rotis made of wheat flour brea...

These Indian bread boxes or Roti ka dabba boxes as popularly known, were used for centuries to keep the freshly baked home made round fluffy Chapatis or rotis made of wheat flour bre...