Antique English Georgian Style Inlaid Mahogany Bombe Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian style mahogany tea caddy. Of bombé form with fruit wood inlay, gilt brass mounts & handle, and bracket feet.
Brass
Very Fine Biedermeier Period Tea Caddy of Bombe Form in Exotic Woods, circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine and visually striking Biedermeier Period tea caddy of exceptional quality, demonstrating a highly elevated form and a most complex application of exotic woods.
Zebra Wood, Yew, Amboyna, Satinwood
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
Rare Regency Architectural Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The Tea Caddy of bombe form with flared base, canted corners and pagoda top finished with silver stringing and a rare pressed architectural design to the front, sides and rear.
Shell
English George III Chippendale Style Inlay Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome inlay mahogany bombe form tea caddy on bracket feet retains its original gilt brass hardware.
Mahogany
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
Antique Regency Bombe Shaped Burr Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique bombe shaped tea caddy veneered in burr yew with boxwood edging, has two brass carry handles, shield shaped escutcheon and stands on four turned wooden bun feet.
Yew
Unavailable
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 5.12 in
18th Century 1770 Bombe Fronted Mahogany Twin Lidded Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A 18th century 1770 bombe fronted mahogany twin lidded tea caddy, it has it’s original brass feet and handle, a working lock and key, a partially relined interior and a zinc leaded i...
Mahogany
18th Century Burl Walnut Tea Caddy
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
An early 18th century, George I period bombé-shaped tea caddy in dramatically figured burl walnut of a most desirable mellow, honey colour; complete with three tins inside.
Brass
Unavailable
H 21 in W 28 in D 14 in
Early 19th Century Bombe Shaped Kingswood Veneered and Brass Strung Tea Caddy
Located in Avington, Hampshire
Early 19th Century Bombe Shaped Kingwood Veneered And Brass Strung Tea Caddy Of Exceptional Quality.
Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Wonderful bombe shape sterling silver tea caddy, with a green-stained bone handle in the form of a pineapple.
Sterling Silver
Pressed Tortoiseshell Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Exquisite Regency bombe-shaped tea caddy with stunning pressed oval design to the front, with pressed shell corners surrounding a silver oval initial plate.
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Horn Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Buffalo Horn Tea Caddy, bombe shaped of ribbed form with gadrooned finial.
Horn, Glass, Wood
Georgian Bombe Shaped Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive George III Period, 18th Century Mahogany, English Tea Caddy Of Bombe Shaped Form Having Original Brass Swan Neck Handle, To Hinged Lid Enclosing Divisions And Chequered...
Mahogany
18th Century English Antique Mahogany Bombe Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive George II period English antique mahogany 18th century tea caddy of bombe shape retaining good color and patina with original brass handle and escutcheon raised ...
Mahogany
Regency Period Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy in Bombe Form, c. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Regency period Tea Caddy in Tortoise-shell, the richly-colored exterior constructed in Bombe form.
Antique English Georgian Bombe Mahogany and Bronze Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
18th century, English mahogany tea caddy features traditional bombe shape, raised pagoda top, bronze hardware, three compartments (2 of them are tin lined), atop solid squat ogee bra...
Bronze
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The Tea Caddy of bombe shape formed from Sycamore with a central raised lid featuring extensive decoration throughout with vibrant blossoming flowers, vines, foliage and birds.
Brass
19th Century, Papier Mache Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very elegant mid-19th century papier mache tea caddy, of bombe type form, having exceptional hand painted and inlaid decoration, the hinged top enclosing lidded compartments raised...
Other
Large-Scaled English Regency Bombe-Form Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional and large-scaled English regency bombe-form tortoiseshell twin tea caddy; the shaped caddy with bold handles and raised on shell scroll feet; enclosing twin compartmen...
A Shapely English William IV Bombe-Form Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely Englisn William IV bombe-form tortoiseshell tea caddy with wooden bun feet; the coved lid above a bombe-form body raised on later wooden bun feet; enclosing twin tea compar...
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H 6 in W 10.125 in D 6 in
Kittinger Georgian Solid Mahogany Tea Caddy Bombe Stlye Jewelry Casket Colonial
By Kittinger
Located in Dayton, OH
Kittinger solid mahogany tea caddy in bombe form from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection.
Brass
Fine Victorian English Solid / Sterling Silver Tea Caddy - 1896
By Lee & Wigfull
Located in Bath, GB
A superb antique English solid silver Bombe shaped tea caddy, beautifully decorated on all four sides and standing on four very elegant legs.
Sterling Silver
Regency Period Elm Curved Bombe Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Unusual Late Regency Period, Early 19th Century, Figured Elm Curved Bombe Shape Tad Caddy, Having Boxwood Strung Decoration And Original Brasswear To Outside An...
Elm
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H 7.25 in W 9.75 in D 5.75 in
Shapely English Victorian Bombe-Form Mahogany Tea Caddy on Bun Feet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely English Victorian bombe-form mahogany tea caddy on bun feet; the shaped lid opening to reveal double compartments; resting on a waisted body all-over bun feet.
Antique English Georgian Rococo Sterling Silver Tea Caddy
By William Tuite
Located in New York, NY
English Georgian Rococo sterling silver tea caddy, 1766. Bombe with corner leaf-mounted volute scroll supports.
Sterling Silver
BOMBE' TEA CADDY
Located in Chicago, IL
AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, CHIPPENDALE, MAHOGANY BOMBE' FORM TEA CADDY, INTERIOR WITH 2 COVERS AND PLACE FOR MIXING BOWL, RETAING ITS' ORIGINAL HARDWARE AND IN WELL FIGURED VENEERS, EXCEPTI...
George II Walnut Bombe Tea Caddy. Circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Rare George II walnut bombe shaped tea caddy. The hinged lid opens to a storage space for tea.
English Mahogany Bombé Fom Tea Caddy
Located in Essex, MA
An carved mahogany bombé form tea caddy retaining its original brass bail handle, bat's wing escutcheon and key.
Brass
Regency Rosewood Bombe shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The rosewood veneered tea caddy with boxwood stringing and ivory escutcheons is complete with the original carry handles and gilt metal feet.
Rosewood
Bombe' Pressed and Inlaid Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
" Pressed " caddies with silver inlay are the rarest and most sought after of all. This is a superior specimen. The interior is fashioned with 2 compartments. It is beautifully sca...
Silver
Regency Period Lacquered Tea Caddy
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Attractive Regency period lacquer tea caddy, the bombe base below a stepped lid, well cast gilt bronze original handle.
Bombe Shaped Penwork Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Unusual Bombe shaped coloured Penwork tea caddy. With brass ring handles and four pressed lion pad feet.
Regency Padauk Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Fabulous regency bombe shaped tea caddy veneered in Padauk with unusual inlaid boxwood fleur de lys on each shoulder, featuring a brass swing handle and four brass ball feet.
Brass
Octagonal Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Octagonal Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with bombe shaped sides silver stringing and escutcheon.
Silver
Victorian Papier Mache Tea Caddy with Gilt Arabesque Decoration c1860
Located in London, GB
Very fine Victorian papier mache bombe shape tea caddy. On black ground with gilt arabesque decoration and on bracket feet.
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
Large Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy, Inlaid Design, England, Circa 1790
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
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 Inlaid Mahogany Tea Caddy, circa 1790
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome George III tea caddy, made from Mahogany and beautifully inlaid with panels and highly decorative foliate marquetry to the front and top. The top has a handsome cast ...
Mahogany
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
English 19th Century Domed Top Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
English 19th Century Domed Top Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver Inlay and Ball feet
Tortoise Shell
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Inlaid Mother Of Pearl
Located in Dallas, TX
Tortoiseshell tea caddy with inlaid mother of pearl from England. Metal lined under two lids. Excellent condition, circa 1860.
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
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 of the caddy, resting on brass ball feet
Tortoise Shell
George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Inlay & Burled Crossbanding
Located in Atlanta, GA
George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Inlay & Burled Crossbanding, ca. 1790
Mahogany
Dutch Regency Tortoiseshell, Bone & Silver Tea Caddy, Circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare early 19th-century Dutch tortoiseshell tea caddy, circa 1820, of refined casket form with a softly domed hinged lid, canted serpentine corners, and richly figured tortoiseshel...
Bone, Parchment
Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy, Regency Style, England, Circa 1820
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
$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...
Wood, Mahogany
18th Century Star Inlaid Mahogany Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Rectangular Tea Caddy, Of Good Colour And Patina Throughout, Having Attractive Inlaid Stars And Chequered Strung Decoration, The Hi...
Mahogany
A Large Vintage Faux Tortoiseshell Lidded Box, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Vintage Faux Tortoiseshell Lidded Box, 20th Century Description: Featuring a classic casket shape covered in tessellated panels. The exterior showcases a richly mottled, tra...
Wood
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
Charming 18th Century Satinwood Square Tea Caddy, George III
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming And Very Good Quality Late 18th Century Satinwood Square Tea Caddy, With Purple Heart Crossbanded Decoration, The Hinged Top Enclosing Lidded Storage Compartment, Raised O...
Satinwood
$1,250
H 4 in W 4.5 in D 2.38 in
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...
Bronze, Enamel
"Perf" Sideboard in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
By Diesel Creative Team 1, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Perf" is a credenza, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, blac...
Steel
$1,920Sale Price / set|50% Off
Vintage Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware Set - 80 Pieces
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite vintage dinnerware set, likely crafted in fine Limoges porcelain, features delicate floral patterns and gold accents. Each piece is signed “France,” a hallmark of its ...
Porcelain
Early 18th Century Dutch Chest 'Box '
Located in Madrid, ES
Dutch chest in fruit wood and carved bone applications, 18th Century Dutch school. Measurements: 20 X 29 X 18cm Very good condition.
Wood
$1,479
H 22.45 in W 13 in D 6.3 in
Antique French Renaissance Revival Richly Carved Wall Cabinet 19th Century Brass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Luxurious & romantic French Renaissance revival Wall cabinet / small cabinet , richly carved & decorated with brass. Very nice craftsmanship with impressive carvings. When opened...
Brass
$31,785
H 32.25 in W 44.25 in D 3 in
19th Century Scottish Highland landscape oil painting of Loch Lubnaig
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) The Head of Loch Lubnaig Oil on canvas, signed & transcribed verso Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 32.25 inch...
Canvas, Oil
$2,660 / set
H 33.25 in W 19 in D 11.25 in
Monumental Pair of Table Lamps Gold Brass Pagoda Style with Shade Vintage, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful pair of large monumental table lamps or side table lamps. Made of brass, in Italy. Each light requires one European E27 / 110 Volt Edison bulb, up to 60 watts. They come wi...
Metal, Brass
$2,695
H 44.5 in W 58 in D 28 in
19th Century Antique Indian Carved Wood Dowry Chest with Iron Accents
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The entire chest with framed square panels in three rows on the top, and four on the front, sides, and back. The front panels have added X form decorative pieces and all frames have ...
Iron
$1,943Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 5.67 in Dm 0.63 in
Cartier 18ct Gold Nib Black Godron Ribbed Fountain Pen With Cartier Box
By Montblanc, Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Louis Black Godron Ribbed Fountain Pen With 18ct Gold Nib, Onyx Cabochon & Cartier Box An elegant vintage Cartier Louis fountain pen, beautifully finished in a deep black ri...
Gold, Gold Plate
19th Century English Wedgewood Retailed Burl Walnut Tea Caddy
By Wedgwood & Co
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, fine quality English Victorian brass-mounted walnut tea caddy, retailed by Wedgwood & Sons, 9 Cornhill, London. Exquisitely hand-crafted in the mid-19th century, rectang...
Brass
19th Century, Rooster Weathervane, American
By J.W. Fiske & Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century, classic form molded rooster copper weathervane with sheet brass tail and zinc legs, which are supported by the original 13 1/2" copper bar. Weatherane is similar i...
Brass, Copper
French Art Nouveau Ceramic Planter or Vase circa 1910
Located in Miami, FL
Art Nouveau Ceramic Planter or Vase circa 1910 Spectacular jardinière or centerpiece with relief flowers and leaves on the two sides
Ceramic
Plaster Wall Mirror in Dorothy Draper Style Hollywood Regency
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Sharon, CT
A period plaster mirror/display. Manner of Serge Roche, Francis Elkins, Syrie Maughan or Dorothy Draper. Mirror itself measures 14" x 12", a very ornate and wide frame measures: 25" ...
Plaster
Rose Quartz Bubble Rock Crystal Cocktail Tables By Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
A pair of luxury bubble rose quartz rock crystal cocktail tables with polish brass stands. Created by Phoenix gallery NYC.
$6,850
H 4.5 in W 9.38 in D 3.38 in
Pair of French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Glass Cachepots by Muller Freres, 1930s
By Louis Majorelle, Muller Frères, Edgar Brandt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful pair of Muller Freres art glass and nickel-plated wrought iron cachepots. Dating to the Art Deco period. In the style of Edgar Brandt or Louis Majorelle with blown ...
Wrought Iron
$14,985Sale Price|49% Off
H 31.5 in W 55 in D 32 in
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gildwood Carved Center Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style gildwood carved center hall table. The rectangular shaped intricately carved frame with an X-stretcher centre with a urn, all surmount...
Marble
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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