Chinese Tea Chest
Chinese export tea chest with etched pewter insert
Located in Summerland, CA
This is a rare early 19th-century (c.1820) Chinese antique large lacquered gilt tea chest
Category
Antique 1820s Chinese Qing Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
Victorian Siver 4-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
By Barnard Brothers
Located in London, GB
other on the teapot in the form of a Chinese man seated on a tea chest (to represent the Chinese origin
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An 18th century Chinese Export Lac de Bergaute tea chest, of octagonal shaped form with hinged lid
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Vintage Hotel Tea Chest, Chinese, Pewter Alloy, Chá Caddy, Art Deco, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage hotel tea chest. A Chinese, pewtered alloy chá caddy, dating to the Art Deco
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
H 4.73 in W 9.06 in D 5.91 in
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Chinese Tea Chest
Located in New York, NY
Red lacquer Chinese tea chest on brass stand.
Category
20th Century Chinese Furniture
Chinese Tea Chest
Located in New York, NY
Black lacquer Chinese tea chest with red and gold lotus flowers detailed with birds. Brass handles
Category
Antique 19th Century Trunks and Luggage
Antique George III Sterling Silver Tea Caddy 1771 Georgian Chinese Design
By Aaron Lestourgeon
Located in London, GB
style of a traditional Chinese tea chest. Each of the exterior surfaces features an engraved silver
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 4.26 in W 3.67 in L 4.26 in
Chinese Export Lacquer Double Tea Caddy Chest, circa 1840
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export lacquer double tea caddy chest,
circa 1840.
A large rectangular-shaped footed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Floral Painted Tea Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A painted chest from Northern China. This pine chest has been painted with various floral motifs
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Antique Chinese Wooden Tea Shipping Box Crate Tin Lining Coffee End Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique tea shipping crate. Made from wood with paper labeling and tin lining. Measure: 26".
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Blanket Chests
Materials
Tin
H 18.75 in W 25.5 in D 17 in
Fine Japanese Gilt Black Lacquer Tea Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With intricate construction and exquisite decoration, this fine tabletop tea chest is a true
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Chinese Tea Chest Side Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Pair of Chinese Tea Chests On Stands. Used As Side Tables.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Export Chinese Tea Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Chinese Export Tea Chest in Red and Black Lacquer, painted in Canton Style with Chinese Characters
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer
Materials
Pewter
Antique Chinese Butterfly Lacquer Tea Caddy Tea Chest, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A rare Chinese tea chest decorated with East Asian scenes, including temples and pagodas. In the
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
unique Chinese tea chest comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Export Tea Chest
Located in Middleburg, VA
An impressive black and gold Chinese Export tea chest with an engraved metal interior liner
Category
Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Chinese lacquer tea chest standing on four carved dragons feet, decorated with beautiful very
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
Lacquer Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Chinese lacquer tea chest in the shape of a melon, standing on three carved dragons' feet
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Melon Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Chinese lacquer melon tea chest decorated with flowers, leaves and birds in gold, standing on three
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
A Cantonese Chinese export lacquer tea box, decorated with gilt heightened colored volutes and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Chinese Lacquer Box or Tea Chest with Opposing Foo Lion Decoration
Located in San Antonio, TX
Lovely Chinese lacquer tea chest in shades of faded red, emerald green and antique white. The box
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Tea Box
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great Chinese Export Tea Chest from the 19th C in tole.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Chinese Lacquer Melon Shaped Tea Chest Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Chinese lacquer melon tea chest decorated with chinoiserie scenes in gold, standing on three carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Chinese lacquer Tea Caddy standing on four carved dragon feet with beautiful Chinoiserie panels
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies
Chinese Export Red Lacquer Paktong Bone Tea Chest, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A rare Chinese export lacquer tea chest, with beautiful red panels decorated with Chinese figures
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
Export "Tea Chest"
Located in Charleston, SC
A Chinese Export Tea Chest, In lighter and darker Reds and with scenes of people in a garden
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer
Materials
Pewter
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Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan.
The large box and cover featuring a design of blossoming plum bran...
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Abalone
Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese export, circa 1820.
An exceptional quality and rare form. Featuring figural landscape decorations in gilt to the main black lacquer doors, which open to reveal 13 separated c...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
H 5.75 in W 23.25 in D 13.625 in
Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer decoration, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. Previously in the collection of Asbjorn...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Softwood, Lacquer
H 15.75 in W 14.25 in D 7 in
Antique Japanese Lacquer Inlaid Hardwood Meiji Period Shibayama Shodana Cabinet
Located in Portland, OR
An exquisite antique Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Shodana cabinet, circa 1880.
One of the finest antique Shibayama cabinets one will see, the cabinet is finely inlaid and overlaid...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Gold
H 74.5 in W 48 in D 14.5 in
Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of a traditional Japanese Hokai shell storage box for the Kai-awase game. This box is well-detailed in chased brass appliques and makie. The box is in overall ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set.
The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SIL...
Category
2010s Italian Medieval Games
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Table from Ryukyu Islands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small square-form table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent is...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Set of Twelve Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bamboo Pattern Charger/Dinner Plates
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Set of Twelve Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bamboo Pattern Charger/Dinner Plates originates from the United States, Circa 1970. This stunning set can serve as either c...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.25 in Dm 10.75 in
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
...
Category
Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in New York, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan.
This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Alternating Panels
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Korean Mother-of-Pearl Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This ornate Korean stool was crafted in the early 20th century of lacquered papier-mâché with beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay, a decorative technique known as "najeonchilgi." During ...
Category
20th Century Korean Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Candelabra Pair of 3-Light
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880. With its flowing curves, swirling vegetation, meandering tendrils and exotic blossoming plants, Chrysanthemum is charac...
Category
20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Adams Style Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Candelabra by Elkington
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1890/1 by Elkington & Co., this spectacular pair of 5 light, Antique, Victorian, sterling silver candelabra are in the Adams Style, decorated with rams’ heads...
Category
Antique 1890s English Adam Style Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 19.3 in W 25.99 in D 13 in
Antique English Victorian Neoclassical Sterling Silver Epergne
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in New York, NY
Victorian neoclassical sterling silver epergne. Made by Charles Stuart Harris in London in 1895. Central oval frame with pendant leaf garland threaded through fixed rings and support...
Category
Antique 1890s English Neoclassical Revival Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. San Lorenzo Silver Flatware Service, 248 Pieces
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extensive 248-piece sterling silver flatware service was crafted by the legendary Tiffany & Co. in the classic San Lorenzo pattern. Inspired by and named after the famous Floren...
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Chinese Tea Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese tea chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of lacquer, wood and metal, every Chinese tea chest was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese tea chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese tea chest, those designed in Victorian styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Chinese Tea Chest?
Prices for a Chinese tea chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $235 and can go as high as $9,038, while the average can fetch as much as $3,059.
Questions About Chinese Tea Chest
- What is a Chinese tea table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese tea table is a piece of furniture traditionally used in China for preparing and serving tea. It usually held a pump for drawing water and a basin for washing teacups and pots. The top doubled as a surface for resting teacups in between sips. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Chinese tea tables.