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Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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
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1820s Chinese Qing Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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
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1840s English Victorian Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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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
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18th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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Metal

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Chinese Tea Chest
Located in New York, NY
Black lacquer Chinese tea chest with red and gold lotus flowers detailed with birds. Brass handles
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19th Century Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Antique Chinese Tea Chest
Chinese Tea Chest
H 21 in W 27.5 in D 19 in
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
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18th Century English Georgian Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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Sterling Silver

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
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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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".  
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Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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Tin

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
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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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.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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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
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Materials

Pewter

Export Chinese Tea Chest
Export Chinese Tea Chest
H 6 in W 10 in D 9 in
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
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19th Century Chinese Victorian Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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.
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19th Century British Victorian Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
H 5.25 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in
Chinese Export Tea Chest
Located in Middleburg, VA
An impressive black and gold Chinese Export tea chest with an engraved metal interior liner
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1860s Chinese Chinese Export Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Tea Chest
Chinese Export Tea Chest
H 8.5 in W 13.25 in D 10.25 in
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
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Materials

Lacquer

Lacquer Tea Chest
Lacquer Tea Chest
H 6 in W 6 in D 6.25 in
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
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Materials

Pewter

China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century
China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century
H 8.86 in W 13.51 in D 10.04 in
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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Materials

Metal

Antique Tea Box
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great Chinese Export Tea Chest from the 19th C in tole.
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Antique Tea  Box
Antique Tea  Box
H 22 in W 18 in D 18 in
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
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19th Century Chinese Victorian Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest
Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest
H 5.5 in W 8 in D 5 in
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
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique

Materials

Pewter

Export  "Tea Chest"
Export  "Tea Chest"
H 8.5 in W 5.75 in D 3.5 in

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Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
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Located in Portland, OR
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Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
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2010s Italian Medieval Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
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Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Table from Ryukyu Islands
Located in Atlanta, GA
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By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
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Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
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Located in Amsterdam, NL
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An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in New York, NY
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Located in Chicago, IL
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20th Century Korean Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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Korean Mother-of-Pearl Stool
Korean Mother-of-Pearl Stool
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Located in London, London
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1890s English Adam Style Chinese Tea Chest Antique

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Chinese Tea Chest Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Chinese tea chest antique you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of lacquer, wood and metal, every Chinese tea chest antique was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese tea chest antique — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Chinese tea chest antique bearing Victorian hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Chinese Tea Chest Antique?

Prices for a Chinese tea chest antique can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $235 and can go as high as $8,800, while the average can fetch as much as $2,500.