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
Category
1840s English Victorian Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
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
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
Black lacquer Chinese tea chest with red and gold lotus flowers detailed with birds. Brass handles
Category
19th Century Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
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
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
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".
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Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
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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.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
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1860s Chinese Chinese Export Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
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
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
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
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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 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.
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
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
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
16th Century Japanese Edo Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
H 5.75 in W 23.25 in D 13.625 in
Korean Lacquered Wood and Mother of Pearl Inlay Chest, Joseon Dynasty, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean keyaki (Japanese elm), lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlaid personal accessory chest for a woman, Joseon Dynasty, early 19th century or earlier, Korea.
The small ac...
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Early 19th Century Korean Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Brass
H 11 in W 11 in D 11 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
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Wood, Softwood, Lacquer
H 15.75 in W 14.25 in D 7 in
Chinese Large Mother of Pearl Mounted Armorial Tea Caddy for MacPherson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare, incredible and large antique Chinese carved mother of pearl mounted tea caddy with armorial for MacPherson and dating from circa 1770. The rectangular casket shaped caddy has...
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1770s Chinese Qing Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
H 5.71 in W 9.45 in D 5.71 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...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Gold
H 74.5 in W 48 in D 14.5 in
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...
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20th Century American Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
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2010s Italian Medieval Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
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 ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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
18th Century Japanese Edo Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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...
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1970s American Modern Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.25 in Dm 10.75 in
2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
2 parts sofa in stainless steel with seating upholstered with a fabric by Dédar.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
France, 2023.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
...
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16th Century Indian Chinese Tea Chest Antique
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
19th Century Japanese Meiji Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
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 Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper
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...
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1890s English Adam Style Chinese Tea Chest Antique
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 19.3 in W 25.99 in D 13 in
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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.