Late 18th Century Georgian English Dome-Top Tea Caddy
Located in Dublin, IE
A Fine Georgian Dome-Top Tea Caddy. A beautifully preserved Georgian period single–compartment tea caddy, veneered throughout in richly figured tortoiseshell with a striking mottled ...
Wood
$660Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.93 in W 7.88 in D 4.53 in
Antique Dome Top Tea Caddy, English, Burr Walnut, Box, Gothic Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique dome top tea caddy. An English, burr walnut and brass capped loose leaf box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Walnut
Victorian Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Northampton, GB
Dome Topped Tea Caddy From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Coromandel Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy.
Wood
English Burl Yew Wood Tea Caddy with Dome Top
Located in Highland Park, IL
Early 19th century English burl yew wood tea caddy with dome top.
Yew, Burl
Unavailable
H 6 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Antique Tunbridge Ware Tonbridge Castle Ash Tea Caddy, circa 1900
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tunbridge ware dome top tea caddy veneered in Hungarian ash with a view of Tonbridge Castle on the top, standing on four turned wooden feet.
Ash
Inlaid Mahogany Dome Tea Caddy
Located in Winnetka, IL
An inlaid mahogany dome tea caddy with brass tops inside.
Brass
19th Century Walnut Dome Top Tea Caddy with Crest
Located in Hixson, TN
This is a fantastic 19th century English tea caddy with a dome top. On the top are two brass mounts one of a crest and a scroll.
Brass
Circa 1750 English Georgian High Dome-Top Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1750 Georgian high dome-top tea caddy, English. Canted lid to accommodate tall glass or porcelain caddies (now replaced by Victorian era purple velvet).
Boxwood
19th Century English Dome Top Tea Caddy with Brass Mounts
Located in Hixson, TN
A English Victorian brass mounted burr walnut domed rectangular tea caddy, applied with studded strapwork and escutcheons. The inside has had the dividers removed and a velvet lined ...
Brass
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H 4.5 in W 9 in D 4.75 in
Walnut Dome Top Tea Caddy with Brass and Bone Decoration, English, circa 1870
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Walnut dome top tea caddy with brass and bone decoration, English, circa 1870 Dimensions: W 9”, D 4.75”, H 4.5”.
Brass
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H 5.5 in W 9.75 in D 5.25 in
Burl Walnut Dome-Top Tea Caddy, with Elaborate Brass Work with Key English, 1860
Located in Banner Elk, NC
19th Century dome-top tea caddy, with elaborate and intricate brass work, with lids present and with original key, English, ca. 1860.
Walnut
19th Century Coromandel Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Hixson, TN
A middle of the 19th-century Victorian coromandel wood veneered dome top tea caddy. The caddy has gilded brass mounts.
Ebony
English Regency Green Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very rare English Regency green turtle shell tea caddy, 19th century. Rare dome shaped green tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with silver stringing segmenting the tortoiseshell panels,...
Shell
19th Century English Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning early 19th century brass inlaid sarcophagus shaped tea caddy, with dome top opening to reveal an interior well fitted with twin compartments and a glass mixing bowl, the f...
Brass
George III Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy Dome lid, Two Compartment with Key
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Geoerge III tortoiseshell tea caddy. The dome top is decorated with a silver monogram plate and silver stringing from each corner to the center plate.
Silver, Brass
Georgian Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
From our tea caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this charming dome-topped rectangular green tortoiseshell tea caddy.
Tortoise Shell, Boxwood
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H 6.5 in W 9 in D 5 in
Great Shape & Color, English 19th Century Tea Caddy in Burl Walnut with Dome Top
Located in Lisse, NL
A very pleasing, late 19th century, double box tea caddy. This marvellous tea caddy is in very good condition and the walnut burl has a truly warm, deep and rich patina. The combina...
Wood, Burl
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H 4.25 in W 8 in D 4.5 in
Antique Dome Top Reticulated Brass Banded Tea Caddy Keepsake Trinket Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique dome top wooden trinket box or tea caddy with ornate floral brass banding.
Brass
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H 5.25 in W 3 in D 1.5 in
Chinese Canton Porcelain Famille Rose Dome Top Enameled Tea Caddy Qianlong 18 Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning rare Famille Rose “European-subject” Chinese porcelain tea caddy of fine quality, circa 1780. Exquisitely enameled to the front and back face of the dome-shaped rect...
Porcelain
Regency Dome Form Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb caddy - elegant form. Both the top and front silver medallions are monogrammed. The interior lids are original.
Metal
1870s Dome Top Walnut Tea Caddy with Key
Located in Raleigh, NC
1870s dome top walnut tea caddy with key in excellent shape.
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A Superb Tea Caddy.
Located in Dublin, IE
A Superb Late 18th Century Dome Top Mahogany, Satinwood, Inlaid Tea Caddy with remnants of the original zinc lining.
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rare dome shaped twin green tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with pewter string segmenting the tortoiseshell panels silver plate escutcheon, ball feet and finial.
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rare dome shaped twin green tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with pewter stringing segmenting the tortoiseshell panels, to the top it has a vacant silver initial plate.
Tortoise Shell
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rare Green tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with dome top with pewter stringing, silver escutcheon and ball finial.
A Calamander Wood Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
A fine mid 19th century dome topped tea caddy, opening to two further domed tea canisters marked G (green tea) and B (black tea) for the types of tea.
Brass
Penwork Tea caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Lovely little dome top coloured Penwork Tea Caddy with a charming rural lake scene of a house & trees upon a hill over looking a boat on a lake.
Georgian Single Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Unusual dome top Georgian single Tea Caddy, with ebony edging, escutcheon and ball feet.
Wood
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Inlaid boxes
Located in Boston, MA
1) Unusual dome shaped inlaid tea caddy, English 19th C 9w x 5h x 5d Dealer ref#10284 Images 2,3,4,5 & 6 $875 List 2) Inlaid banded box with hexagon inlay.
Wood
English George III Tortoiseshell Dome-Top Tea Caddy
Located in Natchez, MS
English George III Tortoiseshell Domed-Top Tea caddy with two compartments.
Dome Top Victorian 1850 Brass Inlaid Walnut Twin Lidded Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A dome top Victorian 1850 brass inlaid walnut, twin lidded tea caddy.
Brass
Late 19th Century Oak-Copper French Cigar Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A nice antique cigar box, made of oak, decorated with bronze and copper mounts. Central plaque depicting horses. Lifting system. Space for 30 cigars with a maximum length of 12 cm ...
Copper
$2,527
H 24 in W 11.3 in D 6.1 in
Antique Fine Handcarved Oak Gothic Revival Wall Shrine / Chapel for Statuette
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and good condition, Gothic-art shrine for standing or wall-hanging. This handsome and decorative, Gothic wall shrine is completely hand-crafted out of solid oak and it will loo...
Brass
19th Century Regency Trinket Box
Located in Tampa, FL
19th century English regency trinket box or jewelry box. The interior tray is covered in original pink velvet, the velvet is in great condition. Has no key.
Velvet, Wood
19th Century Rosewood Dressing/Jewellery Box
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Rosewood Dressing table box with Mother of pearl car-touché to the centre of the lid, the lid does have age related shrinkage. To the inside of the lid it has a blue velvet...
Rosewood
$4,466
H 21.7 in W 43.3 in D 17.5 in
Stunning Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Elm Wood Blanket Chest / Trunk 1750
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking and patina antique Gothic trunk, made of solid elmwood. This impressive looking and practical size chest shows a number of deep and beautiful, hand carved Gothic eleme...
Wrought Iron
Antique English Large Tunbridge Box With Marquetry Inlay
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique English Tunbridge box with geometric inlay, hinged lid, red velvet interior, felted bottom and comes with working key. The box with a diamond form inlaid medallion flanked...
Velvet, Wood
Georgian Architectural Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early 19th century mahogany architectural model of a church, the multiple steeples flanking a faux carved slate shingled room, which hinges open to reveal felted in...
Mahogany
Antique Figured Coromandel Brass Box / Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique brass bound coromandel Victorian Gothic Revival casket by Parkins and Gotto, 24 & 25 Oxford Street, London, circa 1860 in date. The rectangular box fe...
Brass
$3,395
H 8.51 in W 18.51 in D 11.62 in
Antique Regency Mahogany & Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Here we have an impressive antique Regency (1811-1820) Mahogany & Rosewood Brass inlaid campaign writing slope box with a side drawer and multiple hidden internal compartments and dr...
Brass
Rare Regency Architectural Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Pressed Tortoiseshell Design From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Architectural Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of bombe form with flared bas...
Shell
$969
H 6.5 in W 12 in D 6.5 in
Antique Bronze Burl Walnut French Jewelry Sewing Casket Silk Lined Interior 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a Lady’s or Gentleman’s early Victorian Period Gilt Bronze mounted well figured Burr Walnut Jewlery Casket or Table Box made during the third...
Brass
Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is this 19th Century Victorian antique rosewood inlaid marquetry tea caddy sarcophagus-form box, in good condition with marquetry to the top and front with brass star carryi...
Rosewood
$6,112
H 10 in W 17.5 in D 9.7 in
Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock & Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and rare Gothic Revival treasure box with bronze handle. If you are a collector of antique boxes and/or if you are looking for an extraordinary jewelry box to grace your c...
Bronze, Iron
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
Regency Rosewood Work Box by R. Dalton, Brass Inlaid, Circa 1830
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Stunning Quality Late Regency Period, 19th Century, Rosewood And Brass Inlaid Work Box, Stationary Box, Or Jewellery Box, Having Exceptional Decoration Throughout With Hinged Lid E...
Rosewood
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Table Lamp. A beautiful Tiffany Studios ensemble with a rare and early patinated bronze base with original Bryant socket...
Bronze
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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