Dome Tea Caddy
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
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Antique 1750s English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood
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
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Antique 1820s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver, Brass
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
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
H 4.93 in W 7.88 in D 4.53 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
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
H 4.5 in W 9 in D 4.75 in
Victorian Hungarian Ash Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming Mid-19th Century hungarian ash tea caddy of unusual design, having applied tablet
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ash
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
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
19th c English Chippendale Style Mahogany Tea Caddy with Silver Plate Tea Boxes
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely carved English mahogany tea caddy in the Chippendale style with dome top and scroll carved
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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
H 6.5 in W 11.25 in D 6 in
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Mounted Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
antique Victorian burr walnut tea caddy with a dome top opening to reveal 2 lift up lids and boasting
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
H 5.52 in W 9.45 in D 5.32 in
Antique English Coromandel Brass Mounted Wooden Double Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and exceptional example of a well grained Dome Topped Fully Fitted Double Coromandle Tea
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 6.5 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
19th Century Walnut and Brass Dome-Top Wood English Sewing Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
can also be used as a jewelry box or tea caddy.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine Antique English Toulmin & Gale Attrib Madagascar Ebony Stationary Box
By Toulmin & Gale
Located in Forney, TX
London's finest decorative box, tea caddy and jewelry casket makers Toulmin & Gale, exceptionally executed
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 9.75 in D 5 in
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English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies
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Tortoise Shell
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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.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew, Burl
Enormous Anglo - Indian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The quintessential rosewood caddy fashioned with a dome top and inlaid with mother of pearl.
Wood
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Antique 1840s Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Caddies
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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, circa 1840
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Regency rosewood tea caddy or box with dome top, working lock and key, a mother-of-pearl escutcheon
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Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
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
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20th Century European Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ash
Portfolio Size Triptych
By Iké Udé
Located in New York, NY
Regency Tea Caddy with brass overlay in sarcophagus form with velvet-lined locking lid, 19th century
Inlaid Mahogany Dome Tea Caddy
Located in Chicago, IL
An inlaid mahogany dome tea caddy with brass tops inside.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Tea Caddies
Materials
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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
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
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Antique 1870s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
H 5.5 in W 9.75 in D 5.25 in
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
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
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
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Shell
c. 1830 William IV Period Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
William IV period sarcophagus form tea caddy, English, circa 1830. Original interior fitted with a
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Fine Quality Regency Pagoda Form Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good English pagoda form tortoiseshell tea caddy, the pressed shell dome centered with a silver
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Ornate Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Sarcophagus, Chest, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an ornate antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood sarcophagus chest with mother of pearl
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Antique Early 19th Century British Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
H 8.27 in W 13.98 in D 7.68 in
Burr Yew Tea Caddy from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Burr yew tea caddy from the mid 19th century
Date : Mid 19th century
Period : William
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Antique 1850s British Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Flame Mahogany English Regency Tea Poy Gillows Lancaster Tea Caddy 19 Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
century.
The hinged dome shaped lid with stylish gadrooned edge, opening to reveal a fitted interion
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Cut Glass
H 31 in W 16.5 in D 10 in
Quality Large Antique English Silver Plated Tea Caddy, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful quality late Victorian / early Edwardian tea caddy made from silver plate and dating to
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
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H 4.25 in W 5.75 in D 4 in
Antique English Coromandel Brass Inlaid Wooden Double Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and exceptional example of a well grained Fully Fitted Double Coromandle Tea Caddy of
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 6 in W 10 in D 5.75 in
Antique Brass Inlaid Mahogany English Tea Caddy Box Regency Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb example of an English Regency Rosewood Double Tea Caddy of traditional sarcophagus outline
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 8 in W 13 in D 6.75 in
Antique Brass Inlaid Mahogany English Tea Caddy Box Regency Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, with lavish brass inlay decoration. The dome shaped hinged lid enclosing a complete original fitted
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
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Crystal, Brass
H 7.5 in W 12.5 in D 6.25 in
Antique Early 19th Century Boxwood Flower Form Tea Caddy Circa 1820
Located in London, GB
This caddy is in very good condition, it features a glass dome and underneath is a small bouquet of
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Antique Early 19th Century European Tea Sets
Materials
Boxwood
Four Piece Pewter Empire Style Coffee Set
Located in Troy, MI
Elegant four piece pewter coffee set includes a tray, two spouted pots and a sugar caddy. The three
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Early 20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Georgian Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
From our tea caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this charming dome-topped rectangular
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Boxwood
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
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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Burl
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H 6.5 in W 9 in D 5 in
Georgian Yew Domed Top Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming late 18th century George III period burr yew wood tea caddy of, relative small
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
English Late 18th Century Yew Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming late 18th century George III period
Burr yew wood tea caddy having attractive banded
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
Antique Early 19th Century Rare Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency rosewood tea caddy in the form of a pedestal sideboard having wonderful dome top
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Antique 18th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
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. Measures: 8".
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.25 in W 3 in D 1.5 in
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.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies
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Metal
1870s Dome Top Walnut Tea Caddy with Key
Located in Raleigh, NC
1870s dome top walnut tea caddy with key in excellent shape. Double tea compartments and is in
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Antique 1870s English George III Tea Caddies
Georgian Period Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A desirable dome form. The caddy is 8 sided. This is a fine period tea caddy. Matte finish.
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal
A Superb Tea Caddy.
Located in Dublin, IE
A Superb Late 18th Century Dome Top Mahogany, Satinwood, Inlaid Tea Caddy with remnants of the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tea Caddies
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rare dome shaped twin green tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with pewter string segmenting the
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Antique 18th Century Tea Caddies
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rare dome shaped twin green tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with pewter stringing segmenting the
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Antique 19th Century British Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Fine Regency Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with a dome-like top and terminates with four “bun” feet.
The interior lid is bright and original, a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Velvet, Wood
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rare Green tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with dome top with pewter stringing, silver escutcheon and ball
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Antique 19th Century British Tea Caddies
Fine Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Classic dome form with shell cartouche on its lid.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Wood
Superb Blonde Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The epitome of Georgian elegance. Fine bow Front Design with a "dome" top.
Original interior lids
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
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
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Superb Napoleon III Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fashioned with a mother-of-pearl inlaid dome form lid. Superior detail with inlaid brass
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Antique Late 19th Century French Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Wonderful Example of a Victorian Coromandel Single Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A wonderful example of a Victorian coromandel single tea caddy.
The tea caddy has a dome shaped
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Antique 1860s English Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy, circa 1880
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A beautiful English Victorian burr walnut tea caddy with domed top and decorated with cut-out brass
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Antique 1880s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Urn-Shaped Blue and White Penwork Floral Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
. The blue and white penwork decoration to the caddy is in excellent condition the tea caddy is rare.
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Antique 1820s German Tea Caddies
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
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Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Georgian Single Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Unusual dome top Georgian single Tea Caddy, with ebony edging, escutcheon and ball feet.
This
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Antique 19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Inlaid boxes
Located in Boston, MA
1) Unusual dome shaped inlaid tea caddy, English 19th C
9w x 5h x 5d Dealer ref#10284
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Wood
English George III Tortoiseshell Dome-Top Tea Caddy
Located in Natchez, MS
English George III Tortoiseshell Domed-Top Tea caddy with two compartments.
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
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. It has walnut to the interior
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Petite Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Designed with a dome form top. The interior lid is original.
A nicely figured period caddy.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Superb Tunbridge Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Generously scaled with fine inlay and dome top.
Original lids inside.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Fine Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite example with fine "string" inlay. The piece is generously scaled with dome-type top.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Superb Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large scale with a dome form top. The interior is original.
The silver medallion is not
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
19TH Century English Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Generously scaled with an attractive dome form top.
The mother-of-pearl interior lids are original
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
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Mother-of-Pearl, Silk, Wood
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Dome Tea Caddy For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the dome tea caddy you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A dome tea caddy — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect dome tea caddy — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A dome tea caddy, designed in the Victorian or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a Dome Tea Caddy?
Prices for a dome tea caddy start at $450 and top out at $5,250 with the average selling for $855.
Finding the Right tea-caddies for You
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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