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Georgian Silver Mounted Satinwood Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Tea Chest with Rosewood Cross Banding From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Georgian Silver Mounted Satinwood Tea Chest
Georgian Silver Mounted Satinwood Tea Chest
H 7.49 in W 11.03 in D 6.5 in
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Sycamore

Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
H 7.09 in W 12.99 in D 6.69 in
Regency Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Sycamore Tea Chest Circa 1815 From our Tea Caddies collection, we are delighted to offer this
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Sycamore

Regency Penwork Tea Chest
Regency Penwork Tea Chest
H 8.07 in W 12 in D 6.7 in
George III Burr Yew Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Burr Yew Wood Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form featuring quadrant Boxwood stringing to
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Cut Glass, Yew

George III Burr Yew Tea Chest
George III Burr Yew Tea Chest
H 4.93 in W 7.49 in D 4.14 in
Antique Regency Boulle Tortoiseshell Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Tortoiseshell Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of sarcophagus shape with a gently tapering body and a domed lid with a
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Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Antique George III Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form veneered in Harewood with inlaid Boxwood fluted cants
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Boxwood, Harewood

Antique Georgian Mahogany Antique Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
inlaid Antique Mahogany Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular shape beautifully veneered in several
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood, Boxwood, Satinwood

Antique Georgian Mahogany Antique Tea Chest
Antique Georgian Mahogany Antique Tea Chest
H 5.12 in W 8.27 in D 4.73 in
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Tea Chest with Boxwood & Ebony Checkered Stringing From our Tea Caddy collection, we are
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Mahogany Tea Chest, probably England, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Elegant mahogany tea chest featuring a decorative edge in light wood grain and a handle on the lid
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Antique Early 19th Century Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Antique English Regency Mahogany Tea Chest Robert Wright
Located in Northampton, GB
offer this rare Regency Cuban Mahogany Tea Chest by Robert Wright. The Tea Chest of sarcophagus shape
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Metal, Brass

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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Antique 1820s Chinese Qing Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Mid-18th Century George II Period Tea Chest, Manner of Abraham Roentgen
Located in Richmond, London
This extremely rare tea-chest is a fine example of the mid-18th century fashion for brass-inlaid
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

English Classical Repousse Tea Chest by Grinsell and Bourne
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Newark, England
removable gilded tea caddies one of semi-circle shape and the other of oval shape. The Repousse Tea Chest is
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Victorian Royal Horse Racing Prize Tea Chest with Silver Tea Caddies
By Sebastian Crespel II
Located in Northampton, GB
Ebonised Tea Chest given as a Royal Prize is 1843. The Tea Chest of rectangular form with an Ebonised body
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

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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Antique 18th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Tea Chest, Germany First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Lidded chest with a curved lid and a concave belly, standing on brass ball feet. The escutcheon is
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Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Small Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Brass Side Table Tea Chest Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
1880-1900 small side table tea chest of drawers or large table top jewellery cabinet A good looking
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Antique 1880s Indian Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

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 Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese Cypresswood or hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ tea chest Yokohama, 1862-1897
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Late Meiji Japanese Cha Tansu Tea Chest Display Cabinet Cupboard 45"
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Meiji era Cha Tansu Tea Cabinet. Features a burled frame. Features a central display
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Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American
Located in Northampton, GB
working lock and tasselled key. Featured in The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies, Social History
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Antique Early 19th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American
Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American
H 5.5 in W 4.3 in D 3.15 in
Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 19th Century Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest Features Two
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock
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Antique 18th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Antique Tinware Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
. To keep it safe, people would store it in a lockable Tea Chest or Tea Box, which eventually became
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

Antique Tinware Tea Caddy
Antique Tinware Tea Caddy
H 4.13 in W 5.31 in D 3.54 in
A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Reading, Berkshire
receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
H 4.34 in W 4.14 in D 4.14 in
Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges
Located in Reading, Berkshire
was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock, was made with two and often
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass, Zinc

Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy – Mid 19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
An antique tea chest, a treasured possession in the early Victorian era. This locked mahogany box
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

A 19th Century Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy With Brass Handle
Located in Reading, Berkshire
abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock, was made with two and often three
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

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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Antique 1840s English Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique George IV Gonçalo Alves & Amboyna Marquetry Tea Caddy C1825 19th Century
Located in London, GB
. The larger varieties were known as tea chests. As tea grew cheaper there was less concern with the
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Antique 1820s George IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Amboyna

Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy - Form of Chest of Drawers c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome and rare large Victorian tea caddy created in the form of a chest of drawers. Made
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Antique 1880s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Green Painted and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mandarin figure leaning against tea chests set above the number 11, flanked by pseudo-Chinese characters
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

George III silver tea caddy
By Charles Aldridge & Henry Green
Located in London, GB
expensive commodity. This in turn established the need for airtight, lockable tea canisters and chests, not
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Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

George III silver tea caddy
George III silver tea caddy
H 4.93 in W 4.1 in D 3.27 in
Pair of 19th Century American Henry Troemner Philadephia Pa Chinoiserie Tea Bins
By Henry Troemner
Located in Dallas, TX
, probably tin, each tea tin/chest has a different oriental scene painted on the front in gold paint. Both
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Chinoiserie Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

Stones' Pocket Guide to Tea Caddies by Noël Riley
Located in valatie, NY
& Tony Stone. Introduction on the history of tea and its vessels. Other sections include tea chest and
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

Materials

Paper

Nancy Corzine design Tea Leaf Silver Chest with Italian Marble Top
By Nancy Corzine
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Nancy Corzine design 3 drawer nite chest with "tea leaf silver" finish and a white marble top. This
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Early 2000s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Antique German Biedermeier Footed Silver Sugar Chest or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique German sugar box is composed of .875 silver and dates to circa 1850 in the Biedermeier style. The box sits on ornately crafted feet and features clam shell relief decora...
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
turn of the century Chinese men with pigtails walking along, while carrying a large tea chest for
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table, Storage Box or Chest
Located in New York, NY
Totally handmade from beautiful hardwood with lots of patina, surface markings and cool vibe from over a century's use in Tibet. This piece is beautifully crafted with all dovetails ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table or Chest or Storage Box
Located in New York, NY
Completely handmade Tibetan chest made from beautiful hardwood with lots of patina, surface
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Kiyomizu Temple, Scenes of Famous Places along Tôkaidô Road - Woodblock on Paper
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in Soquel, CA
. In his final years he turned mainly to decorating works intended for export, such as tea chests
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1860s Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with Lid India 19th Century
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
bread. Could be used as a tea caddy or treasure chest. Tinned copper lidded box with brass handle
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Early 20th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper

1944 St Ives School Framed Still Life Painting By Barbara Hepworth's Assistant
By Denis Mitchell
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Dragon Decorated Plate, 1944. Oil On Tea Crate Plywood Panel. Signed & Dated Lower Left. Image size 17.5
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Oil

Antique South Asian Round Copper Bronze Box with Lid from India 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chapatis or rotis made of wheat flour bread. Could be used as a tea caddy or treasure chest. Tinned copper
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Early 20th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Glass Tea Caddy Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Satinwood tea chest with coconut wood mitred edging on all sides along with a framed amboyna inlay
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Antique 19th Century British George IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Satinwood, Coconut, Amboyna

George III 18th Century Satinwood Inlaid Tea Chest
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
caddy chest is fitted with a silver escutcheon above a satinwood crossbanding at the bottom of the tea
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Antique 1790s English Tea Caddies

Antique Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest Muckross Abbey 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tunbridge ware mahogany tea chest with a view of Muckross Abbey surrounded by floral borders and
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

Taisho Period '1912-1926' Lacquered Minka Tea Chest
Located in Stockbridge, MA
This tea chest is lacquered and inlayed with shell decorations. In the shape of a Japanese Minka or
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Walnut and Brass Tea Chest Caddy 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique tea caddy with brass handle, decorative edges, escutcheon and ball feet. Each side has
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Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 19th century red tole tea caddy Chinoisserie decoration with a pair of canisters, glass bowl
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Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Metal

Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc
Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc
H 5.63 in W 11.38 in D 6.25 in
18th Century George III Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Alexandria, VA
Fine English Chippendale bombe-form tea chest in beautifully figured mahogany veneer over deal, the
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century George III Tea Caddy in Mahogany
Located in Alexandria, VA
Large Georgian Tea Chest in nicely figured mahogany; rectangular with quarter column corners
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Antique 1780s English Chippendale Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Tea Caddy with Cut Crystal Caddies, English, circa 1810
Located in Alexandria, VA
Exceptional English Regency tea chest in rosewood with brass inlay, feet and carrying handles and
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Antique 1810s Great Britain (UK) Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Crystal

Chest from Matsumoto Japan.
By Matsumoto Fuko
Located in New York, NY
Merchant's or tea chest with hardware distinctive to Matsumoto Japan.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Chest from Matsumoto Japan.
Chest from Matsumoto Japan.
H 33.5 in W 32.75 in D 14 in
Georgian Antique Single Satinwood Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
commodity. To keep it safe, people would store it in a lockable Tea Chest or Tea Box, which eventually
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Bone, Satinwood

Mahogany 3 Portioned Satinwood Inlaid Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, GB
lockable tea chest or tea box, which eventually became known as a Tea Caddy. As tea was too expensive to
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Tea Sets

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

HAMILTON & CO Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
A colonial silver tea caddy, designed as a replica model of a tea Chest, with the map of India
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Victorian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

HAMILTON & CO Tea Caddy
H 5 in W 5 in D 5 in
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Horn Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Bombe shaped Anglo Indian Buffalo Horn Tea Chest. Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Buffalo Horn Tea
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Boxes

Materials

Horn, Glass, Wood

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Tea Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tea chest you’re looking for. A tea chest — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer tea chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A tea chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Industrial and Regency styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made tea chest over the years, but those crafted by Charles S. Green & Co. and Rajhastani are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Tea Chest?

A tea chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,894, while the lowest priced sells for $235 and the highest can go for as much as $18,800.