Antique Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy Circa 1800
Located in Northampton, GB
Free Worldwide Shipping Novelty Antique Fruit Tea Caddy From our Tea Caddy collection, we are
Antique Early 1800s German Tea Caddies
Sycamore
Antique Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy Circa 1800
Located in Northampton, GB
Free Worldwide Shipping Novelty Antique Fruit Tea Caddy From our Tea Caddy collection, we are
Sycamore
Antique Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Fruit Caddy From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Continental Pear
Cut Steel
Georgian Novelty Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
lining for housing Tea leaves. The Apple Fruit Tea Caddy dates to the Georgian period during the reign of
Wood
$10,400Sale Price|25% Off
H 11 in W 18.25 in D 13.5 in
Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA Very rare 19th
Brass, Metal
Antique Melon Fruitwood Tea Caddy England 1790-1800
Located in London, GB
Antique Melon fruit wood Tea Caddy Date 1790-1800 Origin English This Early fruit wood tea Caddy
Fruitwood
Unusual Rare Fruit Treen Melon Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Very rare fruit tea caddy with small creases to the top projecting from the stalk. The tea caddy
Fruitwood
Unusual Melon Treen Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
ring handle. This rare fruit tea caddy comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.
Sycamore
Antique Treen Fruit Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Treen apple tea caddy with great color and patination, has button stalk and ornate cut steel
Steel
Antique Pear Fruit Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique tea caddy in the form of a Pear, with beautiful shape and patination topped with a
Sycamore
Antique Continental Melon Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
delighted to offer this beautiful Antique Melon Fruit Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy made from Sycamore and of
Sycamore
Antique Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Fruit Caddy From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Continental
Cut Steel
Georgian Novelty Apple Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
lining for housing Tea leaves. The Apple Fruit Tea Caddy dates to the Georgian period during the reign of
Sycamore
Continental Antique Georgian Melon Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The Tea Caddy is an exceptional example shaped as a Melon and made from Sycamore with a beautiful
Wood, Sycamore
Antique Continental Melon Fruit Novelty Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Continental Melon Fruit Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy made from Sycamore and of novelty form modelled as a six
Steel
Decoupage and Fruit Painted Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 19th century sarcophagus form tea caddy entirely decorated in original decoupaged
Wood, Paint
Fine Fruit Wood Tea-Caddy c.1850
Located in London, GB
An unusual fruit wood tea-caddy with domed glass top containing dried flowers and foliage
Wood
English Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy With Fruit Wood Sea Shell Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century English Georgian mahogany tea caddy with herringbone and banded inlaid borders and
Fruitwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Fruitwood Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
Fruitwood tea caddy, English, circa 1850. An unusual fruit wood tea-caddy with domed glass top
Fruitwood
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H 2.96 in Dm 3.35 in L 2.96 in
Antique 19th Century Porcelain Doucai Tea Caddy Marked Fruit Decoration Chinese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely jar with a rare and unusual decoration. You can almost loose yourself in the painting. Marked at base. Guangxu period Condition: Overall condition 1 frit to brown...
Porcelain
Continental Antique Apple Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Continental Antique Apple Fruit Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy carved from Sycamore and modelled as a novelty Apple
Steel
Antique Continental Pear Fruit Novelty Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Fruit Caddy From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian
Steel
Antique Treen Pear Fruit Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Treen Pear fruit tea caddy with wonderful patination, shaped stalk and oval cut steel
Wood
Antique Pumpkin Squash Treen Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Extremely rare pumpkin / squash six segmented tea caddy in a mellow green and orange mottled colour
Wood
Antique Pear Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
A rare Georgian fruitwood treen tea caddy modelled in the form of a pear; the pear's carved stalk
Fruitwood
Apple Treen George III Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Treen apple tea caddy with great color and patination, has button stalk and oval cut steel
Steel
Antique Blonde Treen Apple Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique apple tea caddy with great blonde color and patination, has button stalk and oval cut steel
Fruitwood
Antique Treen Apple Fruit Tea Caddy with Button Stalk, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique treen apple tea caddy with lovely blonde colour, has button stalk and oval cut steel
Cut Steel
Squash Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
has a wonderful original squared stalk only seen on this type of fruit tea caddy. The interior of
Antique Fruit Wood Treen Pear Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
patination on this pear is exactly what you want when purchasing a period Georgian fruit tea caddy.
Steel
Antique Treen Pear Fruit Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique pear tea caddy with wonderful realistic pear shape, has beautiful colour and wonderful
Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Fruit Wood Tea Caddy in the shape of an Apple. Has a tapered button stalk to the lid. The oval
George III Fruitwood Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A George III fruit wood apple tea caddy with a wonderful colour and original button stalk, steel
A Late 18th Century Apple Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
A fruit wood tea caddy in the form of an apple, stained on the top with green lines. Retaining much
Wood
18th Century Fruit Wood Carved Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Woodbury, CT
18th century fruit wood carved apple tea caddy with carved stem, original locking mechanism, and
Fruitwood
18th Century Fruit Wood Carved Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Woodbury, CT
18th century fruitwood carved apple tea caddy with carved stem, original locking mechanism, and key
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A late 19th century Sèvres style parcel-gilt porcelain jardinière Finely painted with numerous colored flowers with green and gold trim, gilt ram heads on either side. In late ...
Porcelain
$3,800
H 13.5 in Dm 11 in
Large Antique English Porcelain Vase Urn Hand Painted Flowers & Gilding Ca. 1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This large English porcelain vase, made during the Regency period, is campana-shaped and beautifully balanced in form. The vase is hand-painted with a lush bouquet of pink and yello...
Porcelain
$16,866Sale Price|20% Off
H 68.31 in W 87.01 in D 13.78 in
Antique Neoclassical Pine and Lime Wood Georgian Style Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A substantial and impressive architectural late 19th century profusely carved pine and lime wood fireplace surround in the Georgian manner of Robert Adam. The shelf perfectly evokes ...
Pine
Hand Carved, Louis XV Style Sofa Made By La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style, hand-carved, curved back, freestanding, sofa. Hand finished in antique white and lightly distressed. Upholstered in a Lelievre, damask, fabric with deep filled, feath...
Hardwood
Wedgwood Queensware 'Moonlight Lustre' Nautilus Shell Form Centerpiece
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful early 19th Century Wedgwood 'Moonlight Lustre' Centerpiece in the form of an open Nautilus Shell decorated in iridescent tones of pink, purple, cream and orange. The base...
Ceramic
Vintage 1940s Spanish Silver Fish Sugar Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large vintage Spanish silver sugar box realistically modelled in the form of a fish; an addition to our animal related silverware collection This...
Silver
Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
A hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on a 18th century giltwood urn fragment base.
Coral
$20,737
H 53.15 in W 78.9 in D 9.57 in
21st Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
20th Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece This unique fireplace made to order and produced under license from Kenwood House Hampstead, London. Finely...
Statuary Marble, Marble
Unique Georgian Sterling Tureen, c1802
By John Roberts & Co
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1802, sterling, John Roberts & Co., Sheffield, England. This very unusual tureen consists of the main tureen with an inserted vegetable dish, which is the uncommon part. Al...
Sterling Silver
Unavailable|$12,500
H 200 in W 15 in D 15 in
Native American Animal Mythical Creature Redwood Totem Pole
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Almost 17 foot tall redwood animal totem. Animal totems are believed to have spiritual significance. Watching over Pacific Northwest Indian tribes and families. Symbolizing guardian ...
Wood
Antique English Brass and Wrought Iron Fire Grate
Located in London, GB
A large English Georgian fire grate. The four cluster column legs surmounted by large finials, flanking an intricately pierced brass fret work of beasts and foliage, the wrought iron...
Brass, Wrought Iron
$42,000 / set
H 45 in W 26.5 in D 2 in
Pair of English Georgian Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Georgian (mid-18th Century) red lacquered and Chinoiserie decorated wall mirrors with gilt carved open pediment top with a centered cartouche. (PRICED AS Pair) Lacqu...
Gold Leaf
Early Twentieth Century Alligator Stick / Umbrella Stand
Located in London, England
A rare alligator stick or umbrella stand , the skin forming a really pleasing bow shape, the back with cut out hand aperture to wooden board. Attributed to Roland Ward Early Twe...
Alligator
A Fine Pair of Regency Ebony Caned Footstools
Located in Sheffield, MA
Each with scrolled arms and fluting throughout.
$13,133
H 55.44 in W 70.48 in D 9.26 in
21st Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
21st Century Georgian-Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece A superb and unique fireplace mantel, produced under licence from Kenwood House, Hampstead, London, and cr...
Statuary Marble, Marble
Derby Pair of Cache Pots, Yellow, Flowers by William Billingsley, ca 1795
By Derby, William Billingsly
Located in London, GB
This is a pair of cache pots made by the Derby Porcelain Company in 1795. The pair is decorated in bright canary or "Scarsdale" yellow and a white band with large flowers painted by ...
Porcelain
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.
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