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Lacquer Tea Chest

Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest
Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest

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

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Chinese export tea chest with etched pewter insert
Chinese export tea chest with etched pewter insert

Chinese export tea chest with etched pewter insert

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H 8 in W 13.25 in D 10 in

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

Taisho Period '1912-1926' Lacquered Minka Tea Chest
Taisho Period '1912-1926' Lacquered Minka Tea Chest

Taisho Period '1912-1926' Lacquered Minka Tea Chest

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H 19.13 in W 21.88 in D 11.38 in

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

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest
18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest

18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest

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H 16.15 in W 20.48 in D 14.57 in

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

Chinese Export Lacquer Double Tea Caddy Chest, circa 1840
Chinese Export Lacquer Double Tea Caddy Chest, circa 1840

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

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Tea Chest
Chinese Tea Chest

Chinese Tea Chest

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H 19.5 in W 26 in D 16.5 in

Chinese Tea Chest

Located in New York, NY

Red lacquer Chinese tea chest on brass stand.

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20th Century Chinese Furniture

Chinese Tea Chest
Chinese Tea Chest

Chinese Tea Chest

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H 21 in W 27.5 in D 19 in

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

Antique 19th Century Trunks and Luggage

Fine Japanese Gilt Black Lacquer Tea Chest, c. 1850
Fine Japanese Gilt Black Lacquer Tea Chest, c. 1850

Fine Japanese Gilt Black Lacquer Tea Chest, c. 1850

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H 23.25 in W 19.5 in D 10.5 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

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Lacquer Tea Chest
Lacquer Tea Chest

Lacquer Tea Chest

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H 6 in W 6 in D 6.25 in

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

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Lacquer Tea Chest Tea Caddy
Lacquer Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Lacquer Tea Chest Tea Caddy

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H 5.25 in W 8 in D 5 in

Lacquer Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Lacquer tea chest with beautiful gold floral inlays on all sides with brass handle and escutcheon

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest, 19th Century

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

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy

19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy

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H 5.25 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in

19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Unusually shaped lacquer tea chest with a raised form panel of a melon. Beautifully decorated with

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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Lacquer Box or Tea Chest with Opposing Foo Lion Decoration
Chinese Lacquer Box or Tea Chest with Opposing Foo Lion Decoration

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 Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Export Chinese Tea Chest
Export Chinese Tea Chest

Export Chinese Tea Chest

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H 6 in W 10 in D 9 in

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

Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Pewter

Antique Chinese Butterfly Lacquer Tea Caddy Tea Chest, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Butterfly Lacquer Tea Caddy Tea Chest, 19th Century

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Export Tea Chest
Chinese Export Tea Chest

Chinese Export Tea Chest

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H 8.5 in W 13.25 in D 10.25 in

Chinese Export Tea Chest

Located in Middleburg, VA

An impressive black and gold Chinese Export tea chest with an engraved metal interior liner

Category

Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Melon Tea Caddy
Antique Chinese Melon Tea Caddy

Antique Chinese Melon Tea Caddy

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H 6 in W 6 in D 6 in

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

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century
China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century

China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century

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H 8.86 in W 13.51 in D 10.04 in

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

Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Materials

Pewter

18th Century Georgian Lacquer Tea Chest
18th Century Georgian Lacquer Tea Chest

18th Century Georgian Lacquer Tea Chest

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H 5.25 in W 8 in D 5 in

18th Century Georgian Lacquer Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Lacquer tea chest with beautiful gold floral inlays on all sides with brass handle and escutcheon

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Antique 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest
Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest

Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest

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H 5.5 in W 8 in D 5 in

Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Chinese lacquer Tea Caddy standing on four carved dragon feet with beautiful Chinoiserie panels

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Chinese Export Red Lacquer Paktong Bone Tea Chest, 19th Century
Chinese Export Red Lacquer Paktong Bone Tea Chest, 19th Century

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

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Export  "Tea Chest"
Export  "Tea Chest"

Export "Tea Chest"

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H 8.5 in W 5.75 in D 3.5 in

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

Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Pewter

Chinese Lacquer Melon Shaped Tea Chest Tea Caddy
Chinese Lacquer Melon Shaped Tea Chest Tea Caddy

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinoiserie Lacquer Box or Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Antique Chinoiserie Lacquer Box or Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century

Antique Chinoiserie Lacquer Box or Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century

Located in Richmond, London

A rare Chinese export black lacquer box, or a tea chest, exquisitely hand-decorated throughout with

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Madrid, ES

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Wool, Silk

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19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box

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Located in Brea, CA

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Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Located in Brea, CA

19th century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original lacquer box, fan is 17 inch x 9.5 x 1, the lacquer fan box is 10.5 x 2.5 x 2 inch.

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Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

Located in Troy, NY

Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan

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...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Softwood, Lacquer

Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France

Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bird Cages

Materials

Iron

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
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Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860

By Maison Marquis

Located in PARIS, FR

This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, ador...

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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table

Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket on matching French ormolu/bronze table with Sevres style porcelain plaques. Of pala...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers

Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers

By Grachev Brothers

Located in London, GB

Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers Russian, 1884 Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm This beautiful silver table was man...

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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Center Tables

Materials

Malachite, Silver

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

Located in Long Island City, NY, 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...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John
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Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John

By Domenico Puligo

Located in New Orleans, LA

A masterful example of Italian Mannerist painting, this exceptional panel was composed by the renowned Florentine painter Domenico Puligo. Alongside Jacopo Pontormo and Rosso Fiorent...

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Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Hardwood Armoires
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Hardwood Armoires

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Hardwood Armoires

$145,000 / set

H 74.25 in W 39.5 in D 16 in

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Hardwood Armoires

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Asian Chinese (Qing Dynasty) hardwood cupboard cabinets with carved relief on 2 front doors over 2 drawers with a carved apron on base (Priced as pair).    

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet

19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet

$21,500Sale Price|49% Off

H 88 in W 50.5 in D 19.5 in

19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Fulton, CA

Incredible example of Asian lacquer carving. Standing over seven feet tall, this monumental display shelf was produced in Japan at the end of the Edo period, late 19th century. It fe...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted
17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

17th Century 'Late 1600s', Japanese Edo Period 12-Panel Folding Screen Painted

Located in North Miami, FL

A pair of 17th Century (Late 1600s) Japanese Edo screens made of 12-panels. This folding silk screen is painted on a gold leaf background. It has a silk border and lacquered-wood fra...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

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Lacquer Tea Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the lacquer tea chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of lacquer, wood and metal, every lacquer tea chest was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lacquer tea chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A lacquer tea chest, designed in the Victorian or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Lacquer Tea Chest?

A lacquer tea chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,087, while the lowest priced sells for $1,267 and the highest can go for as much as $34,392.