Pear Caddy
Antique Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy turned in Sycamore shaped as a natural Pear fruit with
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Antique Early 1800s European George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Cut Steel
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
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Antique Early 1800s European George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Cut Steel
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Georgian Fruitwood Pear Form Tea Caddy
Located in Hudson, NY
Late 18th century Georgian fruitwood pear form tea caddy.
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood
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
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Antique Early 19th Century Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
Georgian Style wood Pear-Form Tea Caddy, 20th century
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Fruitwood Tea Caddy in the shape of a pear.
Category
20th Century English Boxes
Materials
Wood
George III Fruitwood Pear-Shaped Tea Caddy, Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb George III fruitwood pear-shaped tea caddy late 18th century with a stem finial and metal
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Antique 18th Century Serving Pieces
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Fruitwood Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Toronto, ON
This classic and collectible tea caddy from England shows beautiful aged patina and elements of its
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Antique 1890s English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood
Georgian Period Pear Shaped Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
refined than this simple fruitwood tea caddy in the shape of a pear? Carved from treen as a novelty, the
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Antique Early 1800s English Neoclassical Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
A George III fruitwood pear tea caddy, English, circa 1800
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III fruitwood pear tea caddy, English, circa 1800.
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Antique Early 1800s English Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood
English Cherry Pear Shaped Hinged Tea Caddy with Lined Foil Interior. 20th Cent.
Located in Charleston, SC
English cherry pear shaped hinged tea caddy with exterior upper stem, inlaid shield escutcheon and
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20th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Foil
Vintage Carved Wood Pear Shaped Mahogany Tea Caddy Folk Art Regency Desk Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Vintage carved wood pear shaped mahogany tea caddy Folk Art Regency desk box. Circa mid to
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Mid-20th Century Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Fruitwood Apple Form Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English pear wood tea caddy in the shape of an apple, the interior with remnants of a foil
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Pearwood
English Pear Form Tea Caddies
Located in Dallas, TX
a pear form tea caddy with accentuated top and waist, long stem, carved of dark fruit wood with key
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Tea Caddies
English Pear Form Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
early English pear form wood tea caddy with bone shield shaped key escutcheon
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Georgian Pear Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Most likely made of sycamore in a unique fruit form. No key, but it does not lock. Beautiful patination and color. Measures 6" x 4" diameter.
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
English Antique Fruitwood Pear Tea Caddy
Located in London, by appointment only
A rare and beautifully patinated pear tea caddy of elegant proportions, the hinged lid opening to a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Continental Pear Fruit Novelty Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Continental Pear Fruit Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy turned in Sycamore shaped as a Pear fruit with globular body
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Antique Early 1800s European Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Steel
English Georgie III Antique Pear Fruitwood Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Georgian antique pear fruitwood tea caddy,
Late 18th century
The antique fruitwood tea
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Fruitwood Tea Caddy in the Form of a Pear
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fruitwood tea caddy in the form of a pear, with steel hinge and lock plate, the wood a
Category
Antique Early 1800s Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Georgian Fruitwood Pear Form Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully shaped pear form tea caddy with a rich warm finish and patination. Intact stem of
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Large pear tea caddy with wonderful shape and realistic stalk, great patination, steel hinge, lock
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Antique 19th Century German Tea Caddies
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Pear Tea Caddy with wonderful shape and realistic stalk, great patination, steel hinge, lock and
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Antique 18th Century British Tea Caddies
Treen Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
fully working lock and tasselled key.
The pear caddy pictured with this apple tea caddy in the images
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Antique Early 19th Century German Tea Caddies
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tea Caddy in the shape of a Pear. It has iron escutcheon, hinge and lock. The elegant stalk at the
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Antique 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Pear Tea Caddy with lovely shape and wonderful red blushing down its body with steel escutcheon
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Antique 19th Century German Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tea Caddy in the shape of a Pear, has a elaborate steel escutcheon, hinge and lock. The elegant
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Antique 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Antique Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tea Caddy in the shape of a Pear. It has iron escutcheon, hinge and lock. The elegant stalk at the
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Antique 19th Century German Models and Miniatures
Antique Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Fabulous Pear Tea Caddy with such a lovely shape and wonderful red blushing down its body and has
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Antique Early 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles
Antique Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Fabulous Pear Tea Caddy with such a lovely shape and wonderful red blushing down its body and has
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles
Treen Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Pear tea caddy with a wonderful colour and original stalk, steel lock and escutcheon.
The
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Antique 19th Century German Tea Caddies
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
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood
English Georgian Pear Tea Caddy in Pear Wood
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian pear tea caddy in pear wood, hand carved from a single block of wood, complete
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage Pear & Apple Caddy Box
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Pear & Apple Containers or Canisters
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Vintage 1950s British Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Georgian Style Pear Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Continental Pear Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Verney until the 22nd september.)
Treen pear tea caddy with fantastic shape, color, and patination. This
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Antique 19th Century European George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Steel
20th Century Pear Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century pear tea caddy box.
Category
20th Century Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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
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Antique Early 19th Century German Tea Caddies
19th Century Fruitwood Carved Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fruitwood carved pear tea caddy. 19th century, carved with stem, having original locking mechanism
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Antique Early 1800s British Federal Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood
English Georgian Pear Shaped Turned Tea Caddy from Solid Pear Wood
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian hand turned pear shaped tea caddy made of pearwood. This is a particularly bold
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Pearwood
Antique Continental Blushing Pear Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Beautiful shaped pear tea caddy with wonderful vibrant red blushing to its body having a realistic
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Antique Early 19th Century European George III Tea Caddies
Materials
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
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Antique Early 19th Century German George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Fruit Wood Treen Pear Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Pear tea caddy with fabulous now very much faded red stained blushes around its body. The wonderful
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Antique Early 19th Century German George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Steel
A FRUITWOOD TEA CADDY IN THE FORM OF A PEAR
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century George III fruitwood tea caddy in the form of a pear of fine colour and patina.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
George V Arts & Crafts Silver Celtic Design Caddy Spoon
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A good early 19th century Arts & Crafts style silver Caddy Spoon, the pear shaped bowl and shaped
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Early 20th Century English Tableware
Antique 19th Century Fruitwood Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Pear tea caddy with a wonderful color and unusual turned stalk has steel lock and
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Antique 19th Century German Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
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Two 20th Century English Style Polychromed Carved Wood Apple Boxes/ Tea Caddies
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two 20th Century English Style Polychromed Carved Wood Apple Boxes/Tea Caddies
We are delighted to present this charming set of two 20th-century English-style polychromed carved wo...
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20th Century Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price / set
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H 5 in Dm 4 in
Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Walnut Wooden Writing Slope Box 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine early English Well Figured Solid grained Walnut Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the Nin...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
$556 Sale Price
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H 5.75 in W 12 in D 8.75 in
European Carved Gilt And Polychrome Coat Of Arms
Located in Essex, MA
Shield form with a crown over a coat of arms with different symbols, the frame carved and gilded in the baroque style. From the Michael Kittredge collection.
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Antique 1790s European Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Walnut, Pine
The Galloping Racehorse, John Frederick Herring Sr (1795-1865)
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in GB
"The Galloping Racehorse" by John Frederick Herring Sr. is a stunning oil painting on canvas that vividly captures the dynamic motion and energy of a racehorse in full gallop. In thi...
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19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$10,436
H 14.97 in W 18.9 in
ANTIQUE ROYAL HAND CARVED ENGLISH OAK ARMORIAL COAT OF ARMS CROWNS EAGLEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
We are delighted to offer for sale this very collectable hand carved Armorial Coat of Arms Depicting a Royal crest
This is an exceptionally well made and deco...
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Oak
$3,284 Sale Price
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H 16.15 in W 13.39 in D 1.19 in
A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 20th Century Hand Painted Hinged Lidded Tea Caddy In The Shape Of An Apple With A Metal Patinated Stalk
A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea...
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Georgian Novelty Apple Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Shaped as an Apple
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this superb Georgian Apple Treen Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy carved from Sycamore as a novelty Apple with a ...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
Pair of Antique Leather Riding Boot Lamps, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredibly unique pair of vintage lamps constructed of mounted antique English riding boots. Century-old leather is weathered and patina'ed throughout. Plaques are dark, stained wood...
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Vintage Set of Three German Christmas Nutcracker Sculptures
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of three vintage German christmas nutkracker sculptures handmade in wood. Mid-20th century from the Erzgebirge. The traditional hand carved nutcrackers are hand painted in wood a...
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Mid-20th Century German Country Games
Materials
Wood
$676 / set
H 4.93 in W 5.52 in D 1.58 in
Large English 19th Century Armorial Coat of Arms
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exceptional large carved wood crest representing the British Royal family. Beautiful patina, original painted finish.
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Antique 19th Century English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Antique English Georgian III Mahogany Knife Boxes - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique English Georgian III Mahogany Knife Boxes - Pair
A fine pair of English mahogany knife boxes with slanted hinged lids and shaped fronts. The interior with inlaid satinwood,...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English George III Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
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 is in excellent condition and it has the most beautiful original patina.
The hinge a...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Mocha Seaweed Mug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century mocha yellow ware mug with the blue sea weed pattern is in good condition. This mug has a tiny rim chip looks like its in the glaze. These mugs are super rare and h...
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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
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Pear Caddy For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal pear caddy for your home. A pear caddy — often made from wood, hardwood and fruitwood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect pear caddy — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each pear caddy bearing Georgian or Victorian hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Pear Caddy?
The average selling price for a pear caddy at 1stDibs is $4,867, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $14,875 for the highest priced.
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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