Antique Original Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The Pear Tea Caddy comes complete with working lock and tasselled key.
Antique Early 1800s German Georgian Tea Caddies
Sycamore
Antique Original Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The Pear Tea Caddy comes complete with working lock and tasselled key.
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 Fruit Tea Caddy.
Cut Steel
$6,250
Pear form Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century George III Pear form Fruitwood Tea Caddy With wooden stem, and an iron keyhole, escutcheon plate, its interior with remnants of the original silver leaf.
Iron
Georgian Fruitwood Pear Form Tea Caddy
Located in Hudson, NY
Late 18th century Georgian fruitwood pear form tea caddy.
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 realistic turned stalk.
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.
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 escutcheon, opening to a void foil interior.
Fruitwood
A George III fruitwood pear tea caddy, English, circa 1800
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III fruitwood pear tea caddy, English, circa 1800.
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 original foil liner. The lock , hinge and brass stem show rich oxidization that co...
Fruitwood
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 Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy.
Cut Steel
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 delighted to offer this Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy.
Sycamore
Georgian Period Pear Shaped Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
What could be more refined than this simple fruitwood tea caddy in the shape of a pear? Carved from treen as a novelty, the pear shaped body has a wooden stem and a decorative brass ...
Brass
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 fitted with the original lined foil interior, 20th Century.
Foil
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 lining.
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 dimensions: 6.5" H x 4" W price: $2,700.00 a chubby pear form tea caddy of ...
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.
Mahogany
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 foil lined interior, the tea caddy retains its original hinge and escutcheon and a...
Fruitwood
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 Continental Pear Fruit Tea Caddy.
Steel
English Pear Form Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
early English pear form wood tea caddy with bone shield shaped key escutcheon
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.
Sycamore
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 caddy is in the form of a pear with a carved stalk in the center of the cover.
Wood, Fruitwood
Mid 20th Century Fruitwood Pear Form Tea Caddy, 30s
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale a unique and highly collectible piece—rare in Italy, where it was originally discovered. This sculptural tea caddy is crafted from fruitwood and both...
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 sensational color, probably Continental, circa 1800.
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.
Brass
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
This particular Pear Tea caddy is much smaller than the average pear tea caddies we have had to date.
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Large pear tea caddy with wonderful shape and realistic stalk, great patination, steel hinge, lock and escutcheon.
Treen Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Pear tea caddy with a wonderful colour and original stalk, steel lock and escutcheon.
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tea Caddy in the shape of a Pear. It has iron escutcheon, hinge and lock.
Iron
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
This pear tea caddy comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.
Steel
20th Century Pear Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century pear tea caddy box.
Wood
Antique Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
The Pear Tea Caddy has a steel escutcheon, lock and hinge.
Antique Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
The Pear Tea Caddy has a steel escutcheon, lock and hinge.
Antique Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tea Caddy in the shape of a Pear. It has iron escutcheon, hinge and lock.
Pear Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tea Caddy in the shape of a Pear, has a elaborate steel escutcheon, hinge and lock.
Iron
Antique Continental Blushing Pear Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
The antique pear tea caddy still has traces of tin lining and has a working lock with tasselled key.
Steel
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 and key.
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 with original iron escutcheon, hinge, key and stem, retaining remnants of its original...
Fruitwood
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.
Steel
Georgian Style Pear Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Continental Pear Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Treen pear tea caddy with fantastic shape, color, and patination.
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 patination.
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 escutcheon.
Wood
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 pear tea caddy that retains its original stem and iron escutcheon, though it lacks i...
Pearwood
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 can be used to open the lid which opens to reveal some of the original foil lining; ...
Fruitwood
Vintage Pear & Apple Caddy Box
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Pear & Apple Containers or Canisters
Wood
Barrel Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
The escutcheon and lock are all made of steel, the hinge is made of brass and is replacement. This Tea Caddy is from the same family as the more familiar fruit-shaped examples, su...
Iron
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.
Fruitwood
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 escutcheon.
Sycamore
English Regency Period Amboyna Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An English Regency Inlaid Amboyna Tea Caddy with brass mounts. The sarcophagus form with lion handles and scrolled feet. The interior with two compartments for tea with a replaced ...
Brass
18th Century Burr Thornwood Tea Caddy
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a burr thorn and crossbanded tea caddy of superb color and patina with the original brass handle and bracket feet, circa 1750.
Wood
Vintage Apple Shaped Lidded Box Tea Caddy, Fruitwood
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage fruitwood decorative box or tea caddy is sculpted in shape of an apple, with rounded body and lid made in wood sections, adding textural interest to the piece. The fine w...
Wood, Fruitwood
Antique English Georgian Hexagonal Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Kingwood Inlay From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Elongated Hexagonal Satinwood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of stretched hexagonal shape with six matching pa...
Silver Plate
Antique English Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Georgian harewood tea caddy of elongated oval form, veneered in harewood with inlaid decoration and fitted interior. The exterior is finished in harewood, f...
Wood, Harewood
Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
With Tuscan Columns & Fan Inlay. From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of octagonal shape with a Harewood veneer...
Boxwood, Harewood
Antique Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy by Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Mauchline Ware tea caddy by Smiths, dating to the late Georgian period during the reign of George IV, circa 1830. The caddy of rectangular form is construct...
Wood, Sycamore
$1,510Sale Price|40% Off
H 4.34 in W 4.14 in D 4.14 in
Hand Painted Apple-Shaped Tea Caddy, Wood, Regency Style, 20th Century
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...
Wood
Early 19th Century English George III Tea Caddy with Shell Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century English George III Tea Caddy with Shell Inlay
Wood
$2,250
H 5 in W 7.38 in D 4.38 in
George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Cut Corners and Two Conch Shell Inlays
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George III mahogany double tea caddy of rectangular form with cut corners and boxwood string inlay. The front and top with large oval inlays of conch shells.
Wood
$956Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 9 in Dm 4 in
Two 20th C English Style Polychromed Carved Wood Apple & Pear Boxes/Tea Caddies
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two 20th Century English Style Polychromed Carved Wood Apple Boxes/Tea Caddies A pair of exquisite 20th-century English-style polychromed carved wood boxes, one apple-shaped and th...
Metal
18th Century English Mahogany Knife Box
Located in High Point, NC
Lovely Georgian mahogany knife box from England. The top is sloped and has a brass handle for easy lifting. The top lifts to reveal the original fitting for knives with remnants of...
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...
Fruitwood
Georgian Burr Yew Conch Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Inlaid with Twin Conch Shells From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this beautiful antique Georgian Burr Yew wood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rectangular form wit...
Yew
Fine Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine quality rolled/scrolled paperwork single compartmemt tea caddy in good originl condition with minor losses. Decorated all-over with applied scrolls of gilt edged and coloured ...
Paper
$2,950
H 5 in W 7.25 in D 4 in
Antique 18th-Century Georgian Burr Yew Tea Caddy—Elegant, natural wooden box
Located in Saint Helena, CA
Two hundred years of history, meticulously craftsmanship, rare wood, and natural beauty! This beautiful tea caddy is dated circa 1780, is "of the period" Georgian s...
Yew
Antique Georgian Mahogany Cutlery Tray, England, early 19th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique Mahogany Cutlery Tray, England, early 19th Century. Sectioned square tray with brass bail handles. 'Butler' trays were used by household staff to carry cutlery for table sett...
Mahogany
Tiffany & Co. French Ceramic Pheasant Motif Tureen
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
Tiffany and Company French Ceramic Pheasant Motif Covered Tureen, polychrome hand-painted on a yellow ground, signed and marked "Hand Painted / in France / For Tiffany and Co. / H" t...
Ceramic
$14,757
H 35.83 in W 49.22 in D 22.05 in
Danish Design Midcentury Pianette by Louis Zwicki in Rosewood, 1960s
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Danish design A rare Danish mid-century pianette by Louis Zwicki. And one we’re pretty excited about. Just look at that rosewood! The striking grain has been beautifully mirrored, tu...
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Copper-Plated Metal Piggy Bank, circa 1960s
By Taxco
Located in San Diego, CA
Charming Mid-Century Modern piggy bank crafted in polished copper-plated metal, circa 1960s. #5702 The wonderfully streamlined pig form features a rounded two-part body, pointed ea...
Metal, Copper
Antique French Silver Walking Cane Stick19th Century 90cm 36inch
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Art Nouveau silver L-shaped handle walking cane, late 19th Century in date. The striking stick features an ornate silver L--shaped handle decorate...
Silver
French Majolica Oyster Platter Orchies, circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Large French majolica oyster platter with handle Orchies, circa 1900.
Ceramic, Majolica
Swedish Designer, Pendant Light, Fabric, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A cream white fabric and brass pendant light likely designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s. In good vintage condition, with visible wear consistent with age and use. Light oxidat...
Brass
$1,709
H 15.36 in Dm 6.7 in
Pair of Natural Sea Shells on Mid-Century Swedish Skultuna Brass Candlesticks
Located in Valencia, VC
Pair of Monumental Sea Shells on Swedish Skultuna Brass Candlesticks An unusual and highly decorative pair of monumental natural Giant Tun sea shells (Tonna galea) mounted on Swedis...
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York "Chinese Geometric" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios New York glass and bronze "Chinese Geometric" table lamp, featuring a mottled orange, yellow, and green leaded glass shade atop an intricately sculpted patinated br...
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Set of Four Copper Pans
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French set of four copper pans of circular form having a tempered copper base, iron handles with copper rivets and hanging holes. They are heavier than the average...
Copper
Dutch Delft Blue Ceramic Tulip Vase Set in Dark Blue
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Delft Blue Ceramic Tulip Vase Set in Dark Blue These Beautiful Three-Piece Tulip Vases has a very deep Blue glossy color. Depending on the light, the vases sometimes even seem...
Ceramic
$3,000
H 14 in W 9.75 in D 4.5 in
Rare Antique 18th Century Dutch Leatherbound Family Bible Old & New Testament
Located in Dayton, OH
An 18th Century Dutch Folio Bible With New & Old Testament. Features a thick leather bound exterior with tooled leather, brass clasps and bracket. Often referred to as a "Keur...
Leather, Paper
19th Century, Rooster Weathervane, American
By J.W. Fiske & Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century, classic form molded rooster copper weathervane with sheet brass tail and zinc legs, which are supported by the original 13 1/2" copper bar. Weatherane is similar i...
Brass, Copper
1970s French Ceramic Cauliflower Soup Tureen with Lid and Matching Base
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970s French Ceramic Cauliflower Soup Tureen with Lid and Matching Base – Realistic & Decorative Description: This charming and original French ceramic soup tureen, crafted in the 1...
Ceramic
$3,988 / set
H 61.03 in W 38.19 in D 0.79 in
Henry LHOTELLIER (1908-1993) 2 abstract stained glass windows with their frame
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Henry LHOTELLIER (1908-1993) 2 abstract stained glass windows with their frame circa 1970
Glass
"A Nocturnal View of Saddle Rock Lighthouse, Maine" by Hermann Herzog
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left. Presented in a period, if not original, frame measureing 22" x 28" including the frame. This wonderfully atmospheric nocturnal harbor scape...
Paint
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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