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
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
Pear form Tea Caddy
Located in Huntington, 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
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
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
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
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
Georgian Novelty Apple 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 Treen as a novelty Apple with a but...
Wood
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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