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Rolled Paper Tea Caddy

Fine Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine quality rolled/scrolled paperwork single compartmemt tea caddy in good originl condition
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

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Paper

Fine Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Fine Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
H 4.75 in W 7.5 in D 3.75 in
George III Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 18th Century tea caddy, circa 1790. A very intricately detailed oval box, meticulously made
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Antique Late 18th Century English Tea Caddies

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Wood

George III Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
George III Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
H 4.75 in W 7.5 in D 4 in
18th Century Georgian Paper Scrolled Quilled Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderful 18th century George III quill work (scrollwork) tea caddy of hexagon form. English
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Antique 1790s British Georgian Tea Caddies

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Satinwood

Antique 18th Century Georgian Mahoghany Paper Scroll Work Tea Caddy Box 1780
Located in Portland, OR
twin compartments for storing tea with the original gold leaf lining paper. The front of the caddy
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Antique 1780s English George III Tea Caddies

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Ivory, Mahogany, Satinwood, Paper

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Located in Greenwich, CT
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Located in Lincolnshire, GB
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18th Century Burr Thornwood Tea Caddy
18th Century Burr Thornwood Tea Caddy
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Located in Greenwich, CT
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Octagonal Burl Oak Tea Caddy
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George III Scarlet Tole Tea Caddy
Located in Essex, MA
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George III Scarlet Tole Tea Caddy
George III Scarlet Tole Tea Caddy
H 4.75 in W 5.5 in D 3.25 in
English Regency Period Original Watercolor Fruitwood Frame, a Yellow Wasp Study
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Tunbridge Ware - An Early Sewing Box with Mounted Brighton Pavilion Print, c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
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Located in Greenwich, CT
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Rare and fine antique English George III period tea caddy, circa 1780.
Located in Houston, TX
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Late 18th Century Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A fine George III rolled paper neoclassical tea caddy of good color and fine state of preservation
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Late 18th Century Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Late 18th Century Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
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A George III Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
A fine George III giltwood and cream painted tea caddy with gilded rolled paper decoration and a
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18th Century 1785 Rolled Paper Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A rare 18th century 1785 rolled paper inlaid tea caddy in superb original condition, it’s boxwood
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18th Century 1785 Rolled Paper Inlaid Tea Caddy
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Octagonal Tea Caddy
Located in Chicago, IL
A RARE, SMALL, GEORGE III, OCTAGONAL ROLLED PAPER FILIGREE TEA CADDY ON A SATINWOOD FRAMEWORK WITH
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Octagonal Tea Caddy
Octagonal Tea Caddy
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hex scroll caddy
Located in Chicago, IL
A RARE GEORGE III, HEXAGONAL ROLLED PAPER FILLIGREE TEACADDY ON A SATIN WOOD FRAMEWORK WITH BURR
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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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