Shell Inlaid Tea Caddy
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
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A lovely bow front tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with mother of pearl flowers and topped with a
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Antique 1870s English Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
George III Inlaid Tea Caddy, England, Circa:1800
Located in Alexandria, VA
Mahogany with satinwood, harewood, and ebony inlay - banded - shell and floral urn inlays
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Harewood
English Georgian Serpentine Tortoise Shell & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C. 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian serpentine tortoise shell and mother of pearl hinged tea caddy with four flanking
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Foil
H 4.75 in W 8.5 in D 5.25 in
Georgian Sheraton Period Tea Caddy finely Inlaid, English circa 1780
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A very beautiful, fine quality, inlaid Tea Caddy from the English Georgian, Sheraton Period, Circa
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut, Sycamore, Boxwood
Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
With Conch Shell Inlay
From our Tea Caddy Collection, we are pleased to offer this superb Georgian
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
English Georgian Double Tea Caddy with Boxwood Shell and Column Inlays
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian double tea caddy in satinwood with oval panels inlaid with shaded boxwood shells
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late 18th century, Georgian, Mahogany tea caddy having extremely attractive inlaid conch shells
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Satinwood Domed Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Late 18th Century Satinwood tea caddy, Having Attractive Conch Shell Inlaid Decoration
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Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Antique George III Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
With Two Tea Caddies
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian Harewood
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Harewood
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Located in Northampton, GB
escutcheon. The interior of the Tea Caddy is extensively decorated with a conch shell inlay featuring two
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
"Tea Caddy" English Tortoise Shell & Mother-of-Pearl Double Compartment 19th-c.
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Regency Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy from the 1st quarter of
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
H 5.75 in W 7.63 in D 4.75 in
Georgian Burr Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
canted corners inlaid with tea plants. The Tea Caddy features tulipwood crossbanding to each panel with
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Boxwood, Tulipwood, Yew
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English Octagonal Rosewood with Boxwood Line Inlay Jewelry Box
Located in Free Union, VA
A slim and elegant box of highly figured rosewood divided into multiple panels, each bordered with narrow boxwood string inlay. The box rests on small wooden ball feet in faux painte...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Silver Gilt Embossed Foilate Wall Mirror with Ebonized Frame, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian silver gilt embossed foilate wall mirror with an ebonized checkered frame, four canted side mirrors, flanking corner medallions, and retains the original beveled silvered gla...
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Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver
H 65 in W 40 in D 5 in
Tiffany Studios Damascene Gilt Bronze Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York Table Lamp
This Damascene shade has exceptional blue and green iridescence and is in pristine condition. The textured and gilt base in wonderful original co...
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Syrian-Style Exceptionally Intricate Wood Marquetry Folding Card Table, 1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very uncommon, exceptionally intricate, and visually transfixing 1930s Syrian or Syrian-style wood marquetry folding card table.
Top and sides feature an incredibly complex and ve...
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Vintage 1930s Syrian Moorish Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
H 26.75 in W 30.75 in D 30.75 in
Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
American Hepplewhite Mahogany Reeded Chest of Drawers with Splayed Feet, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite Mahogany chest of drawers with a reeded molded edge top, five graduated drawers with circular brasses, and resting on the original french splayed feet, Late 18th...
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Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 42 in W 41.75 in D 18 in
Georgian Prince of Wales Feathers Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Tea Caddy featuring the Prince of Wales Feathers with Canted Corners
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Prince of Wales feathers Harewoo...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood, Harewood
Large Italian Rectangular Burl Wood Jewelry Box With 4 Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Mid Century Modern Burl Wood Jewelry Box with Brass Hardware, Marked MADE IN ITALY.
The drawers are for rings and are split into different smalleer size compartments.
This r...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th Century Georgian Period English Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
Beloved for its aesthetic beauty and exceptionally high quality, Georgian period furniture and decoration are arguably the most sought after and enduring pieces in British history. T...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
English Chippendale Kingwood Military Campaign Chest with Secretary, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale Kingwood Military Campaign graduated chest with an upper drawer fitted with a hinged fall front secretary revealing a central prospect door with a secret interior...
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Antique 1780s English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 42.75 in D 20.5 in
Chippendale Tea Caddy, c1770
Located in valatie, NY
Chippendale tea caddy, c1770, burl veneered mahogany paneled front and sides with cross banded border raised on original ball and claw cast brass feet. The two interior compartments,...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Georgian Octagonal Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III octagonal tea caddy inlaid with various woods on a harewood ground, the central panels veneered with coucous wood and banded by holly stringing around a kingwood band...
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Antique 1780s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Ebony, Kingwood, Harewood, Holly, Burl
Faux Tortoiseshell Two Compartment Tea Caddy
Located in Folkestone, GB
Unusual early 19th century simulated tortoiseshell two compartment rectangular tea caddy with cushion shaped lid and retaining the original inner lids. In reasonable condition for it...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Beech
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Octagonal Glass Box in Emerald w/ Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully colored and elegant Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Octagonal Glass Box in Emerald W/Brass Fittings originates from Italy during the 21st Century. Features an octagonal ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 5 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
Georgian Oval Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Oval Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of elongated Oval form veneered in Harewood with Boxwood stringing to the lid aro...
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
Green tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. With two interior covers raised on four silver ball feet. Circa 1870.
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Antique 1870s English Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
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Harewood Antique Single Wooden Tea Caddy with Conch Shells, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Harewood tea caddy with inlaid conch shells on the front and top and bone escutcheon
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Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Harewood
H 4.5 in W 4.75 in D 3.75 in
Georgian Conch Shell Inlaid Octagonal Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Octagonal tea caddy with conch shell inlay to the top, with chequered edging with satinwood
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
18th Century Sheraton 1790 Octagonal Shell Inlaid Twin Lidded Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A 18th century Sheraton 1790 octagonal shell inlaid twin lidded tea caddy, it’s Satinwood, it has
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Antique 18th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
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H 4.85 in W 7.49 in D 4.73 in
Exceptional George III Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Alexandria, VA
Mahogany with satinwood, harewood, and ebony inlay - banded - shell and floral urn inlays
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Tea Caddies
Antique Satinwood Conch Shell Double Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Satinwood tea caddy with superb inlaid conch shells to the front and top with shaped bone key
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Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century Satinwood Tea Caddy with Conch Shell Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Regency satinwood tea caddy with conch shell inlay. Featuring a satinwood box with oval inlay top
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Antique Early 1800s British Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell
Located in South Coast, CA
Mid-1800s, perhaps earlier, the breathtaking old early Victorian tortoise shell tea caddy you see
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl
Fine Regency George IV Period Tortoiseshell & Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The top is crisply inlaid with floral mother of pearl patterns and sterling silver borders. The tea
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Tortoise Shell
H 5.91 in W 7.49 in D 4.73 in
Georgian Antique Burr Yew Conch Shell Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique burr yew tea caddy with an inlaid conch shell to the top, a bird surrounded by oak leaves
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
Antique Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Satinwood tea caddy with superb inlaid conch shells to the front and top with shaped bone key
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Antique 18th Century British Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Miniature Boulle Work Caddy
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
A 19th century miniature boulle work box in the shape of a sarcophagus tea caddy.
The wood box
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Antique 1860s English Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Fine Regency period tortoise-shell bow-fronted double tea-caddy
Located in Cambridge, GB
Fine Regency period tortoise-shell bow-fronted double tea-caddy; veneered with richly mottled shell
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Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Tortoise Shell
ENGLISH GEORGE III FRUITWOOD OVAL TEA CADDY WITH INLAY
Located in San Francisco, CA
THE COVER WITH A MARQUETRY SHELL RESERVE ABOVE SIDES INLAID WITH A REPEATING PATTERN OF SLENDER
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
19th Century English Bone Inlaid Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Charleston, SC
Great 19th century English bone inlaid tortoise shell tea caddy with painted interior and metal
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
English Regency Inlaid Shell Double Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Regency silver inlaid turtle shell double tea caddy, 19th century. English Regency
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A rectangular tea caddy with inlays of shell on top and flowers on the front.
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Inlaid Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning panels of mother of pearl accent this grand tea caddy.
The beautiful serpentine form
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood
Inlaid Regency Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Finely inlaid with mother-of-pearl and fashioned with a pagoda form top and bow front.
The inlay
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Velvet, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Regency Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive Regency period tortoise shell tea caddy the top inlaid with a silver central piece
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Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
English Regency Silver Inlaid Tortoise Shell Double Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Regency silver inlaid turtle shell double tea caddy, 19th century. English Regency block
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
H 5.25 in W 7.5 in L 5.25 in
Large Inlaid Regency Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Absolutely fabulous! A stately caddy with fine mother of pearl floral inlays accented with a
Bird
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Tortoise Shell, Velvet, Wood
English Regency Green Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very rare English Regency green turtle shell tea caddy, 19th century. Rare dome shaped green
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Shell
Inlaid Satinwood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featured here is this rare and magnificent Inlaid Satinwood Sarcophagus-shaped Tea Caddy with
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Antique 19th Century European Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Satinwood Single Tea Caddy with Inlaid Shell Motifs
Located in Wells, ME
relined with hand marbled paper. This tea caddy is complete with working key and lock and interior lid
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Antique English Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Inlaid Mother of Pearl circa 1870s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English tortoise shell tea caddy with inlaid mother of pearl, Circa 1870-1880.
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Antique 1870s English Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
H 6 in W 8 in D 5 in
Bombe' Pressed and Inlaid Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
" Pressed " caddies with silver inlay are the rarest and most sought after of all.
This is a superior specimen. The interior is fashioned with 2 compartments.
It is beautifully sca...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Fine English tortoiseshell mother of pearl inlaid tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English tortoiseshell tea caddy, the pagoda top beautifully inlaid with mother of pearl over
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl
English Georgian Mahogany Single Tea Caddy Inlaid Shell Motifs to Top and Front
Located in Wells, ME
English 18th century Georgian mahogany single teacaddy inlaid with oval sycamore cartouches
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
H 4.25 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
English House Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare tortoiseshell tea caddy in the shape of a house, inlaid with etched bone. The top is hollow
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Bone
Shapely English Georgian Octagonal Lidded Tea Caddy with Shell Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely English Georgian octagonal lidded tea caddy with shell inlay; the octagonal lid centering
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
English Regency Period Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
English Regency Period tortoiseshell tea caddy, having a stepped lid with canted corners, exuberant
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Rare Georgian Piqué Inlay Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Magnificently inlaid petite florals adorn this exquisitely fashioned 200 years old caddy.
This is
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Velvet, Wood, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Georgian Burl Yew and Satinwood Octagonal Tea Caddy with Conch Shell Panels
Located in Downingtown, PA
George III Burl Yew and Satinwood Octagonal Tea Caddy with Conch Shell Panels,
Circa, 1790,
The
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Burl
H 4.75 in W 7.25 in D 4.25 in
19th Century Tortoise Shell Grain and Greek Key Tea Caddy, Boule, Georgian
Located in Stamford, CT
tea caddy having boule inlaid Greek Key and sunburst design integrated with a tortoise shell grain
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Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
George III Harewood, Boxwood and Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of oval form, the hinged lid opening to a well, the case inlaid with a shell to the top and bow
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Regency Period Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy in Bombe Form, c. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Regency period Tea Caddy in Tortoise-shell, the richly-colored exterior constructed in Bombe form
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Convex George III period Rolled Paper Tea Caddy, c. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Tea Caddy with beautiful painted and gilt rolled-paper decoration and herringbone inlay
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Tea Caddies
19th Century Victorian Walnut Domed Topped Cut Brass Mounted Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique Victorian domed top twin tea caddy, circa 1860 in date.
It is
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Domed Top Mahogany Tea Caddy with Oak Leaf and Acorn Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian mahogany domed top tea caddy. This single tea caddy has a sycamore oval inlay
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Antique 1790s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany, Sycamore
H 4.25 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy, circa 1850.
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ivory
19th century brass inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
French 19th Century brass inlaid tortoise shell tea caddy, marked "TAHAN" on the lock plate, having
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French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood
George III Satinwood Inlaid Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of rectangular form, the cover inlaid with a central shell with a Greek key banding all over.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Fine George III Inlaid Satinwood Octagonal Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pretty George III satinwood tea caddy, the octagonal body inlaid with four conch shells, the top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Boxes
Tortoiseshell tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English silver-mounted ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell box, circa 1850 now with a lined interior.
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Silver
Regency tortoiseshell tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Regency silver and ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy, labeled F. Hausburg, Liverpool, early
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Silver
Octagonal tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
George III period octagonal tea caddy in sycamore with finely inlaid Prince of Wales feathers and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
George III tortoiseshell tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George III ivory and silver-inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy, circa 1820.
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Late 19th Century Mahogany Square Tea Caddy
Having Shell Inlaid, Chequered Strung And Banded
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Fine 19th Century English Bone Inlaid and Shaped Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine 19th century English bone inlaid and shaped tortoise shell tea caddy with original fittings.
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century Tortoise Shell and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century tortoiseshell and mother of pearl floral inlaid tea caddy.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Antique George III Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Triple Tea Caddy Conch Shell
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive English George III Sheraton period flame grain mahogany triple tea caddy of outstanding
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
English Georgian Mahogany Single Tea Caddy Inlaid with Large Shell Motifs
Located in Wells, ME
English 18th century Georgian mahogany single teacaddy with large shell inlaid in an oval sycamore
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
H 4.5 in W 4.5 in D 3.75 in
Antique George III Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Double Tea Caddy Box Conch Shell
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive English Georgian Sheraton Period Flame Grain Mahogany Double Tea Caddy of Outstanding
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 5 in W 7.25 in D 4 in
Fine Quality George III Inlaid Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality Georgian heavily inlaid satinwood octagonal tea caddy, the top with a conch shell
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Antique 1790s English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood
18th Century Sheraton Period Tea Caddy Mahogany Finely Inlaid, English circa 1785
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A very beautiful, fine quality, inlaid tea caddy from the English Georgian, Sheraton Period, Circa
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Sycamore
H 5.5 in W 10.38 in D 5.13 in
Early 20th Century Sheffield Silver Plate and Tortoise Shell Footed Caddy
By H.E.T. & Co. Sheffield
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
open with the arched handle. The body is inlaid with tortoise shell panels separated by thin silver
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Early 20th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
Georgian 18th Century Burr Yew Wood Octagonal Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful George III period, late 18th century
Burr yew wood octagonal shaped tea caddy
Having
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Other
Antique Victorian Scottish Burr Walnut Domed Topped Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique Scottish Victorian domed top tea caddy, circa 1860 in date.
It is
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Antique 1860s Scottish Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
H 7.88 in W 13.78 in D 7.49 in
Georgian Satinwood Single Shell Inlaid Tea Caddy 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Satinwood tea caddy with bone escutcheon and oak leaf inlay on the top.
The Georgian shell
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Shell Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Unusual mahogany tea caddy with an interesting shell design on the top which follows the shape of
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Early 20th Century British Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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Shell Inlaid Tea Caddy For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic shell inlaid tea caddy available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, bone and tortoise shell, every shell inlaid tea caddy was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the shell inlaid tea caddy you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. A shell inlaid tea caddy made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular.
How Much is a Shell Inlaid Tea Caddy?
Prices for a shell inlaid tea caddy can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,183 and can go as high as $10,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,350.
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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