Skip to main content

Tea Chest

to
20
110
87
115
48
41
39
30
21
18
13
11
11
7
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Sort By
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest

Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, GB

From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Sycamore

Regency Penwork Tea Chest
Regency Penwork Tea Chest

Regency Penwork Tea Chest

$4,747Sale Price|30% Off

Regency Penwork Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, GB

Sycamore Tea Chest Circa 1815 From our Tea Caddies collection, we are delighted to offer this

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Sycamore

George III Burr Yew Tea Chest
George III Burr Yew Tea Chest

George III Burr Yew Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, GB

Georgian Burr Yew Wood Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form featuring quadrant Boxwood stringing to

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Cut Glass, Yew

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments

Located in Northampton, GB

Georgian Tea Chest with Boxwood & Ebony Checkered Stringing From our Tea Caddy collection, we are

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Mahogany Tea Chest, probably England, circa 1830
Mahogany Tea Chest, probably England, circa 1830

Mahogany Tea Chest, probably England, circa 1830

Located in New York, NY

Elegant mahogany tea chest featuring a decorative edge in light wood grain and a handle on the lid

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Antique English Regency Mahogany Tea Chest Robert Wright
Antique English Regency Mahogany Tea Chest Robert Wright

Antique English Regency Mahogany Tea Chest Robert Wright

Located in Northampton, GB

offer this rare Regency Cuban Mahogany Tea Chest by Robert Wright. The Tea Chest of sarcophagus shape

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Metal, Brass

English Classical Repousse Tea Chest by Grinsell and Bourne
English Classical Repousse Tea Chest by Grinsell and Bourne

English Classical Repousse Tea Chest by Grinsell and Bourne

By John Grinsell & Sons

Located in Newark, England

removable gilded tea caddies one of semi-circle shape and the other of oval shape. The Repousse Tea Chest is

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Chinese export tea chest
Antique Chinese export tea chest

Antique Chinese export tea chest

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

An antique Chinese export tea chest with intricate hand-carved wood relief scenes depicting figures

Category

20th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Royal Horse Racing Prize Tea Chest with Silver Tea Caddies
Antique Victorian Royal Horse Racing Prize Tea Chest with Silver Tea Caddies

Antique Victorian Royal Horse Racing Prize Tea Chest with Silver Tea Caddies

By Sebastian Crespel II

Located in Northampton, GB

Ebonised Tea Chest given as a Royal Prize is 1843. The Tea Chest of rectangular form with an Ebonised body

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Tea Chest, Germany First Half of the 19th Century
Tea Chest, Germany First Half of the 19th Century

Tea Chest, Germany First Half of the 19th Century

Located in Greding, DE

Lidded chest with a curved lid and a concave belly, standing on brass ball feet. The escutcheon is

Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Small Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Brass Side Table Tea Chest Drawers
Small Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Brass Side Table Tea Chest Drawers

Small Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Brass Side Table Tea Chest Drawers

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

1880-1900 small side table tea chest of drawers or large table top jewellery cabinet A good looking

Category

Antique 1880s Indian Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Dynasty Tall Carved Elm Tea Chest, Ca. 1860
Chinese Qing Dynasty Tall Carved Elm Tea Chest, Ca. 1860

Chinese Qing Dynasty Tall Carved Elm Tea Chest, Ca. 1860

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An antique Chinese Qing dynasty tall carved elm wood tea chest made in two sections. The top case

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Brass

Late Meiji Japanese Cha Tansu Tea Chest Display Cabinet Cupboard 45"
Late Meiji Japanese Cha Tansu Tea Chest Display Cabinet Cupboard 45"

Late Meiji Japanese Cha Tansu Tea Chest Display Cabinet Cupboard 45"

Located in Dayton, OH

An antique Meiji era Cha Tansu Tea Cabinet. Features a burled frame. Features a central display

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American
Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American

Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American

Located in Northampton, GB

working lock and tasselled key. Featured in The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies, Social History

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest With Key
Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest With Key

Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest With Key

Located in Reading, Berkshire

An Exquisite 19th Century Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments
Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments

Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments

Located in Reading, Berkshire

receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock

Category

Antique 18th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Antique Tinware Tea Caddy
Antique Tinware Tea Caddy

Antique Tinware Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, GB

. To keep it safe, people would store it in a lockable Tea Chest or Tea Box, which eventually became

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy

A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy

Located in Reading, Berkshire

receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges
Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges

Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges

Located in Reading, Berkshire

was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock, was made with two and often

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass, Zinc

Antique English Georgian Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Antique English Georgian Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Antique English Georgian Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, GB

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Chest of tapered rectangular shape with silver stringing, a silver ball finial

Category

Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy

Located in Reading, Berkshire

was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock, was made with two and often

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Abraham Röntgen's casket (1711–1793)
Abraham Röntgen's casket (1711–1793)

Abraham Röntgen's casket (1711–1793)

Located in Berlin, DE

and tea chests of this type appear to have been a popular smaller item for the Roentgens, and they are

Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Antique English Mahogany Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 18h Century
Antique English Mahogany Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 18h Century

Antique English Mahogany Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 18h Century

Located in Dublin, Ireland

from the practice of merchants including a real scallop shell in tea chests for sampling, which

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy - Form of Chest of Drawers c.1880
Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy - Form of Chest of Drawers c.1880

Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy - Form of Chest of Drawers c.1880

Located in Bath, GB

A very handsome and rare large Victorian tea caddy created in the form of a chest of drawers. Made

Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century American Henry Troemner Philadephia Pa Chinoiserie Tea Bins
Pair of 19th Century American Henry Troemner Philadephia Pa Chinoiserie Tea Bins

Pair of 19th Century American Henry Troemner Philadephia Pa Chinoiserie Tea Bins

By Henry Troemner

Located in Dallas, TX

, probably tin, each tea tin/chest has a different oriental scene painted on the front in gold paint. Both

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Chinoiserie Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Box London, England 1773
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Box London, England 1773

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Box London, England 1773

By John Carter

Located in London, GB

A beautiful Antique George III Sterling Silver Tea Caddy in the style of a Tea Chest. Each Panel of

Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Stones' Pocket Guide to Tea Caddies by Noël Riley
Stones' Pocket Guide to Tea Caddies by Noël Riley

Stones' Pocket Guide to Tea Caddies by Noël Riley

Located in valatie, NY

& Tony Stone. Introduction on the history of tea and its vessels. Other sections include tea chest and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Books

Materials

Paper

Nancy Corzine design Tea Leaf Silver Chest with Italian Marble Top
Nancy Corzine design Tea Leaf Silver Chest with Italian Marble Top

Nancy Corzine design Tea Leaf Silver Chest with Italian Marble Top

By Nancy Corzine

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Nancy Corzine design 3 drawer nite chest with "tea leaf silver" finish and a white marble top. This

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Antique German Biedermeier Footed Silver Sugar Chest or Box
Antique German Biedermeier Footed Silver Sugar Chest or Box

Antique German Biedermeier Footed Silver Sugar Chest or Box

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This antique German sugar box is composed of .875 silver and dates to circa 1850 in the Biedermeier style. The box sits on ornately crafted feet and features clam shell relief decora...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

turn of the century Chinese men with pigtails walking along, while carrying a large tea chest for

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Unusual Swansea Prattware Pearlware Pottery Covered Botanical Tea Caddy Box
Unusual Swansea Prattware Pearlware Pottery Covered Botanical Tea Caddy Box

Unusual Swansea Prattware Pearlware Pottery Covered Botanical Tea Caddy Box

Located in Downingtown, PA

a tea caddy (or tea chest) to prevent servants from pilfering the costly leaves. A double caddy was

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table, Storage Box or Chest
Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table, Storage Box or Chest

Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table, Storage Box or Chest

Located in New York, NY

Totally handmade from beautiful hardwood with lots of patina, surface markings and cool vibe from over a century's use in Tibet. This piece is beautifully crafted with all dovetails ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table or Chest or Storage Box
Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table or Chest or Storage Box

Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table or Chest or Storage Box

Located in New York, NY

Completely handmade Tibetan chest made from beautiful hardwood with lots of patina, surface

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Wood

18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket
18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket

18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket

By Ferdinando Pogliani

Located in Forney, TX

altar tabernacle ballet box tea caddy marriage dowry apothecary chest of drawers architecture model

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Baroque Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu, Pewter

Antique South Asian Round Copper Bronze Box with Lid from India 19th C.
Antique South Asian Round Copper Bronze Box with Lid from India 19th C.

Antique South Asian Round Copper Bronze Box with Lid from India 19th C.

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Chapatis or rotis made of wheat flour bread. Could be used as a tea caddy or treasure chest. Tinned copper

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper

Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with Lid India 19th Century
Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with Lid India 19th Century

Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with Lid India 19th Century

By Rajhastani

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

bread. Could be used as a tea caddy or treasure chest. Tinned copper lidded box with brass handle

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Glass Tea Caddy Bowl, 19th Century
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Glass Tea Caddy Bowl, 19th Century

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Glass Tea Caddy Bowl, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Satinwood tea chest with coconut wood mitred edging on all sides along with a framed amboyna inlay

Category

Antique 19th Century British George IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Satinwood, Coconut, Amboyna

Chinese export tea chest with etched pewter insert
Chinese export tea chest with etched pewter insert

Chinese export tea chest with etched pewter insert

Located in Summerland, CA

This is a rare early 19th-century (c.1820) Chinese antique large lacquered gilt tea chest

Category

Antique 1820s Chinese Qing Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

George III 18th Century Satinwood Inlaid Tea Chest
George III 18th Century Satinwood Inlaid Tea Chest

George III 18th Century Satinwood Inlaid Tea Chest

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

caddy chest is fitted with a silver escutcheon above a satinwood crossbanding at the bottom of the tea

Category

Antique 1790s English Tea Caddies

Antique Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest Muckross Abbey 19th Century
Antique Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest Muckross Abbey 19th Century

Antique Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest Muckross Abbey 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Tunbridge ware mahogany tea chest with a view of Muckross Abbey surrounded by floral borders and

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

Taisho Period '1912-1926' Lacquered Minka Tea Chest
Taisho Period '1912-1926' Lacquered Minka Tea Chest

Taisho Period '1912-1926' Lacquered Minka Tea Chest

Located in Stockbridge, MA

This tea chest is lacquered and inlayed with shell decorations. In the shape of a Japanese Minka or

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Walnut and Brass Tea Chest Caddy 18th Century
Antique Walnut and Brass Tea Chest Caddy 18th Century

Antique Walnut and Brass Tea Chest Caddy 18th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique tea caddy with brass handle, decorative edges, escutcheon and ball feet. Each side has

Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc
Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc

Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc

Located in Houston, TX

Mid 19th century red tole tea caddy Chinoisserie decoration with a pair of canisters, glass bowl

Category

Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Metal

18th Century Tea Caddy, Attributed to Landall & Gordon
18th Century Tea Caddy, Attributed to Landall & Gordon

18th Century Tea Caddy, Attributed to Landall & Gordon

Located in Richmond, London

complimenting brass-mounted tea chests. The present tea caddy belongs to a small group enriched with brass

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

18th Century George III Mahogany Tea Caddy

18th Century George III Mahogany Tea Caddy

Located in Alexandria, VA

Fine English Chippendale bombe-form tea chest in beautifully figured mahogany veneer over deal, the

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century George III Tea Caddy in Mahogany
18th Century George III Tea Caddy in Mahogany

18th Century George III Tea Caddy in Mahogany

Located in Alexandria, VA

Large Georgian Tea Chest in nicely figured mahogany; rectangular with quarter column corners

Category

Antique 1780s English Chippendale Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Tea Caddy with Cut Crystal Caddies, English, circa 1810
Regency Tea Caddy with Cut Crystal Caddies, English, circa 1810

Regency Tea Caddy with Cut Crystal Caddies, English, circa 1810

Located in Alexandria, VA

Exceptional English Regency tea chest in rosewood with brass inlay, feet and carrying handles and

Category

Antique 1810s Great Britain (UK) Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Crystal

Chest from Matsumoto Japan.
Chest from Matsumoto Japan.

Chest from Matsumoto Japan.

Unavailable|$8,280

Chest from Matsumoto Japan.

By Matsumoto Fuko

Located in New York, NY

Merchant's or tea chest with hardware distinctive to Matsumoto Japan.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy – Mid 19th Century
Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy – Mid 19th Century

Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy – Mid 19th Century

Located in HÉRIC, FR

An antique tea chest, a treasured possession in the early Victorian era. This locked mahogany box

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Antique Single Satinwood Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Georgian Antique Single Satinwood Tea Caddy, 18th Century

Georgian Antique Single Satinwood Tea Caddy, 18th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

commodity. To keep it safe, people would store it in a lockable Tea Chest or Tea Box, which eventually

Category

Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Bone, Satinwood

Mahogany 3 Portioned Satinwood Inlaid Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Mahogany 3 Portioned Satinwood Inlaid Tea Caddy, circa 1850

Mahogany 3 Portioned Satinwood Inlaid Tea Caddy, circa 1850

Located in Lincoln, GB

lockable tea chest or tea box, which eventually became known as a Tea Caddy. As tea was too expensive to

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Tea Sets

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Tea Chest", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Tea Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tea chest you’re looking for. A tea chest — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer tea chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A tea chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Industrial and Regency styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made tea chest over the years, but those crafted by Charles S. Green & Co. and Rajhastani are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Tea Chest?

A tea chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,894, while the lowest priced sells for $235 and the highest can go for as much as $18,800.