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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

HAMILTON & CO Tea Caddy

HAMILTON & CO Tea Caddy

Unavailable|$3,500

HAMILTON & CO Tea Caddy

Located in Greenwich, CT

A colonial silver tea caddy, designed as a replica model of a tea Chest, with the map of India

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Victorian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Horn Tea Caddy
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Horn Tea Caddy

19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Horn Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Bombe shaped Anglo Indian Buffalo Horn Tea Chest. Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Buffalo Horn Tea

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Boxes

Materials

Horn, Glass, Wood

Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Side Table
Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Side Table

Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Side Table

By Maitland Smith

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stylish and chic Maitland Smith piece is very much in the manner of a tea chest/trunk on stand

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Serving Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers, Tea Caddy Top, Original Feet
Regency Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers, Tea Caddy Top, Original Feet

Regency Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers, Tea Caddy Top, Original Feet

Located in Port Chester, NY

A handsome early bowfront chest of drawers with spiral carved corner columns. The glowing mahogany

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Chippendale Community Chest.
18th Century Chippendale Community Chest.

18th Century Chippendale Community Chest.

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An 18th century Chippendale mahogany tea caddy shaped community chest. The chest has three locks

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Silver Mounted Satinwood Tea Chest
Georgian Silver Mounted Satinwood Tea Chest

Georgian Silver Mounted Satinwood Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, GB

Georgian Tea Chest with Rosewood Cross Banding From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Antique Regency Boulle Tortoiseshell Tea Chest
Antique Regency Boulle Tortoiseshell Tea Chest

Antique Regency Boulle Tortoiseshell Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, GB

Tortoiseshell Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of sarcophagus shape with a gently tapering body and a domed lid with a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Antique George III Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest
Antique George III Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest

Antique George III Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, GB

Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form veneered in Harewood with inlaid Boxwood fluted cants

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Boxwood, Harewood

Antique Georgian Mahogany Antique Tea Chest
Antique Georgian Mahogany Antique Tea Chest

Antique Georgian Mahogany Antique Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, GB

inlaid Antique Mahogany Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular shape beautifully veneered in several

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood, Boxwood, Satinwood

Chinese Tea Chest
Chinese Tea Chest

Chinese Tea Chest

Located in New York, NY

Red lacquer Chinese tea chest on brass stand.

Category

20th Century Chinese Furniture

George II Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest Pierre Gillois
George II Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest Pierre Gillois

George II Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest Pierre Gillois

Located in Northampton, GB

Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form veneered in Harewood and edged Boxwood. Each

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Chinese Tea Chest
Chinese Tea Chest

Chinese Tea Chest

Located in New York, NY

Black lacquer Chinese tea chest with red and gold lotus flowers detailed with birds. Brass handles

Category

Antique 19th Century Trunks and Luggage

19th Century Indian Solid Silver Tea Chest Shaped Caddy, Hamilton & Co, c.1860
19th Century Indian Solid Silver Tea Chest Shaped Caddy, Hamilton & Co, c.1860

19th Century Indian Solid Silver Tea Chest Shaped Caddy, Hamilton & Co, c.1860

By Hamilton & Co., Calcutta

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

19th Century Indian colonial silver tea caddy shaped as a tea chest. Of square form, imitating a

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

19thc. Ebony and Ivory Tea  Chest
19thc. Ebony and Ivory Tea  Chest

19thc. Ebony and Ivory Tea Chest

Located in New Orleans, LA

Beautifully decorated Tea Chest

Category

Antique 19th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Ivory

Japanese Pine Tea Chest with Lid
Japanese Pine Tea Chest with Lid

Japanese Pine Tea Chest with Lid

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Japanese pine tea chest with lid This is a useful and decorative box, made in solid pine with

Category

Mid-20th Century Industrial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest
18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest

18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest

Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire

An 18th century Chinese Export Lac de Bergaute tea chest, of octagonal shaped form with hinged lid

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Chinese Export Lacquer Double Tea Caddy Chest, circa 1840
Chinese Export Lacquer Double Tea Caddy Chest, circa 1840

Chinese Export Lacquer Double Tea Caddy Chest, circa 1840

Located in Downingtown, PA

Chinese Export lacquer double tea caddy chest, circa 1840. A large rectangular-shaped footed

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Early 20th Century Chinese Floral Painted Tea Chest
Early 20th Century Chinese Floral Painted Tea Chest

Early 20th Century Chinese Floral Painted Tea Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

A painted chest from Northern China. This pine chest has been painted with various floral motifs

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Sideboards

Materials

Pine

19th Century Walnut Tea Box / Box
19th Century Walnut Tea Box / Box

19th Century Walnut Tea Box / Box

Located in Brussels, Brussels

19th century walnut tea box or chest from England with its working key Lovely tea chest with two

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Walnut

Antique George III Sterling Silver Tea Caddy 1771 Georgian Chinese Design
Antique George III Sterling Silver Tea Caddy 1771 Georgian Chinese Design

Antique George III Sterling Silver Tea Caddy 1771 Georgian Chinese Design

By Aaron Lestourgeon

Located in London, GB

style of a traditional Chinese tea chest. Each of the exterior surfaces features an engraved silver

Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of English Regency Red Tôle & Gilt Chinoiserie Tea Caddies, Nos. 2 & 4
Pair of English Regency Red Tôle & Gilt Chinoiserie Tea Caddies, Nos. 2 & 4

Pair of English Regency Red Tôle & Gilt Chinoiserie Tea Caddies, Nos. 2 & 4

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

beside stacked tea chests—an explicit visual reference to the tea trade—framed by ornate scrolling

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Metal

Rare George III Tea Caddy Made in London in 1767 by Augustin Le Sage
Rare George III Tea Caddy Made in London in 1767 by Augustin Le Sage

Rare George III Tea Caddy Made in London in 1767 by Augustin Le Sage

By Augustin Le Sage

Located in London, GB

An important & extremely rare George III tea caddy modelled as a tea chest. Made in London in 1767

Category

Antique 1760s English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Victorian Walnut Domed Topped Cut Brass Mounted Tea Caddy
19th Century Victorian Walnut Domed Topped Cut Brass Mounted Tea Caddy

19th Century Victorian Walnut Domed Topped Cut Brass Mounted Tea Caddy

Located in London, GB

rosewood were popular. The larger varieties were known as tea chests. As tea grew cheaper there was less

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Ornate Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Sarcophagus, Chest, Regency
Ornate Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Sarcophagus, Chest, Regency

Ornate Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Sarcophagus, Chest, Regency

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an ornate antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood sarcophagus chest with mother of pearl

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Chest, Thomas of London, Regency
Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Chest, Thomas of London, Regency

Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Chest, Thomas of London, Regency

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood chest with mother of pearl inlay by Thomas of

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Theodore Alexander Walnut Claw Foot Tea Caddy Casket Chest Trinket Box 13"
Theodore Alexander Walnut Claw Foot Tea Caddy Casket Chest Trinket Box 13"

Theodore Alexander Walnut Claw Foot Tea Caddy Casket Chest Trinket Box 13"

By Theodore Alexander

Located in Dayton, OH

Vintage Theodore Alexander walnut tea caddy / trinket box. Carved in French Empire / Rococo style

Category

Late 20th Century Rococo Tea Caddies

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Export Green Painted and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamp
Chinese Export Green Painted and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamp

Chinese Export Green Painted and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Mandarin figure leaning against tea chests set above the number 11, flanked by pseudo-Chinese characters

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

17th c. Ebony and Ivory Tea Cabinet
17th c. Ebony and Ivory Tea Cabinet

17th c. Ebony and Ivory Tea Cabinet

Located in New Orleans, LA

Beautifully designed tea cabinet with ivory inlay

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ebony, Ivory

19th C Italian Enfilade with Tea Tray
19th C Italian Enfilade with Tea Tray

19th C Italian Enfilade with Tea Tray

Located in Houston, TX

Beautiful 19th century Italian commode with pull out tea tray. Great for entertaining or everyday

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers
Antique French Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers

Antique French Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers

Located in Forney, TX

An exquisite French chest of three drawers side table from the early 20th century. The uniquely

Category

Early 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Cabinets, Tansu Storage, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Japanese Antique Cabinets, Tansu Storage, Wabi Sabi, Japandi

Japanese Antique Cabinets, Tansu Storage, Wabi Sabi, Japandi

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

used as a tea chest placed in a tea room. This furniture was produced using traditional Japanese

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Georgian Scottish Mahogany Jewellery Box
Georgian Scottish Mahogany Jewellery Box

Georgian Scottish Mahogany Jewellery Box

Located in Northampton, GB

Scotland. During their time in business they also manufactured Tea Chests, fire screens and drawing

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Scottish William IV Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Victorian Brass & Burr Walnut Double Tea Caddy Chest, c.1860
19th Century Victorian Brass & Burr Walnut Double Tea Caddy Chest, c.1860

19th Century Victorian Brass & Burr Walnut Double Tea Caddy Chest, c.1860

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A superb antique Victorian burr tea caddy with elaborate decorative pierced cut brass mounts, circa

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Arts & Crafts Cottage Style
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Arts & Crafts Cottage Style

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Arts & Crafts Cottage Style

Located in Dallas, TX

Gray, Camelback, Tea Chest, Jubilee, and Aloof Gray. Antique Wash and Abrash. Hand knotted wool. Made

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Arts and Crafts Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

SAUNDERS & SHEPERD 1883 Birmingham Victorian Buckles Bangle In .925 Sterling
SAUNDERS & SHEPERD 1883 Birmingham Victorian Buckles Bangle In .925 Sterling

SAUNDERS & SHEPERD 1883 Birmingham Victorian Buckles Bangle In .925 Sterling

Located in Miami, FL

henceforth known as Saunders and Shepherd Ltd. The firm had offices in India, Canada and Australia and tea

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Bangles

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Rare Moschino Couture Tea For Two Cocktail Dress
Rare Moschino Couture Tea For Two Cocktail Dress

Rare Moschino Couture Tea For Two Cocktail Dress

By Moschino

Located in Austin, TX

Rare Moschino Couture T 4 2 pink cocktail dress with criss-cross back and beaded tea cups on chest

Category

1990s Italian Cocktail Dresses

Chinese Medicine Chest with Drawers
Chinese Medicine Chest with Drawers

Chinese Medicine Chest with Drawers

Located in Chicago, IL

Chinese doctors used chests like this to store medicinal herbs, extracts, and powdered minerals

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century, Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Melon Form Tea Caddy Box
19th Century, Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Melon Form Tea Caddy Box

19th Century, Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Melon Form Tea Caddy Box

Located in Atlanta, GA

Chinese, 19th century. Chinese lacquer and gilt decorated melon form tea caddy chest or box. The

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Large Decorative Round Bronze Box with Lid
Large Decorative Round Bronze Box with Lid

Large Decorative Round Bronze Box with Lid

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Delicately and intricately hand-hammered with floral and geometric designs. Probably used as a tea caddy or

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper, Tin

Decorative round Turkish Bronze Box with Lid
Decorative round Turkish Bronze Box with Lid

Decorative round Turkish Bronze Box with Lid

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

/> Probably used as a tea caddy or Ottoman treasure chest. Mosaik provides Antiques

Category

Antique 19th Century Turkish Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Antique Mahogany Tea Chest
19th Century Antique Mahogany Tea Chest

19th Century Antique Mahogany Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, GB

Antique Sarcophagus-shaped tea chest with the original sugar bowl, veneered in stunning flame

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century Indian Solid Silver Tea Chest Shaped Caddy, Hamilton & Co, C.1958
20th Century Indian Solid Silver Tea Chest Shaped Caddy, Hamilton & Co, C.1958

20th Century Indian Solid Silver Tea Chest Shaped Caddy, Hamilton & Co, C.1958

By Hamilton & Co., Calcutta

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Mid-20th Century rare Indian colonial solid silver tea caddy shaped as a tea chest. Of square form

Category

20th Century Indian Tableware

Materials

Silver

Fine Japanese Gilt Black Lacquer Tea Chest, c. 1850
Fine Japanese Gilt Black Lacquer Tea Chest, c. 1850

Fine Japanese Gilt Black Lacquer Tea Chest, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

With intricate construction and exquisite decoration, this fine tabletop tea chest is a true

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Antique Mountaineering Porters Wooden Tea Chest & Ice Axe, John Baird Tyson, OBE
Antique Mountaineering Porters Wooden Tea Chest & Ice Axe, John Baird Tyson, OBE

Antique Mountaineering Porters Wooden Tea Chest & Ice Axe, John Baird Tyson, OBE

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Kanjiroba mountaineering porters tea chest & ice axe, John B. Tyson. The metal bound wooden chest

Category

Vintage 1960s Austrian Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Chinese Export Antique Lacquer Tea Caddy
Chinese Export Antique Lacquer Tea Caddy

Chinese Export Antique Lacquer Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, GB

escutcheon. When opened the Tea Chest reveals a pitch black lacquer interior with gilt decoration to the face

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

A Handmade Victorian Fruitwood & Inlay Tea Caddy
A Handmade Victorian Fruitwood & Inlay Tea Caddy

A Handmade Victorian Fruitwood & Inlay 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

Zinc

Early 19th Century Regency Period Flame Mahogany Tea Caddy Box
Early 19th Century Regency Period Flame Mahogany Tea Caddy Box

Early 19th Century Regency Period Flame Mahogany Tea Caddy Box

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

Sterling Silver, Brass

Early 19th Century Irish Mahogany Single Tea Caddy with Armorial Crest
Early 19th Century Irish Mahogany Single Tea Caddy with Armorial Crest

Early 19th Century Irish Mahogany Single Tea Caddy with Armorial Crest

Located in Dallas, TX

made from mahogany and rosewood were popular. The larger varieties were known as tea chests. As tea

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vizagapatam Anglo-Indian Chest Tea Caddy
Vizagapatam Anglo-Indian Chest Tea Caddy

Vizagapatam Anglo-Indian Chest Tea Caddy

By Rajhastani

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Fabulous Anglo-Indian decorative chest inlaid with bone. Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Caddies

Materials

Bone

Japanese Antique Storage Cabinets , Taisho Period Early 1900s', Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Storage Cabinets , Taisho Period Early 1900s', Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Storage Cabinets , Taisho Period Early 1900s', Wabi Sabi

Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08

'Chadansu' (tea chest). Designed for use in the living room, it features drawers and sliding doors for

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Chestnut, Cedar

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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.