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Copper Betel Nut Lidded Trinket Box
Copper Betel Nut Lidded Trinket Box

Copper Betel Nut Lidded Trinket Box

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Probably used as a betel nut box, tea caddy or treasure chest.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass, Copper

Vintage Ice Pick, John Baird Tyson, Obe
Vintage Ice Pick, John Baird Tyson, Obe

Vintage Ice Pick, John Baird Tyson, Obe

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

The black & white photographs shown are being sold with (28388) a Kanjiroba Mountaineering Porters Tea Chest & 'Stubai' Ice Axe also belonging to John B.

Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Ash

Wabi sabi antique Japanese Sencha tea ceremony utensil box 1870s-1920s mingei
Wabi sabi antique Japanese Sencha tea ceremony utensil box 1870s-1920s mingei

Wabi sabi antique Japanese Sencha tea ceremony utensil box 1870s-1920s mingei

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese Sencha tea ceremony utensil box - "Kikyoku" (similar to "Tabi dansu" in Matcha tea ceremony), in Japanese - with a removable front lid. Product of circa 1870s-1920s (Meiji...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Cypress

Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi

Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

At the time, it was mainly used as a tea chest made to store tea utensils and tea ceremony tools.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th c.Tin Lined Tea Storage Chest
19th c.Tin Lined Tea Storage Chest

19th c.Tin Lined Tea Storage Chest

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th c Japanese tea storage Chest with tin lining . Top lifts off.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Side Tables

Materials

Iron, Tin

Antique Japanese Karamono-style Tea Cabinet
Antique Japanese Karamono-style Tea Cabinet

Antique Japanese Karamono-style Tea Cabinet

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese Karamono-style Tea Cabinet. A simple chest made for the type of Chinese style tea ceremony of Sencha that was popular during the Meiji era.

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print of Village Scene after Hiroshige, circa 1850
Antique Japanese Woodblock Print of Village Scene after Hiroshige, circa 1850

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print of Village Scene after Hiroshige, circa 1850

By Utagawa Hiroshige II

Located in Big Flats, NY

In his final years he turned mainly to decorating works intended for export, such as tea chests, kites, and lanterns.[1] On 17 September 1869 he died at the age of 44.[1] Hiroshige ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Indo-Islamic Dhokra Copper Betel Nut Peacock Lidded Box
Indo-Islamic Dhokra Copper Betel Nut Peacock Lidded Box

Indo-Islamic Dhokra Copper Betel Nut Peacock Lidded Box

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Probably used as a betel nut box, tea caddy or treasure chest. Dhokra, figural peacock bird lidded box.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Tea Chest
Antique Tea Chest

Antique Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

The interior of the tea chest is lined with floral paper and contains three tin tea caddies.

Category

Antique 18th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Maple

Lacquer Tea Chest
Lacquer Tea Chest

Lacquer Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Chinese lacquer tea chest in the shape of a melon, standing on three carved dragons' feet.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Tea Chest
Antique Tea Chest

Antique Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Flame Mahogany Tea Chest with beautiful patination, diamond shaped banding and quarter fan inlays.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Tea Caddies

Lacquer Tea Chest Tea Caddy
Lacquer Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Lacquer Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

This tea chest comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Tea Chest
Chinese Export Tea Chest

Chinese Export Tea Chest

Located in Middleburg, VA

An impressive black and gold Chinese Export tea chest with an engraved metal interior liner.

Category

Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Rule Britannia Tea Chest
Rule Britannia Tea Chest

Rule Britannia Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Georgian Tea Chest veneered in Mahgoany with inlaid conch shell on the top and a depiction of Britannia on the front, with bone escutcheon, the sides have Lion mask handles and the c...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Tea Caddies

Regency Partridgewood Brass Tea Chest, 19th Century
Regency Partridgewood Brass Tea Chest, 19th Century

Regency Partridgewood Brass Tea Chest, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique Regency Partridgewood tea chest with boxwood edging, press brass handles and solid brass ball feet.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest Tea Caddy, 18th Century

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest Tea Caddy, 18th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique satinwood tea chest with an oval inlay to the front depicting a floral basket with a bone escutcheon.

Category

Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

18th Century Shagreen and Silver Tea Chest
18th Century Shagreen and Silver Tea Chest

18th Century Shagreen and Silver Tea Chest

By Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

The shagreen tea chest stands of four lion-pad feet and has its original key.

Category

Antique 18th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Kingwood and Brass Pagoda Top Regency Tea Chest Tea Caddy
Kingwood and Brass Pagoda Top Regency Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Kingwood and Brass Pagoda Top Regency Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Wonderfully shaped Regency kingwood tea chest in the manner of George Oakley. This fine tea chest with cavetto molding has pagoda top, inlaid brass decoration typical of George Oakle...

Category

Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Regency Carved Coromandel Tea Chest Tea Caddy 19th Century
Regency Carved Coromandel Tea Chest Tea Caddy 19th Century

Regency Carved Coromandel Tea Chest Tea Caddy 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

This tea chest by Seddon stands on solid turned ebony bun feet and comes complete with fully working lock and tasseled key.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Glass, Macassar

Late George III Satin Birch Tea Chest
Late George III Satin Birch Tea Chest

Late George III Satin Birch Tea Chest

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

This fine satin birch tea chest has book matched black thorn oyster and fan inlay.

Category

Antique Early 1800s British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Birch, Yew

Late George III Satin Birch Tea Chest
Late George III Satin Birch Tea Chest

Late George III Satin Birch Tea Chest

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

This fine satin birch tea chest has book matched black thorn oyster and fan inlay.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Tea Caddies

Antique Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest, 19th Century

Antique Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Chinese lacquer tea chest standing on four carved dragons feet, decorated with beautiful very detailed chinoiserie panels.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Rosewood Tea Chest
Rosewood Tea Chest

Rosewood Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Tea Chest veneered in beautiful figured rosewood inlaid with Mother of Pearl floral decoration and has round escutcheon.

Category

Antique 19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Glass

Early 19th Century Regency Period Penwork Tea Chest
Early 19th Century Regency Period Penwork Tea Chest

Early 19th Century Regency Period Penwork Tea Chest

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

The tea chest has floral designs and on the front it has naive Chinese style figures drinking and serving tea.

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Caddies

Antique Chinese Butterfly Lacquer Tea Caddy Tea Chest, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Butterfly Lacquer Tea Caddy Tea Chest, 19th Century

Antique Chinese Butterfly Lacquer Tea Caddy Tea Chest, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

A rare Chinese tea chest decorated with East Asian scenes, including temples and pagodas.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Satinwood Tea Chest
Satinwood Tea Chest

Satinwood Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Inside the Tea Chest are three removable tea caddies all with sliding lids.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Boxes

Japanese Keyaki Tea Chest
Japanese Keyaki Tea Chest

Japanese Keyaki Tea Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage taisho period Japanese chadansu (tea chest). Two section keyaki wood tea chest with multiple drawers and shelves was used for displaying and storing tea ceremony utensils.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Kingwood Tea Chest
Kingwood Tea Chest

Kingwood Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Regency Tea Chest veneered in Kingwood inlaid with decorative brass.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Boxes

Materials

Brass

Tea chest.
Tea chest.

Tea chest.

Sold|$3,600

Tea chest.

Located in Essex, MA

Regency satinwood and inlaid tea chest. Paint decorated with floral swags to top and bat wings to corners, the front painted with two navette-shaped portrait profiles of ladies cente...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Satinwood

Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest
Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest

Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique Tunbridge Ware Tea chest comes with a fully working lock & tasselled key.

Category

Antique 19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

Rosewood Tea Chest Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, 1830s
Rosewood Tea Chest Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, 1830s

Rosewood Tea Chest Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, 1830s

Located in Houston, TX

Antique English rosewood sarcophagus shaped tea chest with shell handles and mother-of-pearl inlay.

Category

Antique 1830s English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Antique Harewood Tea Chest with Burr Yew Medallions, 18th Century
Antique Harewood Tea Chest with Burr Yew Medallions, 18th Century

Antique Harewood Tea Chest with Burr Yew Medallions, 18th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

The interior of the Georgian tea chest contains two removable tea caddies made of solid mahogany with sliding lids, each veneered in the same manner as the exterior.

Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Penwork Tea Chest
Penwork Tea Chest

Penwork Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

The tea chest has brass lion pad feet and lion mask carrying handles.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Wood, Glass

Tea Chest on Stands
Tea Chest on Stands

Tea Chest on Stands

Sold|$3,200 / set

Tea Chest on Stands

Located in Stamford, CT

The top of the tea chest also features a hinged lid that lifts up.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Metal, Brass

Kiriwood Tea Chest
Kiriwood Tea Chest

Kiriwood Tea Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Taishō period Japanese chadansu (tea chest) with original copper hardware. It was originally used to store objects for the tea ceremony including utensils, teapots, and ...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Export Chinese Tea Chest
Export Chinese Tea Chest

Export Chinese Tea Chest

Located in Charleston, SC

Chinese Export Tea Chest in Red and Black Lacquer, painted in Canton Style with Chinese Characters and Dragons.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Pewter

Antique Georgian Harewood Silver Tea Chest Tea Caddy
Antique Georgian Harewood Silver Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Antique Georgian Harewood Silver Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Tea chest veneered in harewood with boxwood edging, and tulipwood and kingwood crossbandings.

Category

Antique 18th Century George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Japanese Keyaki Tea Chest
Japanese Keyaki Tea Chest

Japanese Keyaki Tea Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage taisho period Japanese chadansu (tea chest) with multiple drawers and sliding doors.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Cedar

Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest
Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest

Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

The inside of the lid is adorned with a view of Rusthall Farm house. This Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.

Category

Antique 19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair Of Chinese Tea Chest Side Tables
Pair Of Chinese Tea Chest Side Tables

Pair Of Chinese Tea Chest Side Tables

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A Pair of Chinese Tea Chests On Stands. Used As Side Tables.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Chest
Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Chest

Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Chest

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

A late Regency rosewood and ebony strung tea caddie in the shape of a sarcophagus, with a pair of hinged canisters, the sides with brass lion-mask rings, on turned feet.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

19th Century Anglo-Indian Teak Tea Chest or Trunk
19th Century Anglo-Indian Teak Tea Chest or Trunk

19th Century Anglo-Indian Teak Tea Chest or Trunk

Located in East Hampton, NY

A 19th century Anglo-Indian teak tea chest with original iron banding, carrying handles and decorative bracket feet.

Category

Antique 1890s Indian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

Rare early George II Walnut Tea Chest by Benjamin Crook
Rare early George II Walnut Tea Chest by Benjamin Crook

Rare early George II Walnut Tea Chest by Benjamin Crook

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

This crossbanded walnut tea chest/caddy has the original maker's label inside with a concealed rent drawer.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Mahogany Tea Chest
Mahogany Tea Chest

Mahogany Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

This Mahogany Tea Caddy has an unusual inlaid motif which depicts a canon and oak leafs and has fantastic patination. The top of the box features inlaid brass with a sturdy swing han...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British More Furniture and Collectibles

Chinese Lacquer Box or Tea Chest with Opposing Foo Lion Decoration
Chinese Lacquer Box or Tea Chest with Opposing Foo Lion Decoration

Chinese Lacquer Box or Tea Chest with Opposing Foo Lion Decoration

Located in San Antonio, TX

Lovely Chinese lacquer tea chest in shades of faded red, emerald green and antique white.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Japanese Chestnut and Rosewood Cha-Dansu Tea Chest (Tansu)
Japanese Chestnut and Rosewood Cha-Dansu Tea Chest (Tansu)

Japanese Chestnut and Rosewood Cha-Dansu Tea Chest (Tansu)

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Cha-dansu (tea-chest) crafted of a chestnut casing with a rosewood veneer and Paulownia drawers, simple copper hardware with bale shaped handles, multiple small drawer and d...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Furniture

Materials

Chestnut, Rosewood

Antique Tea Caddy Chest with Silver and Glass Tea Caddies
Antique Tea Caddy Chest with Silver and Glass Tea Caddies

Antique Tea Caddy Chest with Silver and Glass Tea Caddies

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique tea chest veneered in harewood with decorative oval medallions of tea plants to the front and top, framing each panel of the chest is a Tulipwood crossbanding with box wood e...

Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Fine 18th Century George III Period Satinwood and Padouk Inlaid Tea Chest
Fine 18th Century George III Period Satinwood and Padouk Inlaid Tea Chest

Fine 18th Century George III Period Satinwood and Padouk Inlaid Tea Chest

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

The hinged top opens to reveal two glass tea canisters fitted with the original side caps.

Category

Antique 1790s English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Padouk, Satinwood

Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy
Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy

Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

This satinwood tea chest comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.

Category

Antique 18th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Satinwood

Elmwood 'Cha-Do' Tansu Tea Chest
Elmwood 'Cha-Do' Tansu Tea Chest

Elmwood 'Cha-Do' Tansu Tea Chest

Located in New York, NY

Finely made traditional Japanese "Cha-Do" Tansu, used for storage of tea and accompanying accouterments. Includes original iron fittings. In excellent condition for age.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Cupboards

Materials

Elm

China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century
China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century

China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

A Cantonese Chinese export lacquer tea box, decorated with gilt heightened colored volutes and flowers on a beige ground, the interior fitted with paktong box. Silver label in the in...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Materials

Pewter

18th Century Small Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy
18th Century Small Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy

18th Century Small Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

The tea chests interior has two removable mahogany and tin lined tea caddies.

Category

Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Melon Tea Caddy
Antique Chinese Melon Tea Caddy

Antique Chinese Melon Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

This Chinese melon tea chest comes with a fully working lock and tasseled key.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century Chippendale period Tea Caddy or chest
18th Century Chippendale period Tea Caddy or chest

18th Century Chippendale period Tea Caddy or chest

Located in Edenbridge, Kent

An exceptional inlaid tea caddy or tea chest with fine veneers of Kingwood, padouk, tulip, mahogany, box, ebony, sycamore and fruitwood.

Category

Antique 1750s English Chippendale Tea Caddies

Materials

Boxwood, Ebony, Fruitwood, Kingwood, Mahogany, Padouk, Sycamore, Tulipwood

English Regency Tea Caddy
English Regency Tea Caddy

English Regency Tea Caddy

Located in New Orleans, LA

This 19th century tea chest / caddy is black lacquer with hand painted gold decoration.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy

19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Stands on four winged dragon feet. This unique Chinese tea chest comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

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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.