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

19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Unusually shaped lacquer tea chest with a raised form panel of a melon. Beautifully decorated with

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

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

Shagreen and Silver Tea Caddy / Chest 18th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Extremely rare shagreen tea chest. Of an unusual shape and faded green color with unmarked silver

Category

Antique 18th Century British George II Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Rare Naval Campaign Tea Safe or Chest
Rare Naval Campaign Tea Safe or Chest

Rare Naval Campaign Tea Safe or Chest

Located in New York, NY

Campaign tea chests are rare, and this example which is clearly for naval use is exceptionally rare

Category

Antique Early 1800s English Campaign Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Antique Tea Caddy Rosewood Tea Caddy Regency, Scotland, 1820
Antique Tea Caddy Rosewood Tea Caddy Regency, Scotland, 1820

Antique Tea Caddy Rosewood Tea Caddy Regency, Scotland, 1820

Located in Vancouver, BC

varieties were known as tea chests. As tea grew cheaper there was less concern with the appearance of

Category

Antique 1820s Scottish Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Tea Caddy Mahogany Tea Caddy Georgian, Scotland, 1810
Antique Tea Caddy Mahogany Tea Caddy Georgian, Scotland, 1810

Antique Tea Caddy Mahogany Tea Caddy Georgian, Scotland, 1810

Located in Vancouver, BC

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

Category

Antique 1810s Scottish Tea Caddies

Antique Tea  Box
Antique Tea  Box

Antique Tea Box

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

Great Chinese Export Tea Chest from the 19th C in tole.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Silver Tea Caddy
Silver Tea Caddy

Silver Tea Caddy

Sold|$1,400

Silver Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Novelty Silver Tea Caddy in the form of a Tea Chest from India Stamped JB SI Silver is by

Category

20th Century British Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

19th Century Italian Marquetry Chest Table
19th Century Italian Marquetry Chest Table

19th Century Italian Marquetry Chest Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A fine quality, 19th century Italian inlaid, marquetry table. The top lifting to reveal a chest

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Wood

Chest of Drawers Tea Caddy
Chest of Drawers Tea Caddy

Chest of Drawers Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

top of the chest, with ebony criss-cross stringing which continues around its sides. The top of the

Category

Antique 19th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Bone

Japanese Cha Dansu
Japanese Cha Dansu

Japanese Cha Dansu

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Taisho-period Japanese chadansu (tea chest) from Kyoto was used to store utensils for tea

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Antique Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers
Antique Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers

Antique Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers

Located in Southampton, NY

Antique Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers.The Mahogany has a rich warm Grain.Ebony Stringing Edges the

Category

Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers
Antique Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers

Antique Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers

Located in Port Chester, NY

Antique tea caddy chest of drawers from England. The mahogany has a rich warm grain. Ebony

Category

Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Period Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers
Period Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers

Period Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers

Located in Port Chester, NY

Elegant period chest in an unusually small size, with four full-width drawers. The mahogany banding

Category

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

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Bleached Chest of Drawers for Brook Bond and Tea
Bleached Chest of Drawers for Brook Bond and Tea

Bleached Chest of Drawers for Brook Bond and Tea

Located in Stamford, CT

Refinished, bleached chest of drawers with painted design advertising for Brook Bond Tea, circa

Category

Mid-20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Period Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers with Shell Inlay
Period Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers with Shell Inlay

Period Tea Caddy Chest of Drawers with Shell Inlay

Located in Port Chester, NY

Period tea caddy chest of drawers from England. The frieze is mahogany veneer with shell inlays of

Category

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

Materials

Mahogany

PAIR of Small Mahogany Chests with Tea Caddy Tops
PAIR of Small Mahogany Chests with Tea Caddy Tops

PAIR of Small Mahogany Chests with Tea Caddy Tops

Located in Port Chester, NY

A pair of tea caddy top smaller chests of drawers made in England from beautiful antique mahogany

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Bowfront Tulip Inlay Mahogany Chest, Tea Caddy Edge
Antique Bowfront Tulip Inlay Mahogany Chest, Tea Caddy Edge

Antique Bowfront Tulip Inlay Mahogany Chest, Tea Caddy Edge

Located in Port Chester, NY

. Details of note include an unusual tulip inlay, tea caddy edges, cockbeading on the drawers, and

Category

Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Bowfront Chest of Drawers  REDUCED
Regency Bowfront Chest of Drawers  REDUCED

Regency Bowfront Chest of Drawers REDUCED

Located in Port Chester, NY

Elegant Regency bowfront chest of drawers. Tea caddy drawers. Satinwood inlay. The mahogany has a

Category

Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Wonderful Wooden Tea/Coffee Chest
Wonderful Wooden Tea/Coffee Chest

Wonderful Wooden Tea/Coffee Chest

Located in Middleburg, VA

WONDERFUL WOODEN ENGLISH TEA/COFFEE CHEST WITH ORIGINAL OLD PAINT AND SHELVES ON THE INSIDE. THIS

Category

20th Century English Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hobnail Tea Caddy with Bone Inlay Treasure Chest
Hobnail Tea Caddy with Bone Inlay Treasure Chest

Hobnail Tea Caddy with Bone Inlay Treasure Chest

Located in Stamford, CT

Offered here is a Hobnail Tea Caddy with Bone Inlay Treasure Chest. Key.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Writing Box by Edwards.
Writing Box by Edwards.

Writing Box by Edwards.

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

family and inventor of the patent military travelling case. He also made tea chests, jewellery boxes

Category

Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Bound David Edwards Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Antique Brass Bound David Edwards Writing Box with Secret Compartment

Antique Brass Bound David Edwards Writing Box with Secret Compartment

By David Edwards

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

travelling case. He also made tea chests, jewelry boxes, sewing boxes and canteen cases of the highest

Category

Antique 19th Century British George IV More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

PUIFORCAT French Sterling Silver Vermeil Tea Spoons Set 12 pc w/chest Trilobé
PUIFORCAT French Sterling Silver Vermeil Tea Spoons Set 12 pc w/chest Trilobé

PUIFORCAT French Sterling Silver Vermeil Tea Spoons Set 12 pc w/chest Trilobé

By Emile Puiforcat

Located in Triaize, Pays de Loire

PUIFORCAT French Sterling Silver Vermeil Tea Spoons Set 12 pc w/chest Trilobé A set of truly

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

18k Gold, Sterling Silver

Japanese Cha Dansu
Japanese Cha Dansu

Japanese Cha Dansu

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese Cha Dansu (Tea Ceremony Chest) from a Kyoto temple. The tansu was used to store tea

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Cabinets

Chinese Lacquer Box
Chinese Lacquer Box

Chinese Lacquer Box

Located in New York, NY

See similar examples of boxes, accessories, tea caddies, and chests on our website

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Georgian Irish Writing Box
Georgian Irish Writing Box

Georgian Irish Writing Box

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Fashionable Cabinets, Portable Writing Desks, Dressing boxes, Work boxes, Gardevines, Medicine Chests

Category

Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Tea Chest
Antique Tea Chest

Antique Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique tea chest veneered predominantly in hare wood with decorative crossbanded kingwood and

Category

Antique 18th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Ebony, Harewood, Kingwood

Regency Rosewood Tea Chest
Regency Rosewood Tea Chest

Regency Rosewood Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Rosewood Tea Chest with inlayed brass and ebony stringing, brass escutcheon, carry handles and

Category

Antique 1820s Great Britain (UK) Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

18th Century Georgian Lacquer Tea Chest
18th Century Georgian Lacquer Tea Chest

18th Century Georgian Lacquer Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Lacquer tea chest with beautiful gold floral inlays on all sides with brass handle and escutcheon

Category

Antique 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Chinese Lacquer Melon Shaped Tea Chest Tea Caddy
Chinese Lacquer Melon Shaped Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Chinese Lacquer Melon Shaped Tea Chest Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Chinese lacquer melon tea chest decorated with chinoiserie scenes in gold, standing on three carved

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Export  "Tea Chest"
Export  "Tea Chest"

Export "Tea Chest"

Located in Charleston, SC

A Chinese Export Tea Chest, In lighter and darker Reds and with scenes of people in a garden

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Pewter

Extremely Rare Continental Antique Walnut Tea Chest 17th Century
Extremely Rare Continental Antique Walnut Tea Chest 17th Century

Extremely Rare Continental Antique Walnut Tea Chest 17th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

A very rare, early tea chest in walnut, extensively inlaid with fine pique work and engraved mother

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

Early George II Period Early 18th Century Walnut Inlaid Tea Chest
Early George II Period Early 18th Century Walnut Inlaid Tea Chest

Early George II Period Early 18th Century Walnut Inlaid Tea Chest

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

The brass mounted tea chest is fitted with the original metal tea containers and reveals a

Category

Antique 1740s English George II Tea Caddies

Chinese Export Red Lacquer Paktong Bone Tea Chest, 19th Century
Chinese Export Red Lacquer Paktong Bone Tea Chest, 19th Century

Chinese Export Red Lacquer Paktong Bone Tea Chest, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

A rare Chinese export lacquer tea chest, with beautiful red panels decorated with Chinese figures

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest
Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest

Chinese Lacquer Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Chinese lacquer Tea Caddy standing on four carved dragon feet with beautiful Chinoiserie panels

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Vintage Walnut Panelled Toy Box, Trunk, Chest, Scotland 1930, H825
Vintage Walnut Panelled Toy Box, Trunk, Chest, Scotland 1930, H825

Vintage Walnut Panelled Toy Box, Trunk, Chest, Scotland 1930, H825

Located in Vancouver, BC

Vintage walnut panelled toy box, trunk, chest, Scotland 1930, H825. Scotland 1930 Solid Walnut

Category

Vintage 1930s Scottish Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Chinoiserie Lacquer Box or Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Antique Chinoiserie Lacquer Box or Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century

Antique Chinoiserie Lacquer Box or Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century

Located in Richmond, London

A rare Chinese export black lacquer box, or a tea chest, exquisitely hand-decorated throughout with

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Tea Box
Vintage Japanese Tea Box

Vintage Japanese Tea Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Shipping box for tea. Lined throughout with tin. Measures: 19 D x 28 W x 24 H.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Blanket Chests

Materials

Cedar

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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.