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Victorian Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Victorian Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Victorian Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

$1,327 / item

H 4.53 in W 8.08 in D 5.12 in

Victorian Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Northampton, GB

Dome Topped Tea Caddy From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian

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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Tea Caddies

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Wood

Two Compartment Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860
Two Compartment Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860

Two Compartment Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860

$504

H 5.12 in W 10.24 in D 4.34 in

Two Compartment Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy c1860 Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells

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Antique 1860s British Victorian Tea Caddies

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Wood

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy by Thomas Barton c1870
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy by Thomas Barton c1870

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy by Thomas Barton c1870

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy by Thomas Barton c1870 Date : c1870 Period : Victoria Origin

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Antique 1870s British Victorian Tea Caddies

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Wood

Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Sarcophagus Tea Caddy c1860
Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Sarcophagus Tea Caddy c1860

Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Sarcophagus Tea Caddy c1860

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge ware sarcophagus tea caddy Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge

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Antique 1860s British Tea Caddies

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Wood

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Image of Carew Castle c1860
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Image of Carew Castle c1860

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Image of Carew Castle c1860

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Converted Tunbridge ware tea caddy with image of Carew Castle Date : c1860 Period

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Antique 1860s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Early Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Two Compartments c1830
Early Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Two Compartments c1830

Early Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Two Compartments c1830

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Early Tunbridge ware tea caddy with two compartments Date : c1830 Period : George IV

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Antique 1830s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

$960

H 4.5 in W 5.5 in D 4.25 in

Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A Charming 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy With Attractive Floral Band To Main Body And

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies

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Other

Quality antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy
Quality antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy

Quality antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy

Located in Ipswich, GB

Quality antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy having a lovely antique Victorian

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Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy
19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy

19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy

Located in Forney, TX

A well-made antique, circa 1830, English tea caddy with stunning marquetry inlays, warm coloring

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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form Burr Yew c1820
Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form Burr Yew c1820

Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form Burr Yew c1820

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading :Regency tea caddy of Sarcophagus form in burr yew c1820 Date : c1820 Period : Regency

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Antique 1820s British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Circa 1850-60 English Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box
Circa 1850-60 English Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box

Circa 1850-60 English Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1850-60 Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, English. Featuring Eridge Castle on the lid. Two

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies

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Wood

Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse c1870
Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse c1870

Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse c1870

By Henry Hollamby

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy depicting battle abbey gatehouse Date : c1870 Period : Victoria

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Antique 1870s British Victorian Tea Caddies

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Wood

C. 1870 Antique English Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Regency Tea Caddy Box
C. 1870 Antique English Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Regency Tea Caddy Box

C. 1870 Antique English Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Regency Tea Caddy Box

Located in Atlanta, GA

English, circa 1870. A Regency Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Tea Caddy Box of Hexagonal form. Featuring

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Antique 19th Century English Regency Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Walnut

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Victorian 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Original Features
Victorian 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Original Features

Victorian 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Original Features

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

An original Victorian 19th century Tunbridge ware tea caddy with 2 inner compartments and working

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Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies

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Brass

Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

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H 5.12 in W 9.06 in D 5.12 in

Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Located in Windsor, Berkshire

A rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge ware tea caddy. An unusual rosewood twin lidded tea

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Antique Late 19th Century English Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

English Tunbridge Walnut Tea Caddy, 19th Century
English Tunbridge Walnut Tea Caddy, 19th Century

English Tunbridge Walnut Tea Caddy, 19th Century

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H 4.5 in W 7.94 in D 4.63 in

English Tunbridge Walnut Tea Caddy, 19th Century

Located in Cookeville, TN

Intricately laid inlay compliments this stunning English walnut tea caddy from Tunbridge, England

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Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Tea Sets

Materials

Walnut

Antique Tunbridge Ware Tonbridge Castle Ash Tea Caddy, circa 1900
Antique Tunbridge Ware Tonbridge Castle Ash Tea Caddy, circa 1900

Antique Tunbridge Ware Tonbridge Castle Ash Tea Caddy, circa 1900

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Tunbridge ware dome top tea caddy veneered in Hungarian ash with a view of Tonbridge Castle on the

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20th Century European Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Ash

Antique Tea Caddy
Antique Tea Caddy

Antique Tea Caddy

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H 5 in W 9 in D 5 in

Antique Tea Caddy

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique English Tunbridge Tea Caddy

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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Battle Abbey Cloisters c1870
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Battle Abbey Cloisters c1870

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Battle Abbey Cloisters c1870

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy with image of Battle Abbey cloisters Date : c1870 Period

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Antique 1870s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Mixing Bowl by Upton c1860
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Mixing Bowl by Upton c1860

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Mixing Bowl by Upton c1860

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy with mixing bowl by William Upton c1860 Date : c1860 Period

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Antique 1860s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Tunbridge Ware Double Compartment Tea Caddy with Rare Image of Pensh
Exceptional Tunbridge Ware Double Compartment Tea Caddy with Rare Image of Pensh

Exceptional Tunbridge Ware Double Compartment Tea Caddy with Rare Image of Pensh

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Exceptional Tunbridge ware sarcophagus double comparment & tea bowl caddy Date : c1865

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Antique 1860s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Eridge Castle Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860
Eridge Castle Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860

Eridge Castle Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860

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H 5.12 in W 9.06 in D 5.32 in

Eridge Castle Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860

By Henry Hollamby

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Two compartment Tunbridge ware tea caddy Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin

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Antique 1860s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form c1820
Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form c1820

Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form c1820

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H 6.3 in W 8.27 in D 5.04 in

Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form c1820

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Sarcophagus shaped Regency tea caddy c1820 Date : c1820 Period : Regency Origin

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Antique 1820s British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

1880s English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy Box
1880s English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy Box

1880s English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1880s English Tunbridge inlaid walnut tea caddy box.

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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Tea Caddies

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Walnut

A Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Rounded Lid, c1870
A Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Rounded Lid, c1870

A Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Rounded Lid, c1870

By Henry Hollamby

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

A Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Rounded lid Depicting Hever Castle, c1870

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Victorian Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Double Tea Caddy Box, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Double Tea Caddy Box, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Double Tea Caddy Box, 19th Century

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Fine quality Tunbridge ware micro mosiac well figured mahogany early Victorian double tea caddy

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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

English Coromandel Satinwood Boxing Foil Lined Tea Caddy. Edmund Nye, Circa 1800
English Coromandel Satinwood Boxing Foil Lined Tea Caddy. Edmund Nye, Circa 1800

English Coromandel Satinwood Boxing Foil Lined Tea Caddy. Edmund Nye, Circa 1800

By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells

Located in Charleston, SC

English Coromandel hinged tea caddy with boxing satinwood inlays, original silver escutcheon, and

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Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies

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Foil

Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880.
Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880.

Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880.

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880. Beautiful and unique geometric

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Profusely Inlaid Tunbridge Regency Tea Caddy
Profusely Inlaid Tunbridge Regency Tea Caddy

Profusely Inlaid Tunbridge Regency Tea Caddy

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine early 19th century Tunbridge ware tea caddy, the top inlaid with geometric patterns, the

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Olive, Walnut, Holly, Yew

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Image of Tonbridge Castle c1880
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Image of Tonbridge Castle c1880

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Image of Tonbridge Castle c1880

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy with image of Tonbridge Castle by Thomas Burrows Date : c1880

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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Geometric Tea Caddy
Geometric Tea Caddy

Geometric Tea Caddy

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H 5.32 in W 9.26 in D 5.12 in

Geometric Tea Caddy

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Northampton, GB

Tunbridge Wear Style From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Geometric inlaid

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Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Georgian Antique Tea Caddy with Conch Decoration c1820
Georgian Antique Tea Caddy with Conch Decoration c1820

Georgian Antique Tea Caddy with Conch Decoration c1820

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Georgian antique tea caddy with conch decoration Date : c1800-1840 Period : George III

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Antique 1820s British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

William IV Rosewood Tunbridge Tea Caddy
William IV Rosewood Tunbridge Tea Caddy

William IV Rosewood Tunbridge Tea Caddy

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H 5.25 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in

William IV Rosewood Tunbridge Tea Caddy

Located in Alexandria, VA

Sarcophagus form with inlaid Tunbridge panels on lid and front - mosaic style inlaid border - two

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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Tea Caddies

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

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H 4.75 in W 8 in D 5 in

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Tunbridge ware tea caddy by George Wise senior. The tunbridge tea caddy is veneered in rosewood

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Antique 19th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

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H 5.38 in W 5.38 in D 5.38 in

19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Located in New York, NY

19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Victorian 1870 Walnut Inlaid Tulipwood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Victorian 1870 Walnut Inlaid Tulipwood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Victorian 1870 Walnut Inlaid Tulipwood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Located in Windsor, Berkshire

This is a Victorian 1870 walnut inlaid tulipwood Tunbridge ware twin lidded tea caddy. It has a

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Antique 1870s English Tea Caddies

Materials

Walnut

Early Victorian Tunbridge Ware, Octagonal Double Tea Caddy
Early Victorian Tunbridge Ware, Octagonal Double Tea Caddy

Early Victorian Tunbridge Ware, Octagonal Double Tea Caddy

Located in Cambridge, GB

Early Victorian Tunbridge Ware octagonal double tea-caddy; the lid inlaid with a spray of roses

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Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest
Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest

Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest

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H 7 in W 12 in D 6 in

Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy, with abstract panel to top has Tunbridge bands, & rarely seen

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Antique 19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Glass, Wood

Superb Tunbridge Tea Caddy
Superb Tunbridge Tea Caddy

Superb Tunbridge Tea Caddy

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H 6 in W 10 in D 6 in

Superb Tunbridge Tea Caddy

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Generously scaled with fine inlay and dome top. Original lids inside.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Victorian Tunbridge Ware Walnut Tea Caddy
Victorian Tunbridge Ware Walnut Tea Caddy

Victorian Tunbridge Ware Walnut Tea Caddy

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H 4.5 in W 8.25 in D 5.5 in

Victorian Tunbridge Ware Walnut Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Tunbridge ware tea caddy with a view of Eridge castle on the top, veneered in Walnut. The

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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Turnbridge Wear Tea Caddy
19th Century Turnbridge Wear Tea Caddy

19th Century Turnbridge Wear Tea Caddy

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H 7.5 in W 12.25 in D 6.5 in

19th Century Turnbridge Wear Tea Caddy

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

19th century Tunbridge wear tea caddy, the main body of exotic timbers. The interior with two

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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

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Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

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Tunbridge Tea Caddy For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tunbridge tea caddy you’re looking for. A tunbridge tea caddy — often made from wood, walnut and hardwood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer tunbridge tea caddy, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A tunbridge tea caddy, designed in the Victorian, Arts and Crafts or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Tunbridge Ware each produced at least one beautiful tunbridge tea caddy that is worth considering.

How Much is a Tunbridge Tea Caddy?

A tunbridge tea caddy can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,154, while the lowest priced sells for $730 and the highest can go for as much as $5,800.

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.