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
Wood
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
Wood
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
Wood
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
Wood
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
Wood
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
Wood
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
Wood
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
Brass
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
Wood
Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy, Parquetry Design, Circa 1870
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy With Attractive Floral Band To Main Body And
Other
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
Wood
$761
H 5.01 in W 8.19 in D 4.57 in
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
Wood
$695
H 4.625 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
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
Walnut
Unavailable
H 4.73 in W 8.27 in D 4.93 in
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
Brass
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
Rosewood
English Tunbridge Walnut Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Intricately laid inlay compliments this stunning English walnut tea caddy from Tunbridge, England
Walnut
Unavailable
H 6 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
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
Ash
Antique Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Tunbridge Tea Caddy
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
Wood
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
Wood
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H 6.7 in W 12.21 in D 6.11 in
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
Wood
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
Wood
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
Wood
1880s English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1880s English Tunbridge inlaid walnut tea caddy box.
Walnut
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H 5.79 in W 10.08 in D 6.54 in
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
Lacquer
Sold
H 5.25 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
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
Brass
Sold
H 4.75 in W 6.5 in D 3.75 in
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
Foil
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
Fruitwood, Walnut
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
Ebony, Olive, Walnut, Holly, Yew
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
Wood
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
Brass
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
Wood
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
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
Rosewood
19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Wood
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
Walnut
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
Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy, with abstract panel to top has Tunbridge bands, & rarely seen
Glass, Wood
Superb Tunbridge Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Generously scaled with fine inlay and dome top. Original lids inside.
Wood
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
Walnut
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
English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Tortoise Shell
19th Century Rosewood Dressing/Jewellery Box
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Rosewood Dressing table box with Mother of pearl car-touché to the centre of the lid, the lid does have age related shrinkage. To the inside of the lid it has a blue velvet...
Rosewood
English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A lovely bow front tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with mother of pearl flowers and topped with a silver badge. English, circa 1870.
Silver
Georgian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Oval Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Silver and Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy is of oval shape with a To...
Silver
19th Century English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A large English tea caddy. It is mahogany with brass feet.
Brass
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
Wood
$3,366
H 8.51 in W 18.51 in D 11.62 in
Antique Regency Mahogany & Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Here we have an impressive antique Regency (1811-1820) Mahogany & Rosewood Brass inlaid campaign writing slope box with a side drawer and multiple hidden internal compartments and dr...
Brass
Regency Rosewood Jewellery Work Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Stunning Quality Late Regency Period, 19th Century, Rosewood And Brass Inlaid Work Box, Stationary Box, Or Jewellery Box, Having Exceptional Decoration Throughout With Hinged Lid E...
Rosewood
Rare Regency Architectural Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Pressed Tortoiseshell Design From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Architectural Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of bombe form with flared bas...
Shell
18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Tea Caddy, Great Britain, Circa 1760
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century Chippendale period figured mahogany tea caddy, ebony beaded and mahogany cross-banded throughout, having concave-shaped lid retaining original brass carrying handle.
Mahogany
Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in GB
A fine Regency period rectangular tea caddy, veneered in panels divided by fine metal stringing. Silver metal escutcheon and key. Complete with an initialled plaque on the lid and ro...
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Table Lamp. A beautiful Tiffany Studios ensemble with a rare and early patinated bronze base with original Bryant socket...
Bronze
$1,645
H 5.2 in W 8.8 in D 4.8 in
Stunning Late 1800s Gothic Revival Walnut & Brass Tea Caddy Box W. Great Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
A very pleasing, late 19th century, double compartment tea caddy. This marvellous and rare tea caddy is in very good condition and the burl walnut has a truly warm, deep and rich pa...
Bronze, Brass
$1,159
H 5.52 in W 9.06 in D 5.12 in
Antique Pokerwork Stationery Box, English Desktop Tidy, Arts & Crafts, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pokerwork stationery box. An English, beech and tulipwood desktop tidy in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charmingly hand f...
Beech
Victorian Hand-Crafted Wood Tea Caddy with Penwork, England, 1842
Located in Montreal, QC
This tea caddy is of sarcophagus form, oblong with a raised panelled lid, painted with autumnal fruit and flowers. The exterior is brilliantly decorated in penwork with stylised flow...
Wood
George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Inlay & Burled Crossbanding
Located in Atlanta, GA
George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Inlay & Burled Crossbanding, ca. 1790
Mahogany
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.
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