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Tea Caddies For Sale
Antique English Mahogany Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 18h Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive English Georgian Period Conch Shell Flame Grain Mahogany Single Teacaddy of outstanding quality and workmanship and compact size. Circa 1790.
The hinged lid cross banded ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique English Burl Burr Walnut Wooden Victorian Double Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Georgian style Well figured Burr Walnut Double Interior Section Tea Caddy of quite rare dome top and spreading base outline, generous proportions and o...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut, Burl
$730 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 19th Century Tea caddy - Napoleon III - Ebonized and Inlayed
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant Napoleon III period tea caddy, finely decorated with intricate mother-of-pearl inlay forming a geometric clover pattern on the lid, framed by delicate brass stringing. The ri...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver & Bone Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver & Bone Details
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Tea Caddy - Elie Bleu Paris
By Elie Bleu
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful vintage tea caddy, made by the French brand Elie Bleu Paris.
The box is made of beautifully veneered / greened wood with black piping. Th...
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Early 2000s French Modern Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Sheffield Tea Caddy Box
By Sheffield
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage tea caddy or box. This vintage piece is rare and it is captivating. Octagonal in silver plated finish, this piece can have a variety of uses. This piece displays...
Category
1930s American Edwardian Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
English Sterling Silver "Paint Tin" Tea Caddy / Canister by Asprey & Co - 1929
Located in Bath, GB
These novelty solid sterling silver boxes or Canisters are always highly sought-after in the form of a paint tin with a lift off lid.
This one is made by the creme de la creme of si...
Category
1920s British Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Satinwood Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive English Georgian Sheraton Period Flame Grain Satinwood Double Tea Caddy of outstanding quality and workmanship and compact size. Circa 1800-20.
The hinged lid cross band...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century Tea Caddy, Attributed to Landall & Gordon
Located in Richmond, London
A superb and very rare mid-18th century George II period brass-inlaid tea caddy, attributed to Landall & Gordon. English, circa 1750.
Why we like it
Gorgeous proportions combined w...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Large Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality Georgian 18th century mahogany rectangular tea caddy having replacement brass axe drop handle to hinged lid enclosing cavity with attractive inlaid decoration throughout.
Tea was of course a very precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Very Early Meissen Tea Caddy With Merchant Ship Scenes And Bud Knob, 1763-1774
Located in Vienna, AT
Rectangular porcelain box with rounded shoulders, small round, slightly domed lid with bud handle, colourful painted merchant scenes on the four sides and on the top of the lid, gold...
Category
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Crichton Brothers Sterling Silver Dresser Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English tea caddy.
In sterling silver.
By Crichton Bros.
With shaped sides having 4 convex ridges.
Marked to the lid with English hallmarks and to the base with ad...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sarcophagus Tea Caddy, English, Loose Leaf Case, William IV, Circa 1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique sarcophagus tea caddy. An English, rosewood loose leaf tea case dating to the William IV period, circa 1835. A beautifully proportioned piece with fine detailing, ...
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1830s British William IV Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Hardwood, Satinwood
Antique Continental Melon Fruit Novelty Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Round Shape with Ring Handle
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted off this Antique Continental Melon Fruit Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy made from Sycamore and of novelty form...
Category
Early 1800s European George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Steel
Regency English Penwork Double Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
Regency English Penwork Double Tea Caddy,
England, Circa 1820
A striking example of Regency-era craftsmanship, this rectangular double tea caddy showcases the elegance and precision...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Tea Caddy, Lacquered Wood with Gilded Decorations
Located in Kastrup, DK
A beautifully crafted Chinese export tea caddy made of wood with black lacquer, richly adorned with gilded motifs featuring classical Chinese scenes of people, houses, and more.
The ...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique Russian Imperial silver tea caddy, engraved in the Chinoiserie style, by Gustav Klingert, Moscow, dated 1894.
Gu...
Category
1890s Russian Chinoiserie Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
English Regency Pagoda Form Tea Caddy
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Unusual pagoda form caddy finely figured veneers. Interior lids are original and match the exterior of the caddy, resting on brass ball feet
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique English Georgian Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Faced In Boxwood
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are thrilled to offer this Antique Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Chest of tapered rectangular shape with silver stringin...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Fruit Caddy
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy turned in Sycamore shaped as a natural Pear ...
Category
Early 1800s European George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Cut Steel
19th Century Chinese Canton Export Lacquered Giltwood Tea Caddy on Shishi Feet
Located in Haarlem, NL
Clover or quartreform shaped mid-19th century Chinese canton export tea caddy in gold lacquered wood on a black background.
Decorated with palace scenes...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Pewter
$1,580 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A large English tea caddy. It is mahogany with brass feet.
Category
19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Tea Caddies
Materials
Birch
Exceptional 19th C Parquetry Tea Caddy with Serpentine Sides Marked TAHAN Paris
By Tahan Paris
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An exceptional double chamber tea caddy with geometric parquetry panels with crossbanded edges. Each of the four sides of serpentine form and raised on a conforming plinth base edged...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Victorian sterling silver tea caddy made in London in 1891
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1891 by John Henry Rawlings, this very handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is plain in design, octagonal in shape and with reed borders. T...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
20Thc Tin Coffee Canister
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Coffee tin canister in original painted labels & original condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 18th century Georgian, Chippendale Period, Mahogany Tea Caddy Of Rectangular Form, Having Elegant Shaped Top Enclosing Original Tin Containers, Retaining Original...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
English Silver Plate Tea Caddy / Thin Biscuit
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century English sheffield silver plate tea caddy / thin biscuit with exterior design details and attached covered top . The tea caddy ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Edwardian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
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...
Category
1810s British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Shell
Antique Continental Novelty Pear Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Fruit Caddy
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Continental Pear Fruit Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy turned in Sycamore shaped as a Pear fruit with globu...
Category
Early 1800s European George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Cut Steel
18th Century Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
By Michael Plummer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique George III sterling silver locking tea caddy has a navette, paneled shaped form.
The body of this silver tea caddy box is embellished with bands of bright cut engraved volute spiraling leaf ornamentation on a matte background to the upper and lower portions; these bands flank a plain undulating bordered panel.
The ornamentation to the surface of the caddy alternates with panels of concave vertical fluted decoration.
This antique Georgian tea caddy is retains the original hallmarked flush hinged covers; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece.
The cover is embellished with further bright cut engraved undulating borders accented with bud motifs, in addition to simplified borders paralleling the domed paneled portion; the domed portions reflects the incurved shape of the body.
This impressive cover is surmounted with a cast sterling silver urn style finial, in the Classic Adams style.
The caddy retains the original fitted fully working lock and functional key.
This sterling silver tea caddy is a highly desirable shape and style.
Condition:
This Georgian silver tea caddy...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Late 18th century Georgian Period Mahogany Oblong tea caddy having very attractive inlaid decoration to front and hinged top enclosing double lidded interior with original paper foil landing.
This particular caddy is relatively plain and simple in design, but is lifted significantly with the attractive inlaid decoration.
It remains in relatively good condition and had clearly been well loved throughout its life.
Tea was a precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves, but also to enable the owner to lock away those aforementioned valuable tea leaves, keeping them safe from the house staffs potential wandering hands.
This 18th century tea caddy...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Period Georgian Tea Caddy, Circa 1790-1810
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1790-1810 period Georgian tea caddy made from Mahogany. The tea caddy has been used well and loved over many centuries. The top has a brass ring with which to lift the lid. ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century Anglo Chinese Padouk Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Rare Mid 19th Century Anglo-Chinese Padouk Wood Rectangular Tea Caddy Having Attractive Silver Plate Mounted Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Lid Enclosing Two Lidded Divisions, W...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Padouk
18th Century Burl Walnut Tea Caddy
Located in Richmond, London
An early 18th century, George I period bombé-shaped tea caddy in dramatically figured burl walnut of a most desirable mellow, honey colour; complete with three tins inside.
British o...
Category
Early 18th Century Welsh Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form sits upon four brass ball feet with matching br...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
Antique English Georgian Hexagonal Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Kingwood Inlay
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Elongated Hexagonal Satinwood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of stretched hexagonal shape with six matching pa...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
English Antique Georgian Henry Clay Papier Mache Tea Caddy
By Henry Clay
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Countryside Scenes
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to introduce to the market this Papier Mache Tea Caddy by Henry Clay. The Henry Clay Tea Caddy of oval ...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Paper
French Napoleon III Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Single Tea Caddy Compartment
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to bring to market this Antique French Boulle Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Victorian 19th Century Large Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality Mid 19th Century Figured Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Sarchophagus Form Having Well Figured Sides And Hinged Pagoda Top Enclosing Three Sections With Two Removable Canisters,...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late 18th century, Georgian, Mahogany tea caddy having extremely attractive inlaid conch shells, banded and strung decoration, with hinged lid enclosing lidded interior retaining partial paper foil lining.
This particular caddy is relatively plain and simple in design, but the attractive inlaid decoration lifts it significantly.
The condition remains relatively good and clearly it has been well loved throughout its life.
Tea was a precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves, but also to enable the owner to lock away those aforementioned valuable tea leaves, keeping them safe from the house staffs potential wandering hands.
This 18th century tea caddy...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Attributed to Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
Acorn Design
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy attributed to Smiths. The Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy of rectangular form ma...
Category
Early 19th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
Antique 19th Century French Beaux-Arts Silver-Mounted Enamel Tea Caddy by Risler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French enamel tea caddy.
Mounted with gilt silver mounts.
By Risler of Paris.
Decorated with polychrome birds or paradise, rock outcroppings, and flowers/flor...
Category
19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver, Enamel
21st century Italian Sterling Silver hexagonal Tea/Candy Box
By Del Conte
Located in VALENZA, IT
21st century Italian Sterling Silver hexagonal Tea/Caddy Box
Hexagonal sterling silver tea box,
shaped completely by hand.
The body has rounded edges and has been left completely s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tea Caddy 322
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen tea caddy with floral finial, design #322 by Johan Rohde from 1920.
Additional information:
Material: St...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George III Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver tea caddy has an oval form.
The surface of the tea caddy is plain and unembellished, with an applied reed decorated border to the upper and lower rims.
This antique silver tea caddy retains the original hallmarked domed flush hinged cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece.
The cover is surmounted with the original and exceptional silver topped oval button style finial.
This antique Georgian tea caddy...
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1790s British George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Alternating Panels
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Regency Rosewood Brass & Floral Marquetry Inlaid Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A 19th Century regency antique rosewood inlaid marquetry tea caddy sarcophagus-form box, in good condition with marquetry to the top and front with wooden circular carrying handles w...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
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...
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Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Bronze, Brass
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
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19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
English Inlaid Mahogany Tea Caddy with Elaborate Crossbanding and Swag Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extremely fine quality inlaid mahogany tea caddy of elegant small size, the top and front with elaborate crossbanding and circular fan inay, the front with further swag inlay, the...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany, Rosewood
Burr Yew 19th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Good Quality Early 19th Century Regency Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Having Boxwood Strung Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Pagoda Top Enclosing Two Lidded ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
Chinese Large Mother of Pearl Mounted Armorial Tea Caddy for MacPherson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare, incredible and large antique Chinese carved mother of pearl mounted tea caddy with armorial for MacPherson and dating from circa...
Category
1770s Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
18th Century Padouk Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Rare 18th Century Padouk Wood Rectangular Tea Caddy Of Rectangular Form, Having Original Brass Handle To Hinged Top Enclosing Divisions, Raised On Elegant Original Brass Claw ...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Padouk
English 19th Century Domed Top Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
English 19th Century Domed Top Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver Inlay and Ball feet
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Emerald Green Goat Skin Covered Wooden Cylinder Box in the Style of Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a beautiful emerald green goat skin cylinder box with a brass pineapple finial on lid and wooden interior in the style of Aldo Tura.
Category
1950s European Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Serpentine Form Regency Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Rare serpentine form English Regency tea caddy. The base with sloping sides, the interior with two fitted compartments.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1920s Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Footed Tea Caddy with hinged lid.
This authentic Moroccan brass silver plated box has a beautiful etched geometri...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Vintage, New and Antique Tea Caddies
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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