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Tea Caddies For Sale
c. 1820 English Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1820 sarcophagus form tea caddy box, English. Rosewood & burl thuya wood marquetry decoration. Button feet. The contrast in woods is visually exciting, filled with movement in ...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Burl
Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form in Burr Yew c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading :Regency tea caddy of Sarcophagus form in burr yew c1820
Date : c1820
Period : Regency
Origin : England
Decoration : Sarcophagus form in burr yew. Four ball feet. Two com...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form in Rosewood c1820
By Regency
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading :Regency tea caddy of Sarcophagus form in rosewood c1820
Date : c1820
Period : Regency
Origin : England
Decoration : Sarcophagus form in rosewood. Four brass ball feet. T...
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1820s British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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
Regency Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Sarcophagus shaped Regency tea caddy c1820
Date : c1820
Period : Regency
Origin : England
Decoration : Modified sarcophagus shape with curved cover. Four applied bun fe...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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
Regency Tea Caddy in Burr Yew and Sarcophagus Shaped c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Burr yew sarcophagus shpaed Regency tea caddy c1820
Date : c1820
Period : Regency
Origin : England
Decoration : Sarcophagus shaped wih burr yew veneers. Ring handles m...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Duncan & Scobbie Birmingham Sterling Silver Tea Canister Caddy 177g
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1912 Birmingham sterling silver tea canister / tea caddy / snuff by Duncan & Scobbie. Oval body with footed base and lid.
"Duncan & Scobbie - Flatware manufacturers in Glasg...
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1910s Edwardian Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Two Compartment Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy c1860
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Sarcophagus shape. Central floral mosaic within keylines borde...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Georgian Walnut Rectangular Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive Mid 18th Century George II Period Walnut Tea Caddy, Of Rectangular Form, Having Crossbanded Decoration To Hinged Top Enclosing Divisions, Retaining Original B...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Lacquered Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A papier mache tea caddy. It has all its parts.
Category
19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Kate Noakes, 'Sea Shell' Tea Caddy veneered with metal inlaid with gesso
By Kate Noakes
Located in Newmarket, GB
A Victorian wooden tea caddy that has been reconditioned and reimagined by British designer and maker Kate Noakes. Kate uses a process she has developed of cutting her original desig...
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2010s British Modern Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
20Thc Tin Coffee Canister
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Coffee tin canister in original painted labels & original condition.
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
Antique oblong silver biscuit box
Located in London, GB
Elegant antique silver biscuit box mounted on a flared platform base which rests on four cast scroll-pattern supports. The hinged cover has a slightly raised and hand chased centre p...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
American Edwardian Classical sterling silver tea caddy, ca 1910. Ovoid ginger-jar bowl with short neck and bellied cover. Three chased leafing-scroll frames of which 2 vacant and 1 e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mahogany Tea Chest, probably England, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Elegant mahogany tea chest featuring a decorative edge in light wood grain and a handle on the lid. The interior is meticulously lined with a light fabric, incorporating two hinged b...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Caddy Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Export hand-painted porcelain tea caddy jar. Pictures of a boy and his dog adorn both sides of jar in rich colors of dark blue, gold, red and turquoise. Greek key border fram...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies
Materials
Porcelain
Silver biscuit box
Located in London, GB
Silver biscuit box of tapering cylindrical form, fitted with a hinged conical cover, hand chased around the edge with panels of graduated, stepped fluting, and surmounted by a pineap...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Theodore Alexander Walnut Claw Foot Tea Caddy Casket Chest Trinket Box 13"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Theodore Alexander walnut tea caddy / trinket box. Carved in French Empire / Rococo style with shields, foliate designs and winged corners over four claw / paw feet. Foliate ...
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Late 20th Century Rococo Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Herstmonceux Castle c1865
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy featuring image of Herstmonceux Castle
Date : c1865
Period : Victorian
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central mosaic depicting Herstm...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy having a quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy with a quality carved moulded edge top opening to reveal a fitted interior with two lid...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Two-handled antique cylindrical silver box & cover
Located in London, GB
Substantial two-handled, cylindrical, antique silver container with a pull off cover and mounted on four cast scroll and acanthus leaf suppor...
Category
1910s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Balsa Wood and Tin Lined Tea Box Workshop Prop Decor Storage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage balsa wood, and tin lined lidded tea box, retaining partial labels.
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Paper
Edwardian Period Sterling Silver Ball-Footed Tea Caddy With HInged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver tea caddy on ball feet, and having a hinged lid and hinged, movable handles, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1908. Lovely, clean lines. Mea...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Black Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A very unusual Ebonized wood tea caddy
Category
19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Oval Tole Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Nice patina, painted tea caddy
Category
19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Paint
Small 18th Century Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Good Quality And Unusually Small Mid 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy Having Original Brasswear And Hinged Lid Enclosing Two Divisions, Raised On Original Bracket Feet.
...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This is a nice size tea caddy. It has great color.. Brass inlay escutcheon.
Category
19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Antique English Georgian Period Mahogany Tea Caddy circa 1800
Located in Forney, TX
A charming period English George III (1760-1820) mahogany inlaid tea caddy.
Tea was of exceptional value prior to the mid-19th century, plus the type of tea you could afford and th...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Bone, Mahogany
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Rectangular Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Attractive Late 18th Century, George III Period Rectangular Mahogany Tea Caddy Having Well Figured Veneers To Top, Front And Sides With Attractive Banded Decoratio...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A nice shaped tea caddy . It has brass lions handles and bone inlay escutcheon.
Category
19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Bone, Wood
Georgian 18th Century Octagonal Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Very Unusual Late 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Octagonal Tea Caddy, Having Rare Attractive Inlaid Decoration Of Fans And Pillars, With Hinged Lid Enclosing Lidded Compa...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Mid 19th Century Silver Plate Tea Caddy Container
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Silver plate tea caddy. A beautiful English traditional accent. It’s well worn with lots of charm.
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive Late Regency Period Rosewood Tea Caddy, Of Elegant Sarcophagus Form, Having Domed Lid With Mother Of Pearl Inlaid Decoration, Enclosing Two Lidded Divisions, Raised...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Art Deco reproduction of a Queen Anne period tea caddy - Hallmarked in 1929
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1929 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, this handsome, Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is a fine reproduction of a Queen Anne period caddy, with a slide off base, and r...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy - Form of Chest of Drawers c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome and rare large Victorian tea caddy created in the form of a chest of drawers.
Made from Mahogany, the drawers are obviously false with a satinwood front trimmed with...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Garrard & Co. - Sterling Silver Tea Caddy - London 1926
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1926 by Garrard & Co., this handsome, Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is oval in shape, with panelled detailing.
The tea caddy measures 3.25"(8cm) tall, by 4.25"...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Engraved Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy - London 1806
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1806 by Thomas Paine Dexter, this charming, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is oval in shape, and in the Neoclassical taste, with bright cut engraved decoration to the body and lid, a tea plant finial, and an engraved crest to the cartouche.
The tea caddy measures 4.25"(11cm) tall, by 4.5"(11.5cm) wide, by 3.25"(8.5cm) deep, and weighs 11 troy ounces.
The crest is likely that of John Trotter...
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Early 1800s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Hand-Painted Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
A really magnificent and pretty Regency tea caddy, the splendid shape having been beautifully painted on all sides with floral and foliate garlands, each panel framed.
The top retai...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Wonderful Antique English Regency Walnut & Tulipwood Tea Caddy - Floral Inlay
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous and most unusual tea caddy dating to the Regency era, around 1820.
A rare combination of woods has been used, nutty Cognac coloured Walnut and rich graphic Tulipwood.
Th...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical George III Period Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy - London 1775
By Walter Brind
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1775 by Walter Brind, this charming, George III period, Antique, Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is cylindrical in shape, with wonderful engraved decoration to the...
Category
1770s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fabulous Antique English Penwork Double Compartment Tea Caddy c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
A simply magnificent and grand example of a Regency Penwork Tea Caddy dating 1820.
The caddy stands on it's original large gilded bronze Lion's paw feet and the sides retaining the ...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Georgian Period Pear Shaped Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
During the Georgian period the neoclassical manner became increasingly popular in England, resulting in a style of furniture and accessories now associated with elegant restraint. Wh...
Category
Early 1800s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Antique Barrel Shaped Oak Tea Caddy
Located in Port Chester, NY
A sweet tea caddy or box, shapped like a cask. Small bun feet add to the look. The top does not close completely due to age and shrinkage. As shown. Priced accordingly.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Oak
Georgian Bombe Shaped Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive George III Period, 18th Century Mahogany, English Tea Caddy Of Bombe Shaped Form Having Original Brass Swan Neck Handle, To Hinged Lid Enclosing Divisions And Chequered...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Burr Walnut Teapoy
Located in Altrincham, GB
William IV burr walnut teapoy c1830-40, circular hinged top opening to two cylinder caddies and mixing bowls raised on a wrythen moulded column and three...
Category
1830s Early Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
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 Parquetry Perspective Cubes To Hinged Lid Enclosing Lidded Interior.
Tea was an extrem...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Other
Rosenthal Serb Bavaria Donatello Porcelain Creamer & Sugar Bowl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rosenthal Serb Bavaria Donatello Porcelain Creamer and Sugar Bowl with Gold Trim and Monogram "S"
Made in Germany. Vintage.
Dimensions
Suga...
Category
1920s German Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Lacquered Papier-Mache Tea Caddy
Located in Maidstone, GB
A 19th Century Lacquered Papier Mache Tea Caddy of rectangular form with an ogee moulded edge and canted corners decorated with chinoiserie figures and bands of flowers. Standing on ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Paper
George III Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Made in London by Hester Bateman in 1787
Located in London, GB
A very rare and fine George III Tea Caddy made in London in 1787 by Hester Bateman.
The Tea Caddy is modelled in a known design from the Hester Bateman workshops. This fine example...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Export Black Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Qing Dynasty Chinese export twin canister tea caddy / decorative table box. circa 1860
Hand-crafted in China for the European market when rare and exotic oriental...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Pewter
Quality Antique Willian IV Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique 19th Century William IV rosewood tea caddy, having a quality shaped rosewood top opening to reveal a fitted interior of a glass tea mixing bowl and a tea lidded compa...
Category
Early 19th Century William IV Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Antique George III quality mahogany tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany tea caddy having a quality antique George III mahogany and satinwood inlaid stringing tea caddy with a lift up lid opening to reveal the original ...
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19th Century George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian quality silver plated tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality silver plated tea caddy having a quality reeded lid, lions head ring handles to both sides, reeded decoration round the body having the original key with wo...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
1980s Vintage Fitz and Floyd Rain Forest Majolica Monkey Ceramic Teapot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Fitz and Floyd Rain Forest Monkey Majolica ceramic Teapot.
Vintage Majolica Monkey Fitz and Floyd 1980s Rain Forest Teapot.
Designed as ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ceramic
Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges
A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. When first introduced to Europe from Asia, tea was extremely expensive, and kept under lock and key. The containers used were often expensive and decorative, to fit in with the rest of a drawing-room or other reception room. Hot water was carried up from the kitchen, and the tea made...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is this 19th Century Victorian antique rosewood inlaid marquetry tea caddy sarcophagus-form box, in good condition with marquetry to the top and front with brass star carryi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A 20th Century Hand Painted Hinged Lidded Tea Caddy In The Shape Of An Apple With A Metal Patinated Stalk
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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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