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Tea Caddies For Sale
Victorian Burr Walnut Studded Tea Caddy With Engraved Brass & Green Baize
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful Victorian Burr Walnut Studded TeaCaddy Chest With Engraved Brass Details & Camel Bone Supports 1800's
Would make an ideal present for any occasion.
Category
19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Georgian Octagonal Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III octagonal tea caddy inlaid with various woods on a harewood ground, the central panels veneered with coucous wood and banded by holly stringing around a kingwood band, vines and berried...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Ebony, Kingwood, Harewood, Holly, Burl
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique English Walnut Tea Caddy Small Desk Box Victorian with Dovetail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English walnut tea caddy small desk box Victorian with Dovetail. Item features dovetailed joints, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain,...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
Large George III period sterling silver tea caddy made in London in 1800
By David Hennell II
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1800 by Robert & David Hennell, this handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is plain in design, with bead borders and an engraved cre...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wonderful quality antique Regency burr walnut tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Wonderful quality antique Regency burr walnut tea caddy, having a fantastic quality Regency burr walnut tea caddy, a sarcophagus shaped with a domed shaped lift up lid to the top, op...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, England 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, England 19th Century
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Immaculate Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
An immaculate and elegant survivor from 18th century England, this exceptional tortoiseshell tea caddy showcases fine craftsmanship and exquisite materials. The caddy features sterli...
Category
1820s British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Antique Pair Georgian Style Sterling Silver Tea Caddies Caddy Harris & Sons 1909
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Absolutely Stunning Identical Pair of English Sterling Silver Eighteenth Century style Tea Caddies early Twentieth Century after an Eighteenth-Century model.
Rococo style, each...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century 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
Early 20th Century John Buchanan & Bros Wall Hanging Biscuit, Knife Tin Glasgow
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century John Buchanan & Bros, Makers of Confections, Chocolate, Jams, and Peels Marmalades rare wall hanging tin. John Buchanan & Bros was founded in 1858 by John and his ...
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency rosewood sarcophagus form Tea Caddy. With circular
Brass keyhole escutcheon plate.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
£1,089 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Tea Tin
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century chinoiserie tea tin from England.
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
Antique German Silver Bear Sugar Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique German silver bear sugar box; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional and rare antique German silver sugar box have been realistically modelled in form of a bear.
The box has been embellished with fine embossed decoration reproducing the details of the bear's fur and anatomical features.
This exceptional antique silver box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover.
Condition
This antique silver bear box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The German Hanau hallmarks to the underside of one foot are very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this German silverware...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique English Regency Rosewood, Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy With Two Separate Tea Compartments and Individual Handled Lids, Centred on Four Bun Feet Circa 1700's
Great patina em...
Category
18th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
£832 Sale Price
55% Off
English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian Chinroserie bow front tortoise shell tea caddy with a hinged tiered lid, Chinese landscape mother of pearl inlays with flanking pagodas, fences, & foliage trees, central paktong plaque and escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lidded tortoiseshell foil lined compartments, and resting on the original four bone ball...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Foil
Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
A regency tea caddy made of rosewood inlaid with brass. Bronze dore feet are a winged lion with flowers and fruit. A wonderful and desirable shape. E...
Category
1820s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass, Bronze
George II period rococo design tea caddy suite made in London 1739 by John Pero
By John Pero
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1739 by John Pero, this stunning suite of George II Period, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddies and Sugar Caddy, are in the Rococo taste, featuring flat chase...
Category
1730s English Rococo Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal
Small Antique Regency Yew Wood Tea Caddy . English C.1830
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A lovely regency tea caddy.
Two compartments internally with lids
Burr yew wood with box wood stringing
Original hardware
With key
Free UK shipping
Category
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
1970's Mexican Don S. Shoemaker Set of 4 Mixed Woods Spice Boxes / Tea Caddies
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1970's Mexican mixed hardwood set of 4 spice boxes by American designer Don S. Shoemaker. The geometric shaped boxes with round covers are designed with bands of different woods.
...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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 Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the Spice Islands China Trade, with sailor's grommet-spliced rope becket handles. The inte...
Category
Early 19th Century American Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
English Black Lacquered and Gilt Stenciled Figural Pagoda Tea Caddy, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English octagonal hinged black lacquered tea caddy with gilt stenciled figural pagoda, decorative foliage motif, original hand chased lidded in...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Pewter
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A very large faux tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. Lovely shape and sterling plate on top this hasn't been monogramed. Sitting on ball feet, circa 1860.
Category
1860s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
£4,919
18th Century Georgian Paper Scrolled Quilled Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderful 18th century George III quill work (scrollwork) tea caddy of hexagon form.
English circa 1790
Finely executed, this very attractive caddy ...
Category
1790s British Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Pair of Chinese Mahogany and Tin Hinged Painted Figural Tea Bins, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Chinese mahogany and tin hinged painted tea bins with gilt figural stenciling and decorative landscape scenes with bird motif, Mid-19th century.
Category
1840s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal
Pair of English Tortoise Shell Victorian Silver Mounted Tea Caddies c.1890
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of English Tortoise Shell Victorian Silver Mounted Tea Caddies c.1890 w/ Original Keys.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Antique Berthold Muller/Neresheimer Sterling Silver Seated Pig Box or Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English figural silver box or tea caddy.
In sterling silver.
Made by Neresheimer and imported to England by Berthold Muller.
(Berthold Muller & Son was an important...
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Box
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely 19th century burl walnut tea box from England.
Very beautiful box with a beautiful brass decoration on its front and top.
Superb pati...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Set from 1797 by Robert Sharp
By Robert Sharp
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1797 by Robert Sharp, this rare and exceptional quality, George III, antique sterling silver tea caddy set, comprises two oval tea caddies and a sugar caddy...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
19th Century Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted with chinoiserie motif. Original inserts with etching.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Zinc
Ceramic Zebra And Monkey Teapot , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the Ceramic Zebra Teapot from Imvelo Natural Art, a remarkable fusion of artistry and cultural heritage from South Africa. Hand-sculpted by Bernard and hand-painted by Sn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Caddies
Materials
Ceramic
Large Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
A rather large and wonderful mahogany regency tea caddy. It is trimmed out with an inlay and an ivory keyhole. The interior is four inches deep in the tea compartments, does not have...
Category
1890s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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
Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Southall, 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...
Category
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
£3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance, of oval form with a hinged lid opening to reveal two zinc lined compartments, decorated in fruitwood and boxwood marquetry with ...
Category
1790s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Hardwood
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
£1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Georgian Octagonal Yew Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Early 19th Century, George III Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Octagonal Form, Having Superbly Figured Veneers And Attractive Strung Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Lid Enc...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
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
Antique English 19th century Tea Caddy Sheffield Silver Trim
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English 19th century Tea Caddy with Sheffield Silver Trim
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sheffield Plate
English Early Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
English early large and beautifully decorated tea cadd with its compartments lids with ivory knobs top on the lids. Beautifully inlaid on the front of the escutcheon. The interior me...
Category
1810s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A mahogany tea caddy . It has an interesting shape.
Category
19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
Green tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. With two interior covers raised on four silver ball feet. Circa 1870.
Category
1870s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Cut Corners and Two Conch Shell Inlays
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George III mahogany double tea caddy of rectangular form with cut corners and boxwood string inlay. The front and top with large oval inlays of conch shells.
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Lovely Set of French Enamel Food Canisters Original French Enamel Canister Set
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Lovely Set of French Enamel Food Canisters
Original French Enamel Canister set is a complete set of six pieces with lids, Sucre, Café, Farine, Pates...
Category
1880s Art Deco Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Enamel
Caribbean Mahogany Hinged Pedestal Tea Poy with Foliage Carvings, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Caribbean mahogany hinged pedestal tea poy with fitted interior, foliate carvings, and resting on the original scrolled feet. Early 19th century.
Category
1820s Caribbean Anglo-Indian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Pair of decorative 18th Century Hand-Painted Canton Enamel Tea Caddies
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of decorative and exquisite Canton tea caddies crafted from copper, featuring richly detailed, hand-painted landscape motifs on enamel surfaces.
Period:
Qianlong (1736–1795),...
Category
18th Century Chinese Other Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique English Mahogany Georgian Double Tea Caddy attrib Gillows 18th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Georgian Period Well figured Mahogany Double Interior Section Tea Caddy of flat rectangular outline, generous proportions and outstanding quality, all ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Moroccan Tea Caddy in Brass, 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Late 19th or early 20th century Teacaddy in Hand engraved and embossed brass. Great rich patina that along with its details give it a certain charm. It has a hinged lid that works ju...
Category
Early 1900s Moroccan Late Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
£263 Sale Price
25% Off
Georgian Yew Tea Caddy With Floral Inlaid Decoration
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality George III Period, Late 18th Century, Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Octagonal Form, Having Lift Up Lid Enclosing Two Divisions And Exceptional Floral Inlaid Deocration To Oval...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut tea caddy having a fabulous burr walnut box with an ornate engraved brass top opening to reveal two burr walnut arched top tea caddi...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
£868 Sale Price
20% Off
Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
With Tuscan Columns & Fan Inlay.
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of octagonal shape with a Harewood veneer ext...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Harewood
£2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
1870s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
19th Century French Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very fine. Early 19th century Napoleon tea caddy. Brass inlay. Crystal vessel (not original).
Category
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1860s English Tea Box on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th-century English-imported tea box from China. Decorated with beautiful red and black hand-painted flora and fauna, and equipped with rectangular iron handles, the box is mou...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
English Victorian Silver Plate Tea Caddy, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian silver plate tea caddy, circa 1860
In shape of a beehive. Also can be used as a box.
Category
1860s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Russian Solid Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy
By Victor Savinsky
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Form with Chinoiserie Figures
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to introduce to the market this rare example Russian Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy ...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
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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