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Tea Caddies For Sale
Pair of George III Cased Tea Caddies, London, 1793, William Frisbee
Located in London, GB
The Faulkbourne hall cased tea caddies. An important and very unusual pair of George III tea caddies made in London in 1793 by William Frisbee, all contained within a contemporary velvet and silk lined satinwood case. The hinges and handle also hallmarked for 1793.
The pair of tea caddies are of an unusual oval form with upwardly curved rim. The sides are beautifully engraved with an upper and lower band of bright cut scrolls and foliate motifs on a scratch engraved and prick dot ground. Each side is engraved with an unusual bright cut cartouche with incuse corners. One cartouche is vacant and the other is engraved with a contemporary Scottish Crest with the motto "Nil Conscrire Sibi - Consious of no Wrong " above. The curved, slightly domed, cover is engraved with an outer band identical to those shown on the sides and terminates in a Neo Classical urn finial, also engraved with bright cut designs. The caddies are most unusual as they open from the side, not in the usual manner from the front. The caddies are each in excellent condition and are fully marked in the foot and with the maker's mark and sterling mark on the cover.
The pair of caddies are contained within a most breathtaking satinwood case with hallmarked hinges and escutcheon shaped handle and reeded oval mounts. It is most unusual to find fully hallmarked hinges, and handle, which accurately date the case, as the same date as the caddies. The interior is lined with the original silk, velvet and gold braid.
The Crest and Motto are those of Lieut-Col Jonathan Bullock of Faulkbourne Hall, County Essex. He was M.P. for Essex in many parliaments and, in 1763, married Miss Elizabeth Lante. He died without issue in 1809 and his estates devolved upon his nephew Jonathan Joshua Christopher Watson who, in 1810, assumed the surname and Arms of Bullock by Royal Licence. The Bullock family were descended from Robert Bullock of Herburghfield, County Berkshire. He was Sheriff of County Berks and Oxford under Richard II. He died in 1405.
Faulkbourne Hall is a Grade 1 listed Manor House in the village of Faulkbourne in Essex, the manor being first mentioned under Edward the Confessor. The earliest surviving parts of the Hall, a red brick building with turrets, date from the 15th century. Sir Edward Bullock, Knight, purchased the Hall and Manor of Faulkbourne in 1637. The hall is considered a fine specimen of early Tudor red...
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1790s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 ...
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Late 18th Century Russian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse c1870
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy depicting battle abbey gatehouse
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central image depicts Battle Abbey Gate...
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1870s British Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Blue glazed stoneware pot, Art Deco period by Roger Guérin, 1930s.
By Roger Guerin
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Magnificent Art Deco pot with its highly decorative lid, ideal as a candy dish, sugar bowl, trinket tray, or decorative object.
Roger Guérin (1896-1954) was a Belgian ceramist of the...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Ceramic
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Inlaid Mother Of Pearl
Located in Dallas, TX
Tortoiseshell tea caddy with inlaid mother of pearl from England. Metal lined under two lids. Excellent condition, circa 1860.
Category
1860s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
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
Small Antique Georgian Tea Caddy With Crossbanding. English C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A lovely Georgian tea caddy.
Two compartments internally with lids
Tropical hardwood with cross banding to the top
Fabulous grain particularly on the top
Free UK shipping
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Large Danish Studio Pottery Teapot by Merethe Bloch, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Danish Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Teapot by Merethe Bloch, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark,
Additional informat...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Caddies
Materials
Ceramic
English Regency Period Satinwood Marquetry Inlaid Serpentine Form Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English satinwood marquetry inlaid tea caddy, the serpentine top inlaid with a floral roundel over a conforming case with a beautifully inlaid oval floral medallion. The inter...
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1820s English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Very Fine Biedermeier Period Tea Caddy of Bombe Form in Exotic Woods, circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine and visually striking Biedermeier Period tea caddy of exceptional quality, demonstrating a highly elevated form and a most complex application of exotic woods. The hinged...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Zebra Wood, Yew, Amboyna, Satinwood
Antique 1912 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.
Dimensions:
3.5" x 2.5" x 3.75" (Width x Depth x He...
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1910s Edwardian Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
£248 Sale Price
20% Off
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Image of Carew Castle c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Converted Tunbridge ware tea caddy with image of Carew Castle
Date : c1860
Period : Victorian
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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1860s British Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Footed Divided Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant English tea caddy is crafted from rich mahogany, showcasing the warm tones and fine grain of the wood, complemented by its brass-mounted footed details. Designed with fu...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
£420 Sale Price
20% Off
Georgian 18th Century Rosewood Square Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive and well figured, late 18th century
Square rosewood tea caddy having boxwood
Stringing and key escutcheon with original brass
Hinges to...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Sunburst Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1870, English tortoiseshell tea caddy with sunburst design. It is absolutely the finest one I’ve ever owned! No cracks no restoration absolutely mint.
Category
1870s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Chinese Coconut tea pot - China - late 18th / early 19th - Qing - Asian Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty and old tea pot, gourd shaped, in sculpted coconut, chiseled and mounted on pewter.
The cap is also made of pewter.
The coconut is decorated with imperial motifs.
Chinese...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
Antique 19th Century Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Burr Elm Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency burr elm tea caddy having a sarcophagus shaped lip which lifts to reveal two lidded compartments with original turned knobs, standing on small bun feet.
The colour ...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Elm
£760 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique oblong sterling 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...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
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1820s British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
£1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Georgian III Mahogany Tea Caddy Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English tea caddy.
In mahogany veneer with a pine secondary with a red wash.
With a stepped, lift lid top, a rectangular body, and bracket feet.
Mounted with a bras...
Category
Early 19th Century British George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
19th Century carved mahogany teapoy stamped Gillows
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality Gillows regency mahogany teapoy circa 1820.
The main body being of sarcophagus form, which opens to 4 mahogany slides on each corner, 1 large tole compartment flanked...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
19th Century, Rosewood & Brass Scent Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and particularly good quality mid-19th century, Victorian Period, rosewood perfume scent box, with attractive brass bound decoration and hinged li...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Chawner English Georgian Neoclassical Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, 1788
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver tea caddy. Made by Henry Chawner in London in 1788. Oval with straight sides. Cover hinged and domed with beaded and carved wood finial set in leaf mount. ...
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1780s British Neoclassical Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Georgian Glazed Silk Embroidered Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Octagonal Shape with Glazed Panels
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to bring to market this wonderful example Georgian Glazed Silk Embroidered Tea Caddy. The Tea Cad...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Glass, Wood, Boxwood, Satinwood
Rosewood Regency Tea Caddy Miniature Sideboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Unusual And Rare 19th Century, Late Regency Period, Rosewood Tea Caddy, In The Form Of A Miniature Sideboard, Having Hinged Lid With Attractively Carved Back, Enclosing ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English William IV Rosewood Tea Poy
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality William IV rosewood tea poy, opening to a fitted interior retain its original glass bowls, above a turned stem over a platform base,...
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Antique English Georgian Style Inlaid Mahogany Bombe Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian style mahogany tea caddy.
Of bombé form with fruit wood inlay, gilt brass mounts & handle, and bracket feet.
Simply a wonderful, rare form!
Date:
L...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy by Thomas Barton c1870
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy by Thomas Barton c1870
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central floral mosaic with dentil stringing. ...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Rare Quatrefoil Chinese Export Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare quatrefoil Chinese Export Tea Caddy, 19th Century, the lacquer tea caddy with interlocking circles design, in deep red, black, and gilt with internal pewter container...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
English Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th Century Sarcophagus Shaped Mahogany Tea Caddy. Caddy is shaped box-like with a rectangular form and sloped sides, resembling ancient coffins. Richly grained mahogany with ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy With Floral Inlaid Decoration
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality George III Period, Late 18th Century, Mahogany Tea Caddy Of Octagonal Form, Having Lift Up Lid Enclosing Two Lidded Divisions And Exceptional Floral Inlaid Deocration ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Anglo-Indian Spice or Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Anglo Indian Rosewood Caddy with Silver Mounts.
Really nice and unusual, 19th Century Anglo-Indian Spice or Tea Caddy, from cir...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Mahogany Box on Stand, Early 20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
A sweet little box on stand from the Edwardian period. The box, likely originally a tea caddy, with brass corners. The base with turned legs and a single drawer. The box lifts out of...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Wonderful German 800 Silver Tea Caddy
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage late 19th century German tea caddy is designed with a magnificent detailed repousse' floral motif. Multiple flowing vines & leaves & roses overwhelm the footed box. Ami...
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted Traveling Dressing Box
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted traveling , dressing box
With fitted interior, containing 2 fragrance bottles. Silver lidded makeup
Jars, a mir...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver, Brass
£1,695 Sale Price
20% Off
English Regency Sarcophagus-Form Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy. Tea Caddy is in the sarcophagus form with hinged lid concealing a three-section interior. Interior has a fitted glass mixing bowl in center, flank...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice early English Mahogany Tea Caddy. The etched crystal glass mixing bowl is of very good quality but a later replacement although it fits perfectly in the center cut out. D...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 20th Century Hand Painted Hinged Lidded Tea Caddy In The Shape Of An Apple With A Metal Patinated Stalk
A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea...
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19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
£1,380 Sale Price
25% Off
Classical 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Embossed Tea Caddy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful fine quality 19th century classical embossed tea caddy, having Bacchus like scenes of children playing, a goat and horse and much jollity.
Elkington style.
Category
Late 19th Century English Classical Greek Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Ormolu
Antique English Silver Tea Caddy - Sheffield 1893 - Atkin Brothers
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Victorian solid / sterling silver tea canister with a repousse decoration to both body and pull-off lid.
The tea caddy is fully hallmarked for the well renowned silversmi...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century English Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy with Flame Motif on four Bun Feet. Lock is signed by maker.
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Victorian Quality Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th Century Victorian quality rosewood tea caddy having a lift up top opening to reveal a fitted interior with a pair of lidded tea boxes and a glass mixing bowl.
In lovely...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Other
£756 Sale Price
20% Off
Tea Caddy George II Brass Padouk English circa 1760
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Fine example of a George II brass metal mounted padouk tea caddy with finely etched and wrought hardware and vivid grain, color and patina.
...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Mahogany Antique Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Book Matched Veneer
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this impressive inlaid Antique Mahogany Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular shape beautifully veneer...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Boxwood, Satinwood
18th/19th Century English Regency Plum Pudding Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality Regency Era / Georgian Period tea caddy set in sumptuous plum-pudding mahogany.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in England at the turn of the late 18th / early 19th century,...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Velvet, Cut Glass, Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Gilt Tole Tea Canisters
Located in New York, NY
Set of three, English, 19th century tole canisters with painted and gilt finish, original patina.
18" height, 10.5" width of base.
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
£1,513 / set
2 Vintage Italian Toleware Painted Metal Tea Caddy Footed Trinket Box Cannisters
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of two vintage toleware painted tin tea caddy boxes with paw feet. Yellow one marked “Made in Italy 71.”. Circa 1970s after styles from Italy and...
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1970s Italian Victorian Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal
£211 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century English Victorian Cormandel Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Located in Banner Elk, NC
English Victorian cormandel tea caddy decorated with mother of pearl and brass studs, circa 1850s. Cormandel was considered one of the most luxurious woods and only used on the fines...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Tea Caddy Yew Boxwood Inlaid English George III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A fine 18th century satinwood and yew tea caddy, the oval burr panels figuring on all sides with boxwood banding and bone knob to the lid. Wonderful patination and remnants of silver...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Yew, Satinwood
£1,216 Sale Price
20% Off
Funky Antique Bronze Jewlry Box
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful novelty bronze box with lovely theme of two love bird.
Exquisite addition to any room.
Category
20th Century European Tea Caddies
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Inlaid Mahogany Tea Caddy, circa 1790
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome George III tea caddy, made from Mahogany and beautifully inlaid with panels and highly decorative foliate marquetry to the front and top. The top has a handsome cast ...
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1790s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
£760 Sale Price
20% Off
Georgian Sheraton Period Tea Caddy finely Inlaid, English circa 1780
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A very beautiful, fine quality, inlaid Tea Caddy from the English Georgian, Sheraton Period, Circa 1780.
The Tea Caddy is all handmade with very fine quality features;
* Beautifully...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood, Sycamore, Walnut, Hardwood
19th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A beautiful tea caddy for your collection. It is beautiful mahogany .
Category
19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Mother-of-pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant fine quality English Regency period tea caddy. Circa 1815
Born in the early 19th century, exquisitely hand-crafted from the finest exotic rosewood, rectangular sarcopha...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Turn of the Century French Steel and Brass Coffee Bean Dispenser, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 1900s steel and brass coffee bean dispenser from the Turn of the Century. This French Turn of the Century coffee bean dispenser, crafted fro...
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Early 20th Century French Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique mid 19th Century Rosewood tea caddy
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a 19th century handmade Rosewood tea caddy. This tea caddy has his original glass disposable in the center with two compartments on either side. The tea caddy stands on four ...
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Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Tinware Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Simulated Wood Tin Tea Caddy
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Tinware Tea Caddy. The Caddy of hexagonal shape fully hand-p...
Category
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
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
Sterling Navette Form Dutch Scene Gilt Interior Tea Caddy British Import Mark
By Samuel Boyce Landeck
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A sterling silver navette form Dutch scene gilt interior tea caddy with British import mark, makers mark SBL for Samuel Boyce Landeck, (Sheffield 1897). Decorated with couples in a t...
Category
1890s English British Colonial Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling 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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