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Tea Caddies For Sale
Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy – Mid 19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
An antique tea chest, a treasured possession in the early Victorian era. This locked mahogany box preserved the tea leaves and was displayed in the d...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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
Unusual Swansea Prattware Pearlware Pottery Covered Botanical Tea Caddy Box
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pearlware Prattware pottery covered Botanical tea caddy box,
Cambrian Pottery, Swansea
Circa 1800-20
The rectangular-shaped pearlware pottery covered footed Tea Caddy is painted...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
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...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
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
Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality mahogany inlaid tea caddy having inlaid satinwood stringing, original ornate brass handles and escutcheon, lift up lid opening to reveal two tea caddies
Dim...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Other
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
English Georgian Tea Caddy with Inlay and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Georgian Tea Caddy with Inlay and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Gold Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese gold lacquer tea caddy container from the Qing Dynasty. Unique shape, hard to find.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Dutch Silver Renaissance Cabinet Tea Caddy, 1907
Located in New York, NY
Dutch 833 silver tea caddy in form of Renaissance cabinet, 1907. Rectilinear and paneled with half columns and hinged top. Detachable stand with baluster supports and twisted stretch...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
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
Antique 20th Century Russian Solid Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy, Moscow c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Imperial Russian partly gilt solid silver hexagonal tea caddy featuring a detailed Chinoiserie design, depicting a seated scholar surrounded by flowers. The decoration is partly gilded, adding depth and richness to the scene. The interior of the box is richly gilt, complementing the intricate exterior design and enhancing its overall opulence.
Hallmarked Russian Silver 84 (875 standard), Moscow, Assay Master (Ivan Lebedkin...
Category
20th Century Russian Other Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
A Fine and Rare George III Octagonal Figured Satinwood Box, C.1790
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Fine and Rare Late 18th Century George III Satinwood Octagonal Box, C.1790.
The kingwood crossbanded sectional top with ebony and box stringing is finely laid around a central in...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
Toso Mid-Century Modern Blue Molato Murano Glass Jewelry Box, 1982
Located in Murano, Venezia
These boxes are a beautiful invention of the master glassmaker Toso Murano who designed them in 1982.
They can be used as jewelry boxes, and they are beautiful thanks to the reflec...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy With Cut Glass Tumbler
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rosewood tea caddy with a molded lid and bun feet. The interior includes two lidded compartments and a central section fitted with a cut glass tumbler, likely used for mixing. Red em...
Category
19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Antique Wang Hing & Co. Chinese Export Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese silver tea caddy...
Category
1890s Hong Kong Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
19th Century English Regency Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century English Regency Boulle Tea Caddy in beautiful shape. Well taken care of must see pics.
Category
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Bronze
$640 Sale Price
54% Off
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
Pair of Large Floor Sized Victorian Period Tin Tea Caddies, 19th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of large floor sized Victorian period tin tea caddies, hopper, box bulk tea bins. Original black lacquer and hand painting has wear.
Slanted Lids are original.
Work beauti...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
19th Century Napoleon III Wood Marquetry Teacaddy
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined antique French tea caddy from the end of Napoleon III. The box is beautifully inlaid with different types of wood and brass, outside around ...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand-crafted in China for the European market, this Asian-style English black lacquered octagonal hinged tea caddy features a decorative stenciled motif of pagodas and foliage in gil...
Category
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Pewter
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
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...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
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
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
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 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
Georgian Sterling Silver Locking Double Cover Tea Caddy
By John Robins
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking double cover tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique George III sterling silver locking tea caddy has a plain rounded rectangular form with incurved corners.
The surface of this caddy is plain and embellished to the lower portion of each side with fluted decoration.
This antique Georgian tea caddy...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Fine 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Tantalus
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French bronze & glass tantalus set with (4) gold decorated glass decanters with (14) cordials glasses in fitted bronze insert set...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique Austrian Silver Tea Caddy, circa 1955
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austrian 800 standard silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional Austrian silver tea caddy has an...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Bowl, Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl by Jean François Reboul made of clay and enamel using Raku technique. 2019.
“Certificate of Authenticity” provided by the gallery.
Jean...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Caddies
Materials
Enamel
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...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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
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
Early 19th Century Georgian Mahogany Twin Tea Caddy with Brass Handle
Located in Worcester, GB
Early 19th Century Georgian Mahogany Twin Tea Caddy with Brass Handle
A finely crafted Georgian tea caddy, English, circa 1810.
The rectangular form is veneered in richly figured m...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century Chippendale period figured mahogany tea caddy, ebony beaded and mahogany cross-banded throughout, having concave-shaped lid retaining original brass carrying handle.
Category
Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) Chippendale Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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
19th Century George III Inlaid Tea Caddy With Brass Handle
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Early 19th century English tea caddy in the George III style, featuring finely inlaid panels and a brass swing handle on the raised lid. The interior is divided into three compartmen...
Category
19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Felt, Wood
Box Cannister Caddy Brass Tobacco Tea Dutch
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming early tobacco box or tea cannister
Unusual, large size
Lovely soft contours which enhances the reflection of light in the interior
Original condition including hinges
length 21cm., 8 1/4" depth 7.5cm., 3" height 11cm., 4 1/2".
The Dutch were the main importers of tobacco in the 18th century and manufactured tobacco boxes to sell with...
Category
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Brew Box
Located in Habo, SE
The Brew Box is made from walnut and ashwood, treated with a natural mix of linseed oil and wax that brings out the depth and warmth of the wood. It’s built with a unique joinery des...
Category
2010s Swedish Tea Caddies
Materials
Ceramic, Ash, Walnut
$17,120
C. 1820 English Late Georgian Period Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1820 late Georgian period inlaid tea caddy, English. Mahogany with satinwood & dyed sycamore inlaid shells - artfully scorched & shaded in the large shells for depth. Floating ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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
Chinese White Glazed Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking cool white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a Classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea dri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Tea Caddies
Materials
Ceramic
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
$3,177 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
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
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...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Zebra Wood, Yew, Amboyna, Satinwood
Stunning Rococo Pair of Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddies, London, 1768
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1768 by Henry Bailey, this stunning pair of George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddies, feature Rococo chasing throughout, vacant cartouches, and ...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Elkington Silver Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Uniquely designed in the form of a gift box tied with ribbon, this engaging silver tea caddy was created by the prominent silversmith Frederick Elking...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
$36,850
Exceptional Georgian Crossbanded Satinwood Tea Caddy w/ Oval Inlaid Shell Panels
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A fine tea chest or tea caddy in satinwood with crossbanded edges on the lid and all four sides, the lid, front and sides inlaid with ovals of tortoiseshell. The lid, centered with a...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
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
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
19th Century, English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in San Marino, CA
A 19th century mahogany English Regency tea caddy with silver markings of a family crest, griffon and ram on the top. The interior of this te...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Boulle Tea Caddie
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century English Regency Boulle Tea Caddie. Very handsome and in beautiful shape.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Hardwood
$640 Sale Price
54% Off
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
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
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
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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