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Tea Caddies For Sale
Victorian Hungarian Ash Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming Mid-19th Century hungarian ash tea caddy of unusual design, having applied tablet & chequered strung decoration to well figured exterior, with slightly domed hinged top en...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Ash
Antique Chinese Silver Tea Caddy, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A late 19th/early 20th century tea caddy made by the Canton-based artisan workshop LIAN XIANG SHENG 聨样盛 for the Canton and Hong Kong-based luxury goods retailer WANG HING 宏興
This particular style of tea caddy based on a naturalistic interpretation of prunus mume tree trunk takes its inspiration directly from Yixing unglazed stoneware [aka zisha] produced in Jiangsu Province. The Yixing potters began specialising in making teapots during the Ming dynasty as a direct result of the then new innovation of making tea from rolled leaves rather than the finely ground powdered tea that preceded it. In time, among Chinese tea connoisseurs, it was considered that a Yixing teapot...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
English Georgian Serpentine Tortoise Shell & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C. 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian serpentine tortoise shell and mother of pearl hinged tea caddy with four flanking inlaid corner columns, central escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lidded tortoiseshell foil lined compartments, and resting on the original four bone ball...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Foil
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Edwardian tea caddy in...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decorative Box, Mahogany, England, circa 1880
Located in Regensburg, DE
Mahogany solid wood, Shellac and-polished.
Brass hinges and lock.
Dimensions: H 60 cm x W 28.3 cm x 16.5 cm.
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Rococo Style Repousse Silver Plate Tea Caddy Spoon, U.K., Mid-19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Rococo style silver plate tea caddy spoon - featuring repousse shell shaped decoration with leaves - 'c' scrolls to the handle - fine quality workmanship and classic details ...
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Mid-19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Indian Solid Silver Tea Chest Shaped Caddy, Hamilton & Co, C.1958
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Mid-20th Century rare Indian colonial solid silver tea caddy shaped as a tea chest. Of square form, imitating a tea chest, with metal corner brackets and rivets, with a hinged lid an...
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20th Century Indian Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
19th Century French Toleware Tin Tray
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very charming antique toleware tin tray, beautifully hand-painted with sprays of wild roses and a laurel frieze. The tradition of applying paint...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal
19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Caddy
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
The burgundy / brown lacquer is decorated with gold depicting figures and buildings in a landscape. The caddy stands on four carved wooden feet in the shape of claws. The interior contains a single pewter canister...
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19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Antique English Regency Rosewood Fitted Tea Poy Caddy or Lamp Side Table 19th C.
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of an early English tea poy of compact proportions. First quarter of the 19th century, Regency period.
The rectangular hinged lockable lid with corner canted angles, enclosing four lidded compartments, above an exquisitely hand carved foliate and leaf capped column with shaped platform base ending on finely carved claw feet.
Condition: Superb condition with no losses to inlays, interior foil linings are quite worn, very nice untouched surface patination. Lock and key are present and working, original metal castors are also present.
Measures: Height: (overall as shown) 30” (76cm), width: 19” (48cm), depth: 13.75” (35cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping offered...
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Early 19th Century French Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Georgian Burl Walnut English Double Tea Caddy Box Cut Crystal Bowl 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Georgian Period Well figured Burr Walnut Double Interior Section Tea Caddy of flat rectangular outline, generous proportions and outstanding quality, a...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Emerald Green Goat Skin Covered Wooden Cylinder Box in the Style of Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautiful emerald green goat skin cylinder box with a brass pineapple finial on lid and wooden interior in the style of Aldo Tura.
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1950s European Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Inlaid Mahogany English Tea Caddy Box Regency Gillows Lancaster
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb example of an English Regency Rosewood Double Tea Caddy of traditional sarcophagus outline and unusually large size, with lavish brass inlay decoration. The dome shaped hinged...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Crystal, Brass
18th Century Creamware Pottery Red-Printed Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century Creamware Red-printed Tea Caddy,
circa 1765-75
The creamware tea caddy or teapoy is rectangular in form with large panels to fr...
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Creamware
Georgian Pear Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
This Unique Antique Pear Tea Caddy holds a beautiful shape and patination, has a steel hinge and escutcheon.
This Pear Tea Caddy is topped with a rea...
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19th Century European George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
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, very nice antique item. Circa...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique English Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A very fine regency period mahogany tea caddy. Wonderful early surface that is rich with patina. The box expertly conceived and executed. The lid opens to reveal two lidded compartme...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Miniature Sideboard Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and rare early 19th Century Regency Period mahogany tea caddy, in the form of a miniature pedestal sideboard, having extremely well figured, crossbanded hinged top, over d...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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
Victorian Period Sterling Silver Tea Caddy With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver tea caddy with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1891, Stokes and Ireland, Ltd. - makers. Lovely design, having a square pedestal...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
18th Century Henry Clay Papier Mache Tea Caddy
By Henry Clay
Located in Northampton, GB
Henry clay oval tea caddy with silver handle, crushed mother of pearl flakes on a green ground, having two glazed silver-mounted frames with Wedgwood jasper tablets, depicting on the...
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18th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Box, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Van Nelle Yellow Metal Tea Box by Jacques Jongert, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Tea box designed by Jacques Jongert circa 1930 in ' De Stijl ' design manufactured for Van Nelle in Netherland.
Metal, painted in color
In good o...
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1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal
Georgian Rosewood Oblong Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive, good quality, late 18th century rosewood oblong shaped tea caddy having satinwood strung mouldings and original brass hinges, with working lock and key.
Constru...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
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 Victorian Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal
William and Mary Kingwood Strong Box or Coffre Fort Converted to a Teacaddy
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with brass strapping and side handles. Lock plate and flap. Fitted sometime in the 19th century as a tea caddy. Labeled Orange Pekoe and Black tea...
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1690s Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1920s Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Footed Tea Caddy with hinged lid.
This authentic Moroccan brass silver plated box has a beautiful etched geometri...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
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...
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18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Mounted Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut and brass mounted tea caddy having a superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut tea caddy with a d...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Georgian Apple Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Shaped as an Apple
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this superb Georgian Apple Treen Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy carved from Treen as a novelty Apple with a but...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Steel
1950s Tibetan Hand-Carved Metal Box with a Costumbrist Scene
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Tibetan hand-carved metal box with a Costumbrist scene.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal
Antique Scottish Stuart Tartanware Tea Caddy Circa 1860 Victorian
Located in London, GB
A 19th century Stuart Tartanware tea caddy. A single compartment caddy, marked Stuart to lid; 4 1/4 inches (11 cm) Tall by 4 1/4 inches (11 cm) Wide by 4 inches (10.2 cm) Deep. This ...
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1860s Scottish Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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:
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Early Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Port Chester, NY
A splendid early mahogany tea caddy on charming shaped feet, circa 1770. Good color and patina and in very nice antique condition. No key.
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Late 18th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Locking Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Henry Chawner London 1787
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Georgian engraved sterling silver tea caddy, by Henry Chawner, London, 1787.
Of fluted oval form with bright-cut floral borders with ...
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1780s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century English Walnut Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century English walnut tea caddy box with studded ivory leather decorative banding. Traditional with utilitarian sensibility, the piece's unique detailing evoke a steam tru...
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1870s English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
Antique Brass Inlaid Mahogany English Tea Caddy Box Regency Gillows Lancaster
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb example of an English Regency Mahoganu Double Teacaddy of traditional sarcophagus outline, with lavish brass inlay decoration. The dome shaped hinged lid enclosing a complete ...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Bugbear Coconut Tea Caddy on Silver Dolphin Base
Located in Dallas, TX
A Bugbear coconut tea caddy mounted on a silver dolphin base. Bugbear coconuts were carved by sailors on long voyages in the 18th and early 19th centur...
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Late 18th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Country Fruitwood Tea Caddy, Mahogany Inlay
Located in Port Chester, NY
A sweet fruitwood tea caddy or decorative box, inlayed with light mahogany. No key.
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Victorian Tea Caddy Box Faux Tort 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A fine Victorian simulated faux tortoise shell tea caddy
Circa 1890
Some of our items are in storage so please check ahead of a viewing to see if it is on our shop floor
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1890s Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood
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...
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Early 1900s Moroccan Late Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
1880s Wooden Tea Cabinet by Clark
By Alfred Clark
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A rare English Marquetry tea cabinet made by Clark of 20 Old Bond Street, London.
For the Chinese tea producer Tuck Loong to present tea samples (mostly fo...
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1880s British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Oriental Papier-Mâché Decorative Box Painted on the Outside and Lacquered Inside
Located in Marbella, ES
Oriental Papier-Mâché Decorative Box Painted on the Outside and Lacquered Inside
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tea Caddies
Materials
Paper
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Late 18th century Georgian Period Mahogany Oblong tea caddy having very attractive inlaid decoration to front and hinged top enclosing double lidded interior with original paper foil landing.
This particular caddy is relatively plain and simple in design, but is lifted significantly with the attractive inlaid decoration.
It remains in relatively good condition and had clearly been well loved throughout its life.
Tea was a precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves, but also to enable the owner to lock away those aforementioned valuable tea leaves, keeping them safe from the house staffs potential wandering hands.
This 18th century tea caddy...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
1960's Japanese Tea Caddy Tin Canister
Located in New York, NY
1960's tin tea caddy covered in traditional Japanese woven gold fabric with floral motif. There are two lids, inner and outer to keep tea leaves fresh.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
Antique George III Quality Rosewood and Brass Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality rosewood and brass tea caddy having a quality George III rosewood tea caddy with original brass mounts, handle and key openi...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass, Other
Regency Burr Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Early 19th Century, Regency Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Sarcophagus Form Having Boxwood Strung Decoration, Original Ormolu Handles To Side...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
French Black Lacquer, Mother of Pearl and Brass Inlay Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful tea caddy with original key and original interior it is black lacquer, mother of pearl and has a brass inlay design all over the box. 19th century, France.
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19th Century French Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Dogs Candy Box by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Dogs candy box by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) and manufactured by Haviland.
Wapler, Jacques-Ph. (1999) "De la sculpture a la porcelaine" p. 66.
France, CIRCA 1920.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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1780s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Ebony, Kingwood, Harewood, Holly, Burl
Antique Dutch Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Dutch silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional Dutch silver tea caddy has been realistically modelled in the form of a classic antique wine cooler...
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1890s Dutch Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
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...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Antique English Rosewood Teapoy Table with Complete Interior, Circa 1845-1865.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Rosewood Teapoy Table with Complete Interior, Circa 1845-1865.
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Tea Tin
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century chinoiserie tea tin from England.
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
Antique Miniature Shagreen & Silver Tea Caddy France Circa 1840
Located in London, GB
A rare mid-19th century miniature shagreen & silver tea caddy, date Circa 1840,
Origin France.
This Caddy is in original condition, the Shagreen does have blemishes but the overall ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
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...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted Traveling Dressing Box
Located in New York, NY
Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted traveling , dressing box
With fitted interior, containing 2 fragrance bottles. Silver lidded makeup
Jars, a mir...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver, Brass
Vintage, New and Antique Tea Caddies
There are lots of uses for your vintage, new or antique tea caddies, but they can certainly serve their original intended purpose if needed.
When tea first gained popularity during the 1800s, and teatime became commonplace in homes all over England, it was an expensive commodity owing to excessive taxation. (This, of course, inevitably yielded a black market for tea leaves.) Tea drinkers hoarded their precious goods, which began to arrive in London ports from China during the 17th century, under lock and key. In luxury homes, tea leaves were stowed away in a decorative jar or canister called a tea caddy that was fitted with a lock, or, alternatively, the container was kept in a secured chest or storage cabinet.
Tea was thought to be not just a delicious drink but also to have medicinal benefits. The Chinese had been praising the healthy properties of tea, and wealthy Europeans were eager to discover its benefits for themselves during their ritual afternoon tea. The idea of “teatime” wasn’t a social event in upper-class British homes until the 1830s or 1840s. During Queen Victoria’s reign, small baked treats might be served with your beverage, and teakettles and coffeepots were part of tea services that could include teacups, saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.
When tea cultivation was relegated to British colonies such as India, and the British East India Company could no longer hold onto its trade monopoly with China, tea was no longer a ritual confined to the wealthy. Today, antique and vintage tea caddies are collector’s items all over the world.
Tea caddies weren’t unique to Europeans. The earliest pieces originated in China. Surviving hand-painted examples from China or elsewhere in Asia made of porcelain might feature enameled landscapes or other designs. At the Taft Museum of Art, there are striking enameled 18th-century-era tea caddies of copper that were given to the institution in 2014. Wooden tea caddies materialized over time and were seen as sturdier than their ceramic counterparts.
Today, there are all kinds of ways to use a vintage tea caddy if you’re passing on tea. They’re a welcome decorative flourish on the mantel in your living room, for example. A metal tea caddy, lined with a plastic bag, can be used to cultivate an herb garden on your kitchen windowsill. An old wooden tea caddy can help keep your paper clips or pushpins organized on your desk too. If you’re always on the go, a tea tin is good for packing earbuds, hand sanitizer, gum or whatever else that might get easily lost in a roomy crossbody messenger bag or other shoulder bag.
Teatime or not, find antique and vintage mid-century modern tea caddies, tortoiseshell caddies and more on 1stDibs.
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