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Tea Caddies For Sale
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

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Mahogany

Old English Sheffield Silver Plate / Lion Head Side Handle Tea Caddy
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Experience the timeless allure of our Old English Sheffield silver plate art deco style tea caddy, adorned with captivating lion head side handles and an attached cover. This extra...
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Late 19th Century English Art Deco Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver Plate

A 19th Century Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy With Brass Handle
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 19th Century Antique English Victorian Ebonised Walnut Veneer Tea Caddy With Brass Handle & Lead Lining A Charming tea caddy with decorative walnut veneer parquetry. A tea cadd...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

18th Century Walnut Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive Early 18th Century George II Period Walnut Tea Caddy Of Rectangular Form, Having Crossbanded And Inlaid Decoration To Top Enclosing Three Divisions, With Original Brass...
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Early 18th Century English George II Antique Tea Caddies

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Walnut

18th Century Walnut Tea Caddy
18th Century Walnut Tea Caddy
$1,398 Sale Price
30% Off
Georgian Burr Yew Conch Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Inlaid with Twin Conch Shells From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this beautiful antique Georgian Burr Yew wood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rectangular form wit...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Yew

Great Shape & Color, Antique Tea Caddy inNutwood with Brass Lock and Hinges
Located in Lisse, NL
A very pleasing to the eye, early 1800s triple compartment tea caddy. This marvellous tea caddy is in very good condition and the patinated nutwood has a truly warm, deep and rich p...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Porcelain Tea Caddy with Dutch Sterling Silver Lid
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century Chinese porcelain tea caddy with Dutch hallmarked sterling silver lid featuring scrolling foliate and floral designs and a win...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Caddies

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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.
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19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

19th century French oak and brass mounted tea caddy by Tahan of Paris C1880
Located in Central England, GB
A most impressive and highly decorative French large size double tea caddy made in tightly grained rich oak. The rectangular box stands on circular shaped brass feet with brass bea...
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

19th century Scandinavian burr elm teapoy
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr elm teapoy circa 1840. Very good quality example of a Scandinavian teapoy with a strong influence from the english regency period. Sarcophagus shaped main body wh...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Elm

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

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Velvet, Cut Glass, Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

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.
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20th Century European Tea Caddies

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Bronze

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

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Tin

Tiny Regency Partridgewood Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and extremely rare Regency period 19th century partridge wood tea caddy, of incredibly small proportions, having elegant pagoda shaped top enclosing lined interior raised on original brass ball feet. This is one of the smallest tea caddies we have ever seen. It also really is very charming indeed. The shape has real elegance and the overall package is just so very rare. Partridge wood is a wood imported from South America towards the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Available in particularly small sheets it was almost exclusively used in cross banded, or inlaid decorations or for very small decorative boxes...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Other

Tiny Regency Partridgewood Tea Caddy
Tiny Regency Partridgewood Tea Caddy
$1,178 Sale Price
30% Off
19th century English Rosewood Tea Caddy with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Savannah, GA
Tea Caddy made of rosewood with extensive mother-of-pearl decoration to the top and front. Special features include bun feet and unusual handles on either side with mother-of-pearl b...
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1810s English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

English Regency Decoupage Box, Early 19th Century
Located in valatie, NY
English Regency decoupage box, early 19th century. This box was made by using the decorative finish of decoupage. The box is covered in cut-out images of...
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Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

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

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Yew

Regency Burr Yew Tea Caddy
Regency Burr Yew Tea Caddy
$1,555 Sale Price
30% 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

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Brass

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

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Victorian Carved Mahogany Tea Caddies with Tin Linings, circa 1880
Located in Morristown, NJ
Pair of Victorian Carved Mahogany Tea Caddies with Tin Linings, England, c. 1880 A handsome and uncommon pair of late 19th-century English tea caddies in cylindrical canister form, ...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Tin

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

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Boxwood, Yew, Satinwood

Antique Loose Tea Caddy, English, Dual Compartment Beverage Case, Regency, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique loose tea caddy. An English, mahogany and velvet dual compartment case, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Beautiful Regency craftsmanship with a superb v...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Victorian 19th Century Large Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality Mid 19th Century Figured Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Sarchophagus Form Having Well Figured Sides And Hinged Pagoda Top Enclosing Three Sections With Two Removable Canisters,...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Yew

Mid 19th Century Silver Plate Tea Caddy Container
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Silver plate tea caddy. A beautiful English traditional accent. It’s well worn with lots of charm.
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver Plate

Antique Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy with Prince of Wales Feathers
Located in Northampton, GB
Prince of Wales Feathers From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Antique Satinwood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of elongated hexagonal form edged in Ebony with del...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood, Tulipwood

19th Century English Rosewood Teapoy Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual and large William IV rosewood teapoy or tea caddy in beautiful original condition. The glass mixing bowl is missing, England, circa 1830.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

Ying Mee & Co., Antique Chinese Lacquer Tea Caddy or Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, early 20th century. An antique red lacquer box with gilt decorated chickens, Chinese lettering and other symbols. Marked to box with maker.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

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Wood, Lacquer

Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy With Attractive Floral Band To Main Body And Parquetry Perspective Cubes To Hinged Lid Enclosing Lidded Interior. Tea was an extrem...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Other

1980s Vintage Fitz and Floyd Rain Forest Majolica Monkey Ceramic Teapot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Fitz and Floyd Rain Forest Monkey Majolica ceramic Teapot. Vintage Majolica Monkey Fitz and Floyd 1980s Rain Forest Teapot. Designed as ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Victorian Tea Caddies

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Ceramic

Georgian Silver Tea Caddy Tableware Empire Sterling Silver Box Empire Casket
By Barbour Silver Co., Gorham CO., Charles Nicolas Odiot, Hester Bateman, Towle Silversmiths
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Antique Sterling Silver tea caddy / box Style Georgian, French Empire, Napoleonic, Dutch A sterling silver very stylized tea box with good working lock Decorated with embossed pearl...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver

Pair of Victorian Tole Tea Canisters
Located in Essex, MA
Octagonal form with Asian figures! Great old paint.
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1850s English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Other

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

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Other

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

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Ash

Victorian Hungarian Ash Tea Caddy
Victorian Hungarian Ash Tea Caddy
$1,322 Sale Price
30% Off
Georgian Silver Mounted Satinwood Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Tea Chest with Rosewood Cross Banding From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form veneered...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver

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

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Elm

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

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Sterling Silver

20Thc Tin Coffee Canister
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Coffee tin canister in original painted labels & original condition.
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Tea Caddies

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Tin

An English Fruitwood Apple Form Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine novelty fruitwood tea caddy in the form of an apple. lathe turned and with a soft honey patina, restoration to the lid at the hinge. England...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Fruitwood

English Sheffield Silver Plate Covered Round Shape Tea Caddy
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Discover the epitome of refined elegance with our extraordinary English Sheffield silver pate covered round shape tea caddy / biscuit box. This exquisite piece seamlessly blends fu...
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1890s English Art Deco Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver Plate

Fine quality antique George III tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fine quality antique George III tea caddy, having a quality antique George III satinwood tea caddy with a lift up lid opening to reveal two removable compartments for tea and a glass...
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19th Century Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

Burr Yew 19th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Good Quality Early 19th Century Regency Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Having Boxwood Strung Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Pagoda Top Enclosing Two Lidded ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Yew

Burr Yew 19th Century Tea Caddy
Burr Yew 19th Century Tea Caddy
$1,493 Sale Price
30% Off
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.
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1860s English Antique Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Caddy Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Export hand-painted porcelain tea caddy jar. Pictures of a boy and his dog adorn both sides of jar in rich colors of dark blue, gold, red and turquoise. Greek key border fram...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

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Porcelain

19th Century English Sheffield Silver Plate / Oak Tea Caddy
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this 19th Century English Sheffield Silver Plate Tea Caddy, expertly framed with rich oak. This tea caddy represents a harmonious fusion of functi...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver Plate

Black Basalt Tea Caddy, 1st half 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
Cylindrical tea caddy made of black basalt with silver mounting and figural nodus.
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Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver

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...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Yew

18th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare, highly desirable, and sought-after model mid-18th century George III period tea caddy. Original brass-work. English, circa 1750. Why we like it Its distinctive a...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Geometrically Inlaid Georgian Rosewood Two Chamber Tea Caddy w/Sugar Bowl
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Fine George III rosewood double chamber tea caddy with classical inspired geometric inlay of exotic woods including satinwood, mahogany, kingwood and palm. The rectangular case with ...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

Quality antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy having a lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy with beautiful detail to the box opening to reveal two rec...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Regency Period Burled Yew Wood Tea Caddy on Brass Spread-Winged Eagle Feet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Regency burled yew wood tea caddy of tapered form with coffered lid and satinwood string inlay edges on brass spread-winged eagle feet and having ring handles with floral backs, the ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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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

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Creamware

English Sterling Silver "Paint Tin" Tea Caddy / Canister by Asprey & Co - 1929
Located in Bath, GB
These novelty solid sterling silver boxes or Canisters are always highly sought-after in the form of a paint tin with a lift off lid. This one is made by the creme de la creme of si...
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1920s British Vintage Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English Regency mahogany caddy with canted sides and shaped hinged top with ebony stringing and original brass paw feet. Good color and patina.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

Georgian Sterling Silver Tea Caddies
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver tea caddies - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware collection These magnificent, fine and impressive antique Georgian silver tea caddies each have an oblong, bomb shaped form. The surface of each antique tea caddy is embellished with impressive chased and embossed scrolling floral and foliate decoration, incorporating paralleling undulating borders framing each side. The decoration to the body of each incorporates two cartouches, one displaying the contemporary engraved coat of arms depicting an oval escutcheon supported by a savage and a greyhound collared and chained, displaying firstly a stag's head and secondly three bars below three roundels. The coat of arms bears the motto 'Data fata secutus' - Following the destiny allotted to me*. These heraldic markings are surmounted with the crest of a mountain in flames, surmounted with the motto 'Luceo non uro' - I shine, not burn*. The cartouche to the opposing side of each caddy is ornamented with an impressive contemporary engraved crest of a greyhound courant. The remaining two sides of each impressive antique caddy...
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1750s British George II Antique Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

English Shagreen Tea Caddy 19th with Bone Finial
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English shagreen cased six sided wooden tea caddy with nice silver mounts, bone finial and undivided interior. Comes with small silver pin to ...
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1880s English Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver

Islamic Kashmir Hand Painted Paper Mache Tea Caddy Storage Box 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite beauty of this antique Islamic Kashmiri Papier-Mâché Tea Caddy, a stunning storage box with a lid and copper metal lining. This hand-painted gem features intricate miniatur...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Islamic Tea Caddies

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Copper

19th Century French Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique Napoleon III tea box, crafted of black ebonised wood. The inlay is in Boulle style, marquetry of mother-of-pearl, brass and tortoise. The interior has tree compartm...
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1860s Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA Very rare 19th century George III to Victorian coco nut “Coco de Me...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies

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Metal, Brass

Antique George III quality mahogany tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany tea caddy having a quality antique George III mahogany and satinwood inlaid stringing tea caddy with a lift up lid opening to reveal the original ...
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19th Century George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

Regency Tole Hot Water Urn
Located in Essex, MA
Chinoiserie decorated with cover with ball finial over a cylindrical body with lions head rings , lower spigot and pierced square plinth and paw feet.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

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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