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Tea Caddies For Sale
Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Wood Large Tea Caddy Lined in Metal Desk Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Wood Large Tea Caddy / Desk Box Lined in Metal with Working Lock and Key. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 5.5" H x 12" W x 8.25" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Chinese Hexagonal Cast Brass Tea Caddy
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Chinese hexagonal cast brass tea caddy, early 20th century. Each rectangular side with a shou symbol surrounded by five stylized bats on blue enamel ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
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...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Other
Edwardian Period Sterling Silver Ball-Footed Tea Caddy With HInged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver tea caddy on ball feet, and having a hinged lid and hinged, movable handles, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1908. Lovely, clean lines. Mea...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
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, ...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
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...
Category
1970s Italian Victorian Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal
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 ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Beautiful quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Beautiful quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy, having a quality antique Regency rosewood and burrwood banded tea caddy with mother of pearl...
Category
18th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy, having a quality antique Regency tea caddy of rectangular shape with ring handles to the sides, a lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted i...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
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...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Yew
Circa 1765 George III Period Tea Caddy Box, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1765 George III period tea caddy box, English. Small & complete example raised on original bracket feet. Mahogany. Original hardware & lock with key. Contains 2 original tin te...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
Antique English George III Tuscan Column 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 exterior and crossbanded Tulipwood with Boxwood edging. The front features an oval cartouche with a central fan inlay matching the lid with a further fan inlay surmounted by turned bone...
Category
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood
Mahogany Tea Chest, probably England, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Elegant mahogany tea chest featuring a decorative edge in light wood grain and a handle on the lid. The interior is meticulously lined with a light fabric, incorporating two hinged b...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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. ...
Category
1780s British Neoclassical Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century English George III Tea Caddy with Shell Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century English George III Tea Caddy with Shell Inlay
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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
Rosewood Karlsbad Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Karlsbad Czech Republic
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Rosewood Karlsbad Tea Caddy. The Rosewood Tea Caddy of square form with rounded edges made from R...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Nickel
Antique English Regency Mahogany Tea Chest Robert Wright
Located in Northampton, GB
With Twin Caddies & Hand Cut Glass Sugar Bowl
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this rare Regency Cuban Mahogany Tea Chest by Robert Wright. The Tea Chest of ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tea Caddy 322
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen tea caddy with floral finial, design #322 by Johan Rohde from 1920.
Additional information:
Material: St...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Sheffield Silver Plate / Oak Tea Caddy
By Sheffield
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...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
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...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Japanese Lacquer Padded Teapot Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
Antique Japanese hand-painted lacquer teapot caddy.
Interior is padded and fitted for blue and white porcelain teapot.
The teapot stands 4¼ inches tall and features a fish on one si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Tea Caddies
Materials
Porcelain, Lacquer
French Early 19th Century Tea caddy Featuring marquetry Inlay of Figures Dancing
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Early 19th Century Tea caddy Featuring marquetry Inlay of Figures Dancing
Category
19th Century French Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Georigan Cherry Wood Tea Vessel
Located in Vienna, AT
A wonderful tea vessel made out of cherry wood in Vienna in about 1830-1850. Beautifully decorated by a silver plated application of a house and a landscape (some brassing).
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Ceramic Elephant Teapot , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Elephant Teapot
Hand-Painted by Swelihle Khanyeza, Sculpted by Sbusiso Ndaba
Love Art Ceramic, South Africa, 2024
Introducing the Elephant Teapot, a stunning ceramic piece that beau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Caddies
Materials
Ceramic
English George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Patera Inlay, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
English George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Patera Inlay, ca. 1790
Category
1790s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century American Henry Troemner Philadephia Pa Chinoiserie Tea Bins
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare pair mid-19th century, metal tea bins, by Henry Troemner of Philadelphia, PA in the chinoiserie style.
From circa 1845.
Made of black enamel...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Chinoiserie Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
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.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique Tinwear Tea Caddy
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this documented early 19th century Tinwear tea caddy. The top of cushioned shape with raised han...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Tin
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tea Caddies
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Other
Mid 19th century Chinese export hand painted tea caddy
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid 19th century handpainted Chinese export tea caddy. This tea Caddy stands on four hand carved miniature foo dog sculpted feet. This tea caddy has its original pewter lin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export 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
Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy attributed to Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
Scottish Mauchline Ware
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this rare Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rectangular form extensively decorated with a repeating pinstripe pattern throughout the entire exterior of the Tea Caddy upon a Sycamore carcass. The decoration features a striped effect with alternating classical scrollwork, linked chain and pin striped vertical line transfers in shades of gold, green and red. A shield-shaped escutcheon finishes the exterior of the Caddy. When opened the Tea Caddy reveals a single Caddy compartment with traces of the original foil lining and the Caddy the original full length wooden Cumnock Hinge. The Tea Caddy dates to the late Georgian Period during the reign of George IV Circa 1830. The Tea Caddy is a rare example of early Mauchline Ware especially because of the Type of decoration used and extremely good condition, a superb addition to any collection. We firmly attribute the Tea Caddy to renowned Scottish Mauchline Ware makers Smiths from the extremely close similarities between this Caddy and a previous one in our archives signed by Smiths.
The Tea Caddy comes complete with working lock and tasselled key.
Mauchline Ware was the production of Scottish white-wood products, it was mainly manufactured from the 1820s until 1939. The production of souvenir woodware for the tourist market began in the 1790s with the snuff box industry in Ayrshire. By 1820, Mauchline ware was well established, supplying souvenirs from wood grown ‘on the Field of Bannockburn’, ‘on the Abbey Craig’, ‘on the slopes of Stirling Castle’ and made into sewing requisites, egg cups, trinket boxes and many other kinds of souvenirs, transfer printed with a line drawing of the place. The firm Smith’s who regarded as the the leading and most renowned manufacturer of Mauchline War among a few lesser known and shorter lived companies. They ranged from the basic transfer as on small vases to boxes and smaller household accessories...
Category
Early 19th Century Scottish William IV Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
Georgian Tea Caddy Henry Clay 'Attributed'
By Henry Clay
Located in Northampton, GB
Octagonal Papier-Mache Tea Caddy with Classical Figures Circa 1800
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are thrilled to offer this Henry Clay Octagonal papier-mache Tea Caddy. The Tea caddy decorated to the exterior with a central scene showing seated classical figures and cherubs. The top and bottom with Entwined diaper borders that are repeated on the hinged, silvered-handle top. The intior features a floating lid with a mounted silvered handle. Although unsigned we firmly attribute the Tea Caddy to renowned London maker Henry Clay.
The Tea Caddy comes complete with working lock and key
Henry Clay was an assistant to one of the pioneers in papier-mache by the name of John Baskerville who started to imitate the highly polished items, that were being imported from Japan, using lacquered...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Paper
George III Rolled Paper Tea Caddy
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 18th Century tea caddy, circa 1790. A very intricately detailed oval box, meticulously made from "rolled" paper. Attributed to be a work o...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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 M...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass, Metal
Fantastic quality antique regency coromandel wood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique regency coromandel wood tea caddy having a quality coromandel wood tea caddy with ringlet carrying handles to both sides and a...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
English Calamander Hinged Tea Caddy with Flanking Brass Floral Handles, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Calamander hinged tea caddy with removable two lidded interior bins, centered mixing bowl, flanking brass floral side handles, locking key with tassel, and terminating on the...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
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 ...
Category
19th Century George III Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
20th Century Sterling Italian Silver Tea Caddy George III replica
Located in VALENZA, IT
George III tea caddy replica.
Obtained from a silver sheet, it is rectangular in shape with shaped sides, it is embossed and chiseled with floral motifs and shells. The feet reprodu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Mixed Wood Tea and Coffee Vessels
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of late 19th Century English or Scottish mixed wood treen coffee and tea containers, having compass star inlaid turned lids over turned bodies of ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
American Mahogany Tea Caddy Signed Tiffany New York. Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany tea caddy with original fitted nickel plated divided interior. Signed Tiffany New York . Late 19th Century
Category
19th Century American Antique Tea Caddies
Rosenthal Serb Bavaria Donatello Porcelain Creamer & Sugar Bowl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rosenthal Serb Bavaria Donatello Porcelain Creamer and Sugar Bowl with Gold Trim and Monogram "S"
Made in Germany. Vintage.
Dimensions
Suga...
Category
1920s German Vintage Tea Caddies
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Brass Box with Chinese Letter Inscriptions on the Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Chinese Brass Box with Chinese Letter Inscriptions on the Top.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Antique English Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Advertising Tea Barrel Caddy
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer an unusual Advertising Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy in the form of a coopered barrel complete with two thick brass straps around a beautifully patinated body with a mahogany plinth having a cavetto edge. The lid with a matching cavetto edge having a beautiful star inlay motif surmounted by a turned finial in the shape of an acorn. The front of the caddy is beautifully inlaid in Ebony with the word Tea in a 3d effect. We are confident this Caddy would have been commissioned as an advertising piece for a luxury tea shop in the mid-19th century with tea being such a desirable commodity in higher society.
Provenance Sold at Grosvenor House antique fair...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Attractive antique Victorian quality rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Attractive antique Victorian quality rosewood tea caddy, having an attractive bombe sarcophagus form quality tea caddy, with a lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with tw...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
English Square Burl Tea Caddy Brass Stringing and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Square Burl Tea Caddy with Brass Stringing and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Category
19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Burl
19th Century American Sterling Silver Tea Caddy by Shreve, Stanwood & Co, Boston
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This hand chased heavy gauge sterling tea caddy was made in Boston by renowned makers Shreve and Stanwood, and weighs approximately 15 ounces.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Colonial Revival Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
1890s English Art Deco Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Art Deco Grocers Tolewear Double Coffee and Tea Canister
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Art Deco grocers tolewear double coffee and tea canister
This is a classic of Art Deco design, the decoration is very much in the Odeon style typical of toleware of this period
The Dowe Egbert double display...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Tea Caddies
Oriental Chinese Octagonal Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s.
Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with nume...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
English Regency Tea Caddy with Inlay and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Regency Tea Caddy with Inlay and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
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.