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Tea Caddies For Sale
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
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19th Century French 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

Materials

Brass

1890s Russian Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional antique Russian silver tea caddy has a cuboid shaped form with rounded shoulders. The surface of this silver tea caddy has a...
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1890s Russian Other Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver

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...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

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...
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1760s English George III Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

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

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Mahogany

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 ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

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Brass

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Caddies

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Enamel

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...
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1920s German Vintage Tea Caddies

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Ceramic

Oriental Chinese Octagonal Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s. Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with nume...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

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Giltwood, Lacquer

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

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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

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

Asian Embroidery Tea Caddy
Located in Pomona, CA
A handmade embroidery in birds and flowers Chinese tea caddy.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Fabric

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Caddies

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Ceramic

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...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

1910s Austro-Hungarian Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austro-Hungarian 800 standard silver tea caddy in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional Austro-Hungarian silver tea caddy has an oval rounded form. The surface of this antique silver tea caddy...
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20th Century English Art Nouveau Tea Caddies

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Silver, 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

French Turn of the Century Steel and Brass Coffee Bean Dispenser, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Turn of the Century steel and brass coffee bean dispenser from circa 1900. This French Turn of the Century coffee bean dispenser, crafted f...
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Early 20th Century French Tea Caddies

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Brass, Steel

Sterling Navette Form Dutch Scene Gilt Interior Tea Caddy British Import Mark
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A sterling silver navette form Dutch scene gilt interior tea caddy with British import mark, makers mark SBL for Samuel Boyce Landeck, (Sheffield 1897). Decorated with couples in a t...
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1890s English British Colonial Antique Tea Caddies

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Sterling 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

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Pearlware, Pottery

1970's Mexican Don S. Shoemaker Set of 4 Mixed Woods Spice Boxes / Tea Caddies
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1970's Mexican mixed hardwood set of 4 spice boxes by American designer Don S. Shoemaker. The geometric shaped boxes with round covers are designed with bands of different woods. ...
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Caddies

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Wood

Octagonal Burl Oak Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine country made English burr oak octagonal tea caddy in richly figured timber, the facetted lid with solid cap, the interior with two lids retaining original turned bone knobs, sta...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies

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Oak, Burl

19th Century Sterling Silver Locking Biscuit Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Swedish silver locking biscuit box; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional...
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1840s Swedish Antique Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

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

Large Chinese Tea Box Black Lacquered Gilt Hand Painted Octagonal Box 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Chinese Export Tea Box Octagonal Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s. Antique Chinoiserie black lacquer box with numerous figures and gilt detail. Asian Chinese blac...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

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Giltwood, Lacquer

English inlaid tea caddy with brass paw feet
Located in Charleston, SC
English inlaid tea caddy with brass paw feet
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1790s English Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

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 Chest, Germany First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Lidded chest with a curved lid and a concave belly, standing on brass ball feet. The escutcheon is inlayed in bone. Mahogany veneered.
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

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...
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Late 19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Multi-gemstone, Nickel

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

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Silver

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...
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

Chinese export tea chest with etched pewter insert
Located in Summerland, CA
This is a rare early 19th-century (c.1820) Chinese antique large lacquered gilt tea chest, containing an original pewter tea caddy liner. The chest is beautifully decorated with vil...
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1820s Chinese Qing Antique Tea Caddies

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Lacquer

English 19th Century Parnall & Sons Green Painted Tea Box with Glass Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Parnall & Son green painted metal tea box from the 19th century with gilt painted floral frieze, glass front flat back and maker's mark. This English Parnall & Son green p...
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19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Metal

Circa 1780 Continental Porcelain Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Continental tea caddy, c.1780, molded soft paste porcelain. Neoclassical swag decoration, gilt monogram. No cover. Harvey Gunter collection. 3 1/4"w., 1 1/4"d., 5"h. Whitehall Antiq...
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1780s European Neoclassical Antique Tea Caddies

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Porcelain

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

Materials

Silver Plate

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

1880s Dutch Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Dutch silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This fine Dutch silver tea caddy has a navette shaped oval form. The surface of this antique silver tea caddy...
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1880s Dutch Antique Tea Caddies

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Silver

Turn of the Century French Steel and Brass Coffee Bean Dispenser, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 1900s steel and brass coffee bean dispenser from the Turn of the Century. This French Turn of the Century coffee bean dispenser, crafted fro...
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Early 20th Century French Tea Caddies

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Brass, Steel

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...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

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Tin

Victorian Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Inlaid Hearts and Diamonds From our Tea Caddy collection we a pleased to offer this unusual Victorian Marquetry Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of unusual form with two outer Tea...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

Caribbean Mahogany Hinged Pedestal Tea Poy with Foliage Carvings, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Caribbean mahogany hinged pedestal tea poy with fitted interior, foliate carvings, and resting on the original scrolled feet. Early 19th century.
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1820s Caribbean Anglo-Indian Antique Tea Caddies

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Brass

Pair of Antique 18th Century French Enamel Tea Caddies Circa 1780-1790
Located in London, GB
Pair of 18th century French enamel tea caddies in excellent condition. The exterior pastoral scenes on each panel including the lids are all well executed. The interiors are clean ...
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1780s French Antique Tea Caddies

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Copper, Enamel

Unique ceramic Tiger Teapot, hand made in South Africa
By Elvis Bonginkosi Mkhize
Located in North Miami, FL
This one-of-a-kind tiger teapot is a striking sculptural creation by Imvelo Studio, hand-sculpted by Sibongiseni Biyela and painted by Natebyron in South Africa. The tiger—rarely dep...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Tea Caddies

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Ceramic

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...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Caddies

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Mid 19th Century Antique Tea Caddy in Mahogany c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : 19th century antique tea caddy c1840 Period : Victoria Origin : England Decoration : Cuboid in mahogany with lighter colou...
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1840s British Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Antique German Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique German silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique 800...
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Early 1800s Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

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
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19th Century English George III 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 Me...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies

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Metal, Brass

Antique Sterling Silver Repousse Tea Caddy Box 1786 William Plummer London
Located in Stamford, CT
This is one out of approximate 350 Antique smalls 18th/19th century, from a private collection. Antique sterling silver repousse tea...
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1780s Great Britain (UK) Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

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
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

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...
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Early 19th Century Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Asian Chinese Box Black Lacquered Gilt Painted 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s. Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with nume...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tea Caddies

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Rich Mahogany Regency Style Tea Caddie with Inlay and Brass Lion Rings
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sumptuous Regency style mahogany tea caddie having boxwood string inlay on the sides and handsome brass lion rings as well as paw feet. Key included.
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
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19th Century English Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Circa 1790 English George III Inlaid Single Tea Caddy Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1790 George III inlaid single tea caddy box, English. Desirable small form of satinwood with sycamore, holly & boxwood. Lid with fan medallion inlay, Dutch drop handle, & cross...
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1790s English George III Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Small Antique Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy . English C.1830
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A lovely Georgian tea caddy. Tropical hardwood with boxwood stringing detail Two compartments internally with lids Free UK shipping   
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1820s English Georgian Antique Tea Caddies

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Wood

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy with Image of Tonbridge Castle c1880
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy with image of Tonbridge Castle by Thomas Burrows Date : c1880 Period : Victoria Origin : Tonbridge, Kent Decoration : Central image of Tonbridg...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Georgian Sterling Silver Set of Two Tea Caddies
By Samuel Taylor
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver tea caddies; an addition to our silver teaware collection. These exceptional antique George II sterling silver tea caddies have a circular baluster shaped form. The surface of each antique tea caddy is embellished with very sharp, finely chased floral and foliate decoration, incorporating a scroll bordered vacant cartouche to either side. The ornamentation to the body of each piece incorporates a plain applied moulded girdle. These caddies are fitted with a cylindrical push fit covers encircled with leaf decorated textures. The covers are surmounted with the original cast sterling silver leaf decorated finials. These impressive antique tea caddies...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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
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19th Century American Antique Tea Caddies

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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