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Regency Tea Caddies

REGENCY STYLE

Like France’s Empire style, Regency-style furniture was rooted in neoclassicism; the characteristics of its bedroom furniture, armchairs, dining room tables and other items include clean lines, angular shapes and elegant details.

Dating roughly from the 1790s to 1830s, antique Regency-style furniture gets its name from Prince George of Wales — formally King George IV — who became Prince Regent in 1811 after his father, George III, was declared unfit to rule. England’s Regency style is one of the styles represented in Georgian furniture.

George IV’s arts patronage significantly influenced the development of the Regency style, such as the architectural projects under John Nash, which included the renovation of Buckingham House into the formidable Buckingham Palace with a grand neoclassical facade. Celebrated designers of the period include Thomas Sheraton, Henry Holland and Thomas Hope. Like Nash, Hope instilled his work with classical influences, such as saber-legged chairs based on the ancient Greek klismos. He is credited with introducing the term “interior decoration” to English with the 1807 publishing of Household Furniture and Interior Decoration.

Although more subdued than previous styles like Rococo and Baroque, Regency interiors incorporated copious use of chintz fabrics and wallpaper adorned in chinoiserie-style art. Its furniture featured fine materials and luxurious embellishments. Furniture maker George Bullock, for instance, regularly used detailed wood marquetry and metal ornaments on his pieces.

Archaeological discoveries in Egypt and Greece informed Regency-era details, such as carved scrollwork, sphinxes and palmettes, as well as the shape of furniture. A Roman marble cinerary chest, for example, would be reinterpreted into a wooden cabinet. The Napoleonic Wars also inspired furniture, with martial designs like tented beds and camp-style chairs becoming popular. While the reddish-brown mahogany was prominent in this range of pieces, imported woods like zebrawood and ebony were increasingly in demand.

Find a collection of antique Regency tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Regency
Regency English Penwork Double Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
Regency English Penwork Double Tea Caddy, England, Circa 1820 A striking example of Regency-era craftsmanship, this rectangular double tea caddy showcases the elegance and precision...
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Early 19th Century Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

English Regency Pagoda Form Tea Caddy
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Unusual pagoda form caddy finely figured veneers. Interior lids are original and match the exterior of the caddy, resting on brass ball feet
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Tortoise Shell

Rare Regency Architectural Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Pressed Tortoiseshell Design From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Architectural Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of bombe form with flared bas...
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1810s British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Shell

Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Alternating Panels From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form sits upon four brass ball feet with matching br...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Sycamore

Antique Regency Rosewood Brass & Floral Marquetry Inlaid Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A 19th Century regency antique rosewood inlaid marquetry tea caddy sarcophagus-form box, in good condition with marquetry to the top and front with wooden circular carrying handles w...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Yew

Serpentine Form Regency Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Rare serpentine form English Regency tea caddy. The base with sloping sides, the interior with two fitted compartments.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Tortoise Shell

Fabulous Antique English Penwork Double Compartment Tea Caddy c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
A simply magnificent and grand example of a Regency Penwork Tea Caddy dating 1820. The caddy stands on it's original large gilded bronze Lion's paw feet and the sides retaining the ...
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1820s British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

Antique Drawing Room Tea Caddy, English, Flame, Sarcophagus, Regency, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique drawing room tea caddy. An English, flame mahogany sarcophagus with glass mixer, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Super...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive Late Regency Period Rosewood Tea Caddy, Of Elegant Sarcophagus Form, Having Domed Lid With Mother Of Pearl Inlaid Decoration, Enclosing Two Lidded Divisions, Raised...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Fine quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fine quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy, having a outstanding quality 19th Century rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid sarcophagus shaped tea caddy, with a quality carved mou...
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Early 19th Century Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

English Regency Period Amboyna Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An English Regency Inlaid Amboyna Tea Caddy with brass mounts. The sarcophagus form with lion handles and scrolled feet. The interior with two compartments for tea with a replaced ...
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1810s English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

Regency Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
Regeny Heavily inlaid Brass Tea Caddy This Tea Caddy in Walnut and Elevated on Four Bun Feet Some Minor Nicks The Interior Consists of a Tea Compartment with Shedding Paint
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Walnut

Regency Inlaid Tea Caddy
Regency Inlaid Tea Caddy
$2,093 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Sarcophagus Loose Leaf Tea Caddy, Drawing Room, English, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique sarcophagus tea caddy. An English, rosewood and satinwood loose leaf tea case, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Of distinguished form and richly toned...
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1820s British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Rosewood, Satinwood

Regency Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Sycamore Tea Chest Circa 1815 From our Tea Caddies collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Penwork Tea Chest. The Chest crafted from Syca...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Sycamore

Regency Penwork Tea Chest
Regency Penwork Tea Chest
$4,693 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Drawing Room Tea Blender's Box, English, Loose Leaf Caddy, Regency, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique drawing room tea blender's box. An English, mahogany loose leaf caddy, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Highly decorative craftsmanship accentuates this ...
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1820s British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Boxwood, Mahogany

English Birdseye Maple Sewing Box
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency birdseye maple sewing box with lions heads handles on each side & lions hairy paw feet with a key.
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Early 1800s English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

English Birdseye Maple Sewing Box
English Birdseye Maple Sewing Box
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency Antique 19th Century Sarcophagus Shaped Burr Elm Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Regency antique 19th century 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. ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Elm

19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A well-made antique, circa 1830, English tea caddy with stunning marquetry inlays, warm coloring, superb detailing, and luminous rich patina! When tea first arrived in Europe in t...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy Miniature Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Rare And Exceptionally Good Quality English Regency Period Mahogany Tea Caddy, In The Form Of A Serpentine Miniature Sideboard, Having Lift Up Hinged Lid With Attractive...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

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 ...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Metal, Brass

19th Century English Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy with Seashell Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century English Regency Mahogany sarcophagus form tea caddy with satinwood and holly wood seashell inlaid top. The flame mahogany top framed by twin...
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Early 19th Century Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Bone, Mahogany, Satinwood, Holly

Antique Tea Caddy, English, Satinwood, Box, Mixing Glass, Regency, circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood and satinwood container with glass mixer, dating to the late Regency period, circa 1830. Delightful R...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Satinwood

19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the Spice Islands China Trade, with sailor's grommet-spliced rope becket handles. The inte...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

Small Antique Octagonal Tented Top Amboyna Tea Caddy. English C.1820
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A very special tea caddy Burl amboyna with silver wire stringing. Mother of pearl finial and escutcheon. Of special note is the exceptional quality of the inlay on the interior lid...
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1820s English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Amboyna

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

Early 19th Century Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form c1830
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Early 19th century tea caddy of sarcophagus form Date : c1820 Period : Regency Origin : England Decoration : Of Sarcophagus form in magonay with pale strinign throughout. ...
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1830s British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Southall, GB
A fine Regency period rectangular tea caddy, veneered in panels divided by fine metal stringing. Silver metal escutcheon and key. Complete with an initialled plaque on the lid and ro...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Ivory, Tortoise Shell

Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
$5,154 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Antique Regency Yew Wood Tea Caddy . English C.1830
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A lovely regency tea caddy. Two compartments internally with lids Burr yew wood with box wood stringing Original hardware With key Free UK shipping   
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Early 1800s English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Yew

English Hand-Painted Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
A really magnificent and pretty Regency tea caddy, the splendid shape having been beautifully painted on all sides with floral and foliate garlands, each panel framed. The top retai...
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1820s British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

English Regency Period Satinwood Marquetry Inlaid Serpentine Form Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English satinwood marquetry inlaid tea caddy, the serpentine top inlaid with a floral roundel over a conforming case with a beautifully inlaid oval floral medallion. The inter...
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1820s English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Velvet, Cut Glass, Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

Fine Antique Regency Inlaid Brass Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique Regency inlaid brass rosewood tea caddy having a spectacular inlaid brass top and carved moulded rosewood edge, lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with the ...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass, Other

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Elm

Antique Tea Caddy, English, Loose Leaf Canister, Mixing Glass, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea caddy. An English, flame mahogany loose leaf tea container with glass mixer, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Attractive Regency period caddy with fi...
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1820s British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Glass, Wood

Rosewood Regency Tea Caddy Miniature Sideboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Unusual And Rare 19th Century, Late Regency Period, Rosewood Tea Caddy, In The Form Of A Miniature Sideboard, Having Hinged Lid With Attractively Carved Back, Enclosing ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency rosewood sarcophagus form Tea Caddy. With circular Brass keyhole escutcheon plate.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Tin

Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality mahogany inlaid tea caddy having inlaid satinwood stringing, original ornate brass handles and escutcheon, lift up lid opening to reveal two tea caddies Dim...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Other

19th Century carved mahogany teapoy stamped Gillows
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality Gillows regency mahogany teapoy circa 1820. The main body being of sarcophagus form, which opens to 4 mahogany slides on each corner, 1 large tole compartment flanked...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Tin

Wonderful Antique English Regency Walnut & Tulipwood Tea Caddy - Floral Inlay
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous and most unusual tea caddy dating to the Regency era, around 1820. A rare combination of woods has been used, nutty Cognac coloured Walnut and rich graphic Tulipwood. Th...
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1820s British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Elm

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus form Tea Caddy
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency Mahogany sarcophagus form tea caddy. With Brass keyhole escutcheon.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted Traveling Dressing Box
Located in Huntington, 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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Silver, Brass

A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 20th Century Hand Painted Hinged Lidded Tea Caddy In The Shape Of An Apple With A Metal Patinated Stalk A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea...
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19th Century British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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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...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Yew

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Wood

Early 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Mother-of-pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant fine quality English Regency period tea caddy. Circa 1815 Born in the early 19th century, exquisitely hand-crafted from the finest exotic rosewood, rectangular sarcopha...
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Early 19th Century Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

English Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th Century Sarcophagus Shaped Mahogany Tea Caddy. Caddy is shaped box-like with a rectangular form and sloped sides, resembling ancient coffins. Richly grained mahogany with ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

English Regency Sarcophagus-Form Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy. Tea Caddy is in the sarcophagus form with hinged lid concealing a three-section interior. Interior has a fitted glass mixing bowl in center, flank...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique English Regency Rosewood, Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy With Two Separate Tea Compartments and Individual Handled Lids, Centred on Four Bun Feet Circa 1700's Great patina em...
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18th Century British Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

Rare Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Tea Caddy with Secret Drawer
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of sarcophagus form with geometric brass stringing throughout, with embossed gilt-brass ring handles to the sides, the interior fitted with twin lidded lead-lined caddies separated by a glass mixing bowl, raised on brass paw feet. With a secret drawer.
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19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Brass

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 Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Mahogany

Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, England, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rosewood tea caddy with Bombay shape and canted top. Having a pair of lion mask brass handles on each end and sitting on claw and ball feet. The interior fitted with two lidded tea...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Regency Tea Caddies

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Rosewood

Regency tea caddies for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Regency tea caddies for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tea caddies created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency tea caddies made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tea caddies, popular names associated with this style include John C. Moore, and Tiffany & Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tea caddies differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $509 and tops out at $14,000 while the average work can sell for $1,950.

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