19th Century William IV Mahogany Tea Caddy

19th Century William IV mahogany Windsor chair. This bow back desk chair has been recovered with a tan leather button upholstered crest rail and seat. The carved splat features C-Scr...

19th century William IV Style mahogany étagère, colloquially referred to as a ‘whatnot’, with four square shelves above single base drawer with turned k...

Early 19th Century William IV mahogany pedestal card table, it has four down-swept legs which terminate on original brass casters. The top is cross-banded and swivels to reveal an in...

19th century William IV Fruitwood Teapoy with rectangular caddy top above lotus carved body on slender pod over finely carved base

19th Century William IV feathered mahogany circular pod table with central inlaid star and crossbanding detail to the outer edge. The top sits above a pod platform base. Circa 1830. ...

19th century William IV rosewood library table. The rectangular top with rounded corners features a red tooled inset leather writing ...

Regency period early 19th century flame mahogany tea caddy box with swing handle complete with an original hallmarked sterling silver George III tea caddy spoon Comes with working key, item opens to reveal a fitted interior with twin caddies & central crystal mixing bowl which is a later addition. A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. When first introduced to Europe from Asia, tea was extremely expensive, and kept under lock and key. The containers used were often expensive and decorative, to fit in with the rest of a drawing-room or other reception room. Hot water was carried up from the kitchen, and the tea made by the mistress of the house, or under her supervision. As the use of the jar waned and the box became more popular, the provision of different receptacles for green and black tea...

English egg shaped carved mahogany tea caddy, circa 1790.

Mother-of-pearl and rosewood 19th century tea caddy lacquer box in very good condition.

A satsuma tea caddy and cover Meiji era, late 19th century, together with, Tea caddy, The first painted in polychrome enamels and gilt on a cle...

Antique blue and white porcelain tea caddy - hand painted in cobalt blue with birds and butterflies among flowering branches - non glazed lip and b...

Dutch 19th century Opaline glass tea caddy with silver cap, circa 1870 An Opaline glass tea caddy with white glass relief of leaves with silver cap. Dutch silver cap, made by the ...