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English Regency Period Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
English Regency Period tortoiseshell tea caddy, having a stepped lid with canted corners, exuberant
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Georgian Tea Caddy Melon Fruitwood Treen
Located in Northampton, GB
Melon tea caddy with a fantastic green and brown mottled decoration and featuring a shaped wooden
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19th Century European Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
A rare George III Tea Caddy modelled as a Tea Chest. Made by Augustin Le Sage.
Located in London, GB
specialised in the production of fine tea caddies. He had workshops in Clements Inn Passage, near Clare Market
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Woven Chinese Tea Cozy Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Georgian Period Pear Shaped Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
pear shaped body has a wooden stem and a decorative brass escutcheon.
Provenance: The Peabody tea
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Early 1800s English Neoclassical Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Hexagonal Rolled Paper Tea Caddy c. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Rolled-paper and gilt-wood Tea Caddy, in hexagonal form with beautiful designs on all sides
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Georgian Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
original full length wooden hinge. The Tea Caddy dates to the late Georgian Period during the reign of
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Early 19th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Sycamore
Large Regency Chinoiserie Pen-work Tea Caddy, c. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
original fittings, comprising: two wooden caddies with hinged covers and original metal-foil linings, a
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19th Century English Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
19th Century Victorian Walnut Domed Topped Cut Brass Mounted Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
than caddies.
Earlier tea caddies were made of either porcelain or faience. Later designs had more
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1860s English Victorian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Jamaican Marquetry Tea Caddy in Caribbean Woods by Ralph Turnbull
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This tea caddy is of rectangular form with a stepped hinged lid, set on bun feet and worked in
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1830s Jamaican Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Magnificent and Rare Scottish Regency Penwork Tea Caddy c.1820 - Edinburgh
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and rare early nineteenth century tea caddy, you just can't imagine the amount of
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1820s Scottish Regency Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Glass, Wood
Grand English Silver Plated Tea Caddy by Atkin Brothers, Reg. 1889
By Atkin Brothers
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous large English tea caddy made from English silver plate by the top-notch silversmith
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Tortoise Shell Grain and Greek Key Tea Caddy, Boule, Georgian
Located in Manhasset, NY
wooden case. Interior holds two burlwood, steel lined tea leaf containers.
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Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
William IV Flame Mahogany Tea Caddy with Rosewood and Ebony, English, ca. 1830
Located in Banner Elk, NC
William IV flame mahogany tea caddy with rosewood cross-banding and ebony stringing, with a shaped
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19th Century English William IV Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Rare George III Tea Caddy Made in London in 1767 by Augustin Le Sage
By Augustin Le Sage
Located in London, GB
commercial scale. Dried tea leaves were imported from China in large wooden chests or crates, on which this
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1760s English George III Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
Napoleon III French Wooden, Blown Cut Glass with Gold Filigree Travel Decanter
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning and one of a kind French travel decanter, Napoleon III, circa 1860, 19th century. Wooden
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Crystal, Ormolu
English Chippendale Mahogany Miniature Spice Cabinet, circa 1770
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a small wooden spring latch that kept the drawer inaccessible without removing the shaped drawer in
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Late 18th Century British Chippendale Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Mahogany
Wooden Dutch Tobacco Jar
Located in Houston, TX
Wooden Dutch tobacco jar circa 1800s. Similar to the English's love for tea, the Dutch admired the
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19th Century Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
$1,800
Wooden Dutch Tobacco Jar
Located in Houston, TX
Wooden Dutch tobacco jar circa 1800s. Similar to the English's love for tea, the Dutch admired the
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19th Century Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
$1,800
Wooden Dutch Tobacco Jar in Tortoise Shell Wood
Located in Houston, TX
colonies, tobacco. The English were well known for their beautiful and decorative tea caddies and the
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19th Century Dutch Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
highly decorative small wooden decorative such as Tea Caddies, Jewellery Boxes and wonderful examples of
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Aubergine Form Wooden Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wooden tea caddy in the form of an aubergine or eggplant. The leaves and stem form a cap which is
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Early 20th Century English George III Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Pumpkin Shaped Wooden Tea Caddy, George II Period
Located in Vienna, AT
The item for sale is a beautiful tea caddy in the shape of a pumpkin. It was made in the Period of
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Early 19th Century English George II Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
19th Century Antique Mahogany Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Mahogany.
This magnificent Tea Chest stands on four turned ribbed feet, with two wooden ring handles on
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Early 19th Century British Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Mahogany
Antique English Burl Burr Walnut Wooden Victorian Double Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Georgian style Well figured Burr Walnut Double Interior Section Tea
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Mahogany, Walnut, Burl
English 19th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
opening to reveal two mahogany lift off lids with lovely turned wooden pulls that open two roomy tea
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
A Handmade Victorian Fruitwood
Inlay Tea Caddy
Located in Reading, Berkshire
was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock, was made with two and often
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Zinc
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Style Lacquered Tea Caddy
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique hand-painted Chinoiserie lacquer tea caddy, with Chinese artistic influences. The
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1870s French Chinoiserie Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Lead
Early 19th Century Regency Period Flame Mahogany Tea Caddy Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock
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19th Century British Regency Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Large English Regency Tea Caddy in Mahogany, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
original wooden ring-pull carrying handles. Featuring a beautiful figured mahogany, this handsome tea caddy
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Glass, Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Irish Mahogany Single Tea Caddy with Armorial Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
caddies.
Earlier tea caddies were made of either porcelain or faience. Later designs had more variety in
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Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Scottish Burr Walnut Domed Topped Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
. Until about 1800 they were called tea canisters rather than caddies.
Earlier tea caddies were made of
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1860s Scottish Victorian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Antique Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy Box with Silver Lock
Hinges and Bone Feet
Located in Lisse, NL
onto wooden pannels and putting the box together with handcrafted, silver hinges and covering te rims
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
A WW1 Set of Military Interest Playing Cards with Tunbridge Ware Card Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
and tea caddies with prints of popular views; later items had pictures created from mosaics. Their
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Paper, Wood
Silver
Tortoiseshell Cigar Humidor
By John Batson
Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
other small items. It is also sometimes used to make tea caddies, as it is strong, durable, and can be
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
18C Anglo Indian Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
, very reminiscent of an Egyptian/Summarian Coffins/Tombs. This form features regularly in Tea Caddies of
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Late 18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Pewter
Urn Tea Caddies
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A stunning pair of Edwardian Mahogany Urn Tea Caddies with pagoda tops, turned finial and edged
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Early 20th Century British Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
$4,028
Kingwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
underside of the caddies main lid. The exquisite tea caddy stands on four turned wooden feet.
French tea
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19th Century French Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Kingwood
$1,297
Antique Tea Caddy Mahogany Tea Caddy Georgian, Scotland, 1810
Located in Vancouver, BC
were called tea canisters rather than caddies.
History of the antique tea caddy
Earlier tea
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1810s Scottish Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Antique Tea Caddy Rosewood Tea Caddy Regency, Scotland, 1820
Located in Vancouver, BC
blue and white. Until about 1800 they were called tea canisters rather than caddies.
History of
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1820s Scottish Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
floating lid with turned wooden handle. A floating lid sits on top of the loose tea to keep it fresh
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Late 18th Century British Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
$2,663
Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
chest is lined with a faded red velvet and most probably held silver tea caddies.
This satinwood tea
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18th Century British Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
VICTORIAN WICKER TEA CART
Located in Sheffield, MA
Victorian wicker tea cart in natural stained finish. Removable wicker framed glass serving tray
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19th Century American Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Reed
Regency Period Lacquered Tea Caddy
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
blue and white. Until circa 1800 they were called tea canisters rather than caddies.
Earlier tea
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19th Century English Regency Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
French Triple Serpentined Kingwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
underside of the caddies main lid. The exquisite tea caddy stands on four turned wooden feet.
French tea
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Kingwood
Intricately Painted English Lacquered Tea Caddy
Located in Fairhope, AL
Painted English lacquered tea caddy decorated with gold and stands on four carved wooden feet in
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19th Century Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
19th Century Rosewood Sarcophagus Triple Tea Caddy
Located in Raleigh, NC
19th century circa. In the George III style this 1870s rosewood tea triple tea caddy in the
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1870s British Edwardian Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Regency Flame Mahogany Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Regency flame mahogany tea caddy with tulipwood crossbandings surrounding the top and front. The
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Antique Treen Pear Fruit Wood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique pear tea caddy with wonderful realistic pear shape, has beautiful colour and wonderful
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Early 19th Century German Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Antique Urn Shaped Mottled Tea Caddy Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique wooden turned urn shaped tea caddy with wonderful dark green mottled decoration similar to
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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Antique Continental Blushing Pear Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
wooden stalk, with steel hinge, lock and ornate escutcheon.
The antique pear tea caddy still has
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Early 19th Century European George III Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Steel
Regency Penwork Tea Caddy with Greek Mythological Characters
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
This unusual penwork tea caddy stands on four original wooden ball feet and is adorned with images
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Early 19th Century English Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Tea Box Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry, circa 1850
By Tahan Paris
Located in Grenoble, FR
Beautiful tea box with two compartments, ebony veneer wood and Boulle marquetry in brass and pearl
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19th Century French Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Antique Fruit Wood Treen Pear Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Pear tea caddy with fabulous now very much faded red stained blushes around its body. The wonderful
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Early 19th Century German George III Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Steel
Wooden Apple Box
Located in Sarasota, FL
This English Wooden "Candy or Tea Box" is hand made into an apple with the stem attached It opens
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Early 20th Century English Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany
$475
A English oak and silver-plate biscuit barrel
Located in Hudson, NY
wooden lid. It is side marked in the metal E.R.N.S.
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19th Century English Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
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Oak
wicker teacart
Located in Sheffield, MA
wheels with wooden spokes and graceful high handle.
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19th Century American Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Glass, Reed
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There is a range of antique wooden tea caddies tea caddies for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique wooden tea caddies tea caddies was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Antique wooden tea caddies tea caddies have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century. Antique wooden tea caddies tea caddies are generally popular furniture pieces, but Regency, Georgian and neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Antique wooden tea caddies tea caddies have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Robert Sharp are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Wooden Tea Caddies Tea Caddies?
Prices for antique wooden tea caddies tea caddies start at $360 and top out at $21,438 with the average selling for $1,948.
Finding the Right Tea-caddies for You
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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