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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.
Wood
Antique Continental Novelty Apple Fruit Tea Caddy Circa 1800
Located in Northampton, GB
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING This antique apple fruit tea caddy is turned in sycamore and modelled as a natural apple, dating to circa 1800.
Steel
Antique Treen Fruit Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Treen apple tea caddy with great color and patination, has button stalk and ornate cut steel escutcheon.
Steel
George III Fruitwood Apple Tea Caddy
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine late 18th century novelty fruitwood tea caddy in the form of an apple. Lathe turned and with a soft honey patina, retaining its original stalk and red paper base and remains o...
Fruitwood
Georgian Novelty Apple Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Shaped as an Apple From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this superb Georgian Apple Treen Tea Caddy.
Sycamore
Regency Fruitwood Apple Form Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English Regency period fruitwood tea caddy in the form of an apple, circa 1820.
Fruitwood
Georgian Fruitwood Apple Form Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English pear wood tea caddy in the shape of an apple, the interior with remnants of a foil lining.
Pearwood
Georgian Period Apple Shaped Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
What could be more refined than this simple fruitwood tea caddy in the shape of an apple? Carved from treen as a novelty, the apple shaped body has a metal stem and a pointed oval sh...
Metal
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.
Fruitwood
Fruitwood Tea Caddy in the Form of an Apple
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fruitwood tea caddy in the form of an apple, with steel hinge and lock plate, the wood a sensational color, probably Continental, circa 1800.
Fruitwood
18th Century style Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
18th century style apple beautifully patinated apple tea caddy, in wonderful original conditioner tea caddy.
Fruitwood
Rare circa 1820 Treen Hand Carved Apple Tea Caddy Original Key
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely early 19th century Treen carved wood apple tea caddy with original key A highly collectable and decorative tea caddy, some of these ...
Silver Plate
Georgian English Antique Fruitwood Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
English antique fruitwood tea caddy, Late 18th century The antique fruitwood tea caddy is in the form of an apple with a carved stalk in the center of the cover.
Wood, Fruitwood
George III Apple Shaped Tea Caddy Treen, circa 1800
Located in London, GB
An excellent example of a late 18th century apple shaped fruitwood tea caddy. Great colour and patination This treen apple tea caddy still has traces of its original tin foil lining
Fruitwood
Hand Carved Apple Tea Caddy in Hardwood with Lined Interior, 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand made tea caddy Lidded box in the shape of an Apple, made from hardwood and dating to the 19th century.
Hardwood
Continental Antique Apple Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Shaped as an Apple From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this superb Continental Antique Apple Fruit Tea Caddy.
Steel
18th Century Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good example of a late 18th century apple shaped fruitwood tea caddy.
American Treen Apple Motif Tea Caddy, 1900s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Treen Apple Motif Tea Caddy, 1900s American Treen apple motif tea caddy dating circa early 20th Century, a delightful testament to the artistry of its time.
Wood
Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Apple tea Caddy with wonderful red blushing and realistic stalk, has steel lock and escutcheon and has a wonderful patination.
Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Apple tea caddy with a wonderful colour and original stalk, steel lock and escutcheon.
Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tea Caddy in the shape of an Apple, this is smaller than most and has a lovely patination.
Treen Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Apple tea caddy with a wonderful colour and original stalk, steel lock and escutcheon.
Treen Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
This Apple tea caddy comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.
Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Apple tea Caddy with wonderful red blushing, replacement hinge, lock and escutcheon.
Steel
Antique Green Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Extremely rare apple tea caddy with a fantastic green mottled decoration and replacement authentic stalk.
George III Fruitwood Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A George III fruit wood apple tea caddy with a wonderful colour and original button stalk, steel lock and escutcheon.
Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Apple Tea Caddy with good patination. Inside there are traces of original lining.
Iron
Antique Treen Apple Tea Caddy Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Perfectly shaped treen apple tea caddy with wonderful faded decoration to its body.
Fruitwood
English Victorian Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Kirkland, WA
English Victorian Apple Tea Caddy This is a wonderful English apple wood tea caddy in the shape of an apple.
Wood
Early 19th Century Fruitwood Carved Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Early 19th century fruitwood carved apple tea caddy with carved stem, original locking mechanism, and key.
Fruitwood
Treen Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tea Caddy in the shape of an apple with turned button stalk, has ornate steel escutcheon, hinge and lock and has a lovely colour and patination.
Iron
Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Fruit Wood Tea Caddy in the shape of an Apple. Has a tapered button stalk to the lid.
A Late 18th Century Apple Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
A fruit wood tea caddy in the form of an apple, stained on the top with green lines.
Wood
Antique Apple Treen Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
The apple tea caddy has a oval cut steel escutcheon.
Fruitwood
Antique Treen Apple Fruitwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
This apple tea caddy comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.
Sycamore
Apple Treen George III Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Treen apple tea caddy with great color and patination, has button stalk and oval cut steel escutcheon.
Steel
Antique Treen Apple Fruit Tea Caddy with Button Stalk, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique treen apple tea caddy with lovely blonde colour, has button stalk and oval cut steel escutcheon.
Cut Steel
19th Century Apple-Wood Carved Tea Caddy
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century fruitwood carved apple tea caddy with carved stem and carved bone escutcheon.
Fruitwood
Antique Blonde Treen Apple Fruit Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique apple tea caddy with great blonde color and patination, has button stalk and oval cut steel escutcheon.
Fruitwood
An Apple Shaped Fruitwood Tea Caddy
Located in Dublin, IE
Height:5"
Fruitwood
A Frutiwood Apple Shaped Tea Caddy.
Located in Dublin, IE
A Fruitwood Apple Shaped Tea Caddy.
Fruitwood
English Georgian Apple Shaped Turned Tea Caddy in Applewood
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian apple shaped teacaddy turned from apple wood. This type of tea caddy, most often in the shape of an apple or a pear, is thought to have been made by a wood turner fo...
Hardwood
Barrel Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
The escutcheon and lock are all made of steel, the hinge is made of brass and is replacement. This Tea Caddy is from the same family as the more familiar fruit-shaped examples, su...
Iron
18th Century Fruit Wood Carved Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Woodbury, CT
18th century fruitwood carved apple tea caddy with carved stem, original locking mechanism, and key.
Fruitwood
18th Century Fruit Wood Carved Apple Tea Caddy
Located in Woodbury, CT
18th century fruit wood carved apple tea caddy with carved stem, original locking mechanism, and key.
Fruitwood
Georgian Rosewood Oblong Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive, good quality, late 18th century rosewood oblong shaped tea caddy having satinwood strung mouldings and original brass hinges, with working lock and key. Constru...
Rosewood
Georgian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Oval Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Silver and Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy is of oval shape with a To...
Silver
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H 5.12 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
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...
Brass
Georgian Original Painted Sycamore Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
George III Circa 1785 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Rare Original Hand-Painted Sycamore Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of Octagonal form veneered in Sycamo...
Sycamore
Antique Melon Fruitwood Tea Caddy England 1790-1800
Located in London, GB
Antique Melon fruit wood Tea Caddy Date 1790-1800 Origin English This Early fruit wood tea Caddy is in excellent condition and it has the most beautiful original patina. The hinge a...
Fruitwood
Mid 20th Century Fruitwood Pear Form Tea Caddy, 30s
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale a unique and highly collectible piece—rare in Italy, where it was originally discovered. This sculptural tea caddy is crafted from fruitwood and both...
Fruitwood
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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