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Tea Caddy With Mother Of Pearl

19th century English Rosewood Tea Caddy with Mother of Pearl Inlay
19th century English Rosewood Tea Caddy with Mother of Pearl Inlay

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.

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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Mother of Pearl Inlaid William IV Tea Caddy
Mother of Pearl Inlaid William IV Tea Caddy

Mother of Pearl Inlaid William IV Tea Caddy

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine William IV tea caddy with mother of pearl inlay in rosewood ground, the overall sarcophagus form, having palm fronds and foliate design inlay, the interior with two tea box...

Category

Antique 1830s Indian William IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Inlaid Mother Of Pearl
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Inlaid Mother Of Pearl

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Inlaid Mother Of Pearl

Located in Dallas, TX

Tortoiseshell tea caddy with inlaid mother of pearl from England.

Category

Antique 1860s English Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy with Silver Set
19th Century Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy with Silver Set

19th Century Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy with Silver Set

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th Century Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy with Silver Set

Category

Antique 19th Century Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy English Circa 1870
Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy English Circa 1870

Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy English Circa 1870

Located in Dallas, TX

A beautiful Victorian tea caddy clad in luminous mother of pearl with exceptional iridescence and elegant proportions.

Category

Antique 1870s English Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

French Black Lacquer, Mother of Pearl and Brass Inlay Tea Caddy
French Black Lacquer, Mother of Pearl and Brass Inlay Tea Caddy

French Black Lacquer, Mother of Pearl and Brass Inlay Tea Caddy

Located in Tampa, FL

A beautiful tea caddy with original key and original interior it is black lacquer, mother of pearl and has a brass inlay design all over the box. 19th century, France.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Mother-of-pearl Tea Caddy
Early 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Mother-of-pearl Tea Caddy

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...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Early 19th Century Regency Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form
Early 19th Century Regency Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form

Early 19th Century Regency Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form

Located in Long Island City, NY

The body and hinged lid with mother of pearl and brass-line inlay. The fitted interior is lined with purple velvet. With a brass escutcheon and bun foot.

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Antique 1820s Irish Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Irish Regency Tea Caddy
Irish Regency Tea Caddy

Irish Regency Tea Caddy

Located in Tampa, FL

A beautiful Irish 19th century rosewood tea caddy has its original glass and all of its interior.

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Antique 1890s Northern Irish Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Located in Dallas, TX

A lovely bow front tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with mother of pearl flowers and topped with a silver badge.

Category

Antique 1870s English Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Antique French Tea Caddy with Lock and Key
Antique French Tea Caddy with Lock and Key

Antique French Tea Caddy with Lock and Key

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a 19th-century French double-compartment tea caddy, likely created during the Napoleon III or late Louis-Philippe periods.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Tea Caddies

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English Papier Mâché Tea Caddy
19th Century English Papier Mâché Tea Caddy

19th Century English Papier Mâché Tea Caddy

Located in San Francisco, CA

Lovely old papier mâché tea caddy with inlaid mother-of-pearl and hand-painted decoration, England, 19th century.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Paper

English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800
English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800

English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800

Located in Charleston, SC

English Georgian Chinroserie bow front tortoise shell tea caddy with a hinged tiered lid, Chinese landscape mother of pearl inlays with flanking pagodas, fences, & foliage trees, cen...

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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Foil

Large Regency Tea Caddy
Large Regency Tea Caddy

Large Regency Tea Caddy

Located in Tampa, FL

Mother of pearl inlaid escutcheon. On bun feet. The interior is five inches deep with each tea compartment four and a half inches.

Category

Antique 1820s English Tea Caddies

Materials

Glass, Wood

Victorian Marquetry Tea Caddy
Victorian Marquetry Tea Caddy

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.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

French Napoleon III Marquetry Inlaid Serpentine Form Tea Caddy Circa 1880
French Napoleon III Marquetry Inlaid Serpentine Form Tea Caddy Circa 1880

French Napoleon III Marquetry Inlaid Serpentine Form Tea Caddy Circa 1880

Located in Winter Park, FL

A slightly domed lid has an oval mother of pearl inlay. The ebonized interior is fitted with two brass inlaid covered compartments for loose tea.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Fine quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy
Fine quality antique Regency rosewood tea caddy

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...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, Sarcophagus Form, England, Circa 1835
Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, Sarcophagus Form, England, Circa 1835

Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, Sarcophagus Form, England, Circa 1835

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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Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Geometrically Inlaid Georgian Rosewood Two Chamber Tea Caddy w/Sugar Bowl
Geometrically Inlaid Georgian Rosewood Two Chamber Tea Caddy w/Sugar Bowl

Geometrically Inlaid Georgian Rosewood Two Chamber Tea Caddy w/Sugar Bowl

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Fine George III rosewood double chamber tea caddy with classical inspired geometric inlay of exotic woods including satinwood, mahogany, kingwood and palm.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

19th Century Walnut and Brass Dome-Top Wood English Sewing Box
19th Century Walnut and Brass Dome-Top Wood English Sewing Box

19th Century Walnut and Brass Dome-Top Wood English Sewing Box

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

English walnut and brass dome-top box with Mother-of-Pearl, ca. 1860. With 6 sewing tools, 4 have mother of pearl handles, 7 pieces of circular fabric samples that were in the box.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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19th Century Antique Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
19th Century Antique Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

19th Century Antique Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

Unavailable

H 5 in W 8 in D 5 in

19th Century Antique Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique tea caddy adorned with mother of pearl diamonds separated with thick bands of exquisite abalone.

Category

Antique 19th Century British George IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl

Fine Regency George IV Period Tortoiseshell & Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy
Fine Regency George IV Period Tortoiseshell & Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy

Fine Regency George IV Period Tortoiseshell & Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

The top is crisply inlaid with floral mother of pearl patterns and sterling silver borders.

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Henry Clay Antique Papier Mache Mother-of-Pearl Silver Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Henry Clay Antique Papier Mache Mother-of-Pearl Silver Tea Caddy, 18th Century

Henry Clay Antique Papier Mache Mother-of-Pearl Silver Tea Caddy, 18th Century

By Henry Clay

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Henry Clay oval tea caddy with silver handle, crushed mother-of-pearl flakes on a green ground, having two glazed silver mounted frames with Wedgwood jasper tablets, depicting on the...

Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Japanese Tea Caddy Box With Painted Porcelain Tea Canisters
Japanese Tea Caddy Box With Painted Porcelain Tea Canisters

Japanese Tea Caddy Box With Painted Porcelain Tea Canisters

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

Beautiful all original Nagasaki Lacquered box with porcelian inserts

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Caddies

Materials

Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain

Enormous Anglo - Indian Tea Caddy
Enormous Anglo - Indian Tea Caddy

Enormous Anglo - Indian Tea Caddy

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 14 in D 8.2 in

Enormous Anglo - Indian Tea Caddy

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The quintessential rosewood caddy fashioned with a dome top and inlaid with mother of pearl. Wood "ring" handles are original. Large in scale, made for the English market.

Category

Antique 1840s Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Superior Anglo Indian Tea Caddy
Superior Anglo Indian Tea Caddy

Superior Anglo Indian Tea Caddy

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 15 in D 8 in

Superior Anglo Indian Tea Caddy

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Finely fashioned in rosewood and appointed with elaborate mother of pearl inlays . It is raised upon exquisitely carved feet with complementary handles . It is generously scaled - ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Rosewood

Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell
Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell

Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell

Located in South Coast, CA

Mid-1800s, perhaps earlier, the breathtaking old early Victorian tortoise shell tea caddy you see here is complete, in really fine condition (very slight imperfections consistent wit...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood, Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl

Tartan Ware McLean Antique Tea Caddy Brass Ball Feet, 19th Century
Tartan Ware McLean Antique Tea Caddy Brass Ball Feet, 19th Century

Tartan Ware McLean Antique Tea Caddy Brass Ball Feet, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Tartan Ware tea caddy with shaped mother of pearl escutcheon.

Category

Antique 19th Century British William IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Mother of Pearl Inlay Tea Caddy
Mother of Pearl Inlay Tea Caddy

Mother of Pearl Inlay Tea Caddy

Unavailable

H 8 in W 17 in D 8 in

Mother of Pearl Inlay Tea Caddy

Located in Milton, DE

Beautifully executed, this mother of pearl inlay tea caddy does it all. In good condition, it has all of its parts: The individual containers and even a footed waste bowl.

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Antique 1840s Indian Victorian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

A mahogany tea caddy
A mahogany tea caddy

A mahogany tea caddy

Unavailable

H 3 in W 5 in D 3.75 in

A mahogany tea caddy

Located in New York, NY

The rectangular box with mother-of-pearl escutcheon

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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

A VICTORIAN TEA CADDY. ENGLISH, CIRCA 1850
A VICTORIAN TEA CADDY. ENGLISH, CIRCA 1850

A VICTORIAN TEA CADDY. ENGLISH, CIRCA 1850

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H 5.125 in W 8 in D 5.5 in

A VICTORIAN TEA CADDY. ENGLISH, CIRCA 1850

Located in New York, NY

RECTANGULAR, WITH SHAPED FRONT, THE HINGED LID OPENING TO AN INTERIOR DIVIDED INTO TWO LIDDED COMPARTMENTS, ON FLATTENED BUN FEET, THE INSIDE BORDERS LINED WITH IVORY.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tea Sets

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Abalone, Ivory

Superb William IV Rosewood Tea Caddy
Superb William IV Rosewood Tea Caddy

Superb William IV Rosewood Tea Caddy

Unavailable

H 7.29 in W 13 in D 6.7 in

Superb William IV Rosewood Tea Caddy

Located in Windsor, Berkshire

Superb William IV rosewood tea caddy. A beautiful rosewood tea caddy dating back to circa 1830, with a stunning floral and pattern design in mother of pearl.

Category

Antique 1830s English Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, circa 1840
Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, circa 1840

Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, circa 1840

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H 6.25 in W 8 in D 5 in

Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, circa 1840

Located in Hinsdale, IL

Regency rosewood tea caddy or box with dome top, working lock and key, a mother-of-pearl escutcheon, bun feet, and two interior compartments with lids.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Early 19th Century Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy
Early 19th Century Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy

Early 19th Century Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy

Unavailable

H 15 in W 28 in D 15 in

Early 19th Century Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy

Located in Brisbane, Queensland

This rosewood tea caddy contains two removable compartments for loose tea with hinged lids.

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Antique 1810s British Regency Tea Caddies

Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

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H 5.12 in W 9.06 in D 5.12 in

Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Located in Windsor, Berkshire

The tea caddy has a mother of pearl key escutcheon with a fully working lock and tasseled key.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Large Antique Painted Horse & Cart Papier Mache Tea Caddy 19th Century
Large Antique Painted Horse & Cart Papier Mache Tea Caddy 19th Century

Large Antique Painted Horse & Cart Papier Mache Tea Caddy 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

To the centre of the tea caddy is a turned engraved mother-of-pearl escutcheon.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Paper

Georgian Mahogany Twin Lidded Caddy
Georgian Mahogany Twin Lidded Caddy

Georgian Mahogany Twin Lidded Caddy

Unavailable

H 5.12 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in

Georgian Mahogany Twin Lidded Caddy

Located in Windsor, Berkshire

The front of the box is plum Mahogany with cross banded mahogany. The tea caddy sits on four bracket feet, it has a fully working lock and tasseled key with a tiny mother of pearl k...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

Water Color Painting of Mother Of Pearl Tea Caddy

Water Color Painting of Mother Of Pearl Tea Caddy

Unavailable

H 17 in W 31 in D 1.5 in

Water Color Painting of Mother Of Pearl Tea Caddy

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

wonderful antique water color with MOP Tea Caddy

Category

Early 20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

French Thuya Wood Brass and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy
French Thuya Wood Brass and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy

French Thuya Wood Brass and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy

Located in San Francisco, CA

A good quality French Napoleon III thuya wood tea caddy with mother-of-pearl and brass inlay all resting on ball feet, circa 1870.

Category

Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

19thC English Mother of Pearl and Abalone Tea Caddy
19thC English Mother of Pearl and Abalone Tea Caddy

19thC English Mother of Pearl and Abalone Tea Caddy

Located in San Francisco, CA

Extraordinary tea caddy with mother of pearl and inlaid abalone.

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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

19th C. English Regency Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
19th C. English Regency Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy

19th C. English Regency Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

English Regency Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Mother of Pearl Inlay and Ivory Bun Feet.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl

English Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy
English Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy

English Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy

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H 6 in W 8 in D 6 in

English Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy

Located in San Francisco, CA

An English Victorian burl walnut tea caddy with mother-of-pearl and mixed wood inlay, circa 1860.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Boxes

Materials

Boxwood, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

Early English Victorian Tortoiseshell Sarcophagus-Form Tea Caddy
Early English Victorian Tortoiseshell Sarcophagus-Form Tea Caddy

Early English Victorian Tortoiseshell Sarcophagus-Form Tea Caddy

Located in San Francisco, CA

An early English Victorian tortoiseshell sarcophagus-form tea caddy with mother-of-pearl inlay and ivory feet; the coved rectangular lid with inlaid mother-of-pearl floral vines abov...

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Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Early English Victorian Tortoiseshell Sarcophagus-Form Tea Caddy
Early English Victorian Tortoiseshell Sarcophagus-Form Tea Caddy

Early English Victorian Tortoiseshell Sarcophagus-Form Tea Caddy

Located in San Francisco, CA

An early English Victorian tortoiseshell sarcophagus-form tea caddy with mother-of-pearl inlay and silver feet; the coved rectangular lid above a shaped body raised on silver spheroi...

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Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Victorian Silver Mounted Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy
Victorian Silver Mounted Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy

Victorian Silver Mounted Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy

By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd

Located in Astoria, NY

Victorian Sterling Silver Mounted Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy, struck with maker's mark for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings, London, 1895, with silver "Tea" la...

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Fine English tortoiseshell mother of pearl inlaid tea caddy
Fine English tortoiseshell mother of pearl inlaid tea caddy

Fine English tortoiseshell mother of pearl inlaid tea caddy

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine English tortoiseshell tea caddy, the pagoda top beautifully inlaid with mother of pearl over a shaped body, the interior with two ivory topped lids the whole on silver ball fe...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl

Exceptional Tortoise and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
Exceptional Tortoise and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

Exceptional Tortoise and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

Located in valatie, NY

Exceptional Tortoise and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C1810, of rectangular form with skirted base; the hinged lid with Mother of Pearl and ivory inlay, the front also decorated with m...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tea Sets

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy

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.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

English Regency Mother of Pearl, Abalone, and Tortoise Shell Double Tea Caddy
English Regency Mother of Pearl, Abalone, and Tortoise Shell Double Tea Caddy

English Regency Mother of Pearl, Abalone, and Tortoise Shell Double Tea Caddy

Located in Bradenton, FL

English Regency Mother of Pearl, Abalone, and Tortoise Shell Double Tea Caddy.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

English Mother of Pearl and Papier Mâché Tea Caddy with Lidded Interior, C. 1810
English Mother of Pearl and Papier Mâché Tea Caddy with Lidded Interior, C. 1810

English Mother of Pearl and Papier Mâché Tea Caddy with Lidded Interior, C. 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

English black lacquered Papier mache and mother of pearl inlaid hinged tea caddy with scalloped edge carvings, two lidded foil lined interior compartments, and resting on the origina...

Category

Antique 1810s English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Foil

English Tortoise Shell and Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, Circa 1810
English Tortoise Shell and Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, Circa 1810

English Tortoise Shell and Mother-of-Pearl Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, Circa 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

English Tortoise shell, Ivory, and Mother-of-pearl inlay serpentine tea caddy with a paktong hinged top reveling two lidded compartments, centered paktong square escutcheon, and term...

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Antique 1810s English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Steel, Foil

English Georgian Serpentine Tortoise Shell & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C. 1800
English Georgian Serpentine Tortoise Shell & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C. 1800

English Georgian Serpentine Tortoise Shell & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C. 1800

Located in Charleston, SC

English Georgian serpentine tortoise shell and mother of pearl hinged tea caddy with four flanking inlaid corner columns, central escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lid...

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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Foil

Antique Georgian Mother of Pearl Bow Fronted Tea Caddy
Antique Georgian Mother of Pearl Bow Fronted Tea Caddy

Antique Georgian Mother of Pearl Bow Fronted Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, GB

Regency Circa 1820 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to introduce to the market this Mother of Pearl Bow Fronted Tea Caddy.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Shell

19th Century English Regency Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
19th Century English Regency Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

19th Century English Regency Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

19th Century English Regency Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy Unique piece purchased in France.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Antique English Regency Rosewood Inlaid Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy Box 1820
Antique English Regency Rosewood Inlaid Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy Box 1820

Antique English Regency Rosewood Inlaid Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy Box 1820

Located in Portland, OR

A fine quality antique English Georgian Regency inlaid rosewood tea Caddy, circa 1820. The caddy is made from the hinged lid is finely inlaid with mother of pearl, and the base wit...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

English Mahogany & Marquetry Tea Caddy
English Mahogany & Marquetry Tea Caddy

English Mahogany & Marquetry Tea Caddy

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H 9.25 in W 9.5 in D 7.25 in

English Mahogany & Marquetry Tea Caddy

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

An English 19th Century mahogany tea caddy with diamond shaped mother-of-pearl inlay surrounded by a marquetry pattern of satin wood, mahogany and ebonized wood.

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Antique 19th Century English Other Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

Napoleon III Brass Inlaid Tea Caddy with Baccarat Canisters
Napoleon III Brass Inlaid Tea Caddy with Baccarat Canisters

Napoleon III Brass Inlaid Tea Caddy with Baccarat Canisters

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A richly grained mahogany box with inlay of brass and mother of pearl. The brass edges are complimented with brass wire and medallions on the top and the escutcheon.The pair of glass...

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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

19th Century Wood Marquetry Tea Caddy
19th Century Wood Marquetry Tea Caddy

19th Century Wood Marquetry Tea Caddy

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H 7.88 in W 13 in D 7.49 in

19th Century Wood Marquetry Tea Caddy

Located in Paris, FR

19th century tea caddy, the box is crafted of ebony and boasts intricate inlay of brass accented by mother of pearl.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

English Papier Mâché Tea Caddy, circa 1825-1838
English Papier Mâché Tea Caddy, circa 1825-1838

English Papier Mâché Tea Caddy, circa 1825-1838

By Jennens and Bettridge

Located in Doylestown, PA

Very fine English papier mâché tea caddy, inlaid with mother of pearl, signed by the most high end of papier mâché manufacturers, Jennens and Bettridge.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Tea Caddies

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy
19th Century Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy

19th Century Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy

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H 6.25 in W 12 in D 6 in

19th Century Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy

Located in Hixson, TN

A fine English Regency mahogany tea caddy with satinwood inlay and mother of pearl.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

English Regency Period Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
English Regency Period Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

English Regency Period Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Located in Charlottesville, VA

English Regency Period tortoiseshell tea caddy, having a stepped lid with canted corners, exuberant floral design mother-of-pearl marquetry inlaid lid and front panels, set on wooden...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Chest, Thomas of London, Regency
Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Chest, Thomas of London, Regency

Antique Tea Caddy, English, Rosewood, Chest, Thomas of London, Regency

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique tea caddy. An English, rosewood chest with mother of pearl inlay by Thomas of London, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Tortoise and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
Tortoise and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

Tortoise and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

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H 5.5 in W 7.75 in D 5 in

Tortoise and Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy

Located in valatie, NY

This beautiful tortoise tea caddy has silver and mother of pearl floral inlay.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Silver

Georgian Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Smiths
Georgian Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Smiths

Georgian Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Smiths

Located in Northampton, GB

Scottish Mauchline Ware  From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this very rare Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Scottish Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Sycamore

A Victorian Jennens & Bettridge Papier Mache Tea Caddy
A Victorian Jennens & Bettridge Papier Mache Tea Caddy

A Victorian Jennens & Bettridge Papier Mache Tea Caddy

By Jennens and Bettridge

Located in London, GB

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c. 1820 English Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy Box

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18th Century Henry Clay Papier Mache Tea Caddy

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Located in Hixson, TN

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Located in Hele, Devon, GB

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19th Century Hand-Painted Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy

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19th century hand-painted mother-of-pearl inlaid tea caddy with original mixing bowl.

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Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique English Walnut tea caddy with Sterling silver and Mother of Pearl mounts.

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

A tortoiseshell tea caddy of pagoda form with mother of pearl inlay and sterling silver stringing.

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English 19th Century Tea Caddy Box

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

Outside is hand-painted with flowers and accented with mother-of-pearl.

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Tea Caddy With Mother Of Pearl For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic tea caddy with mother of pearl available at 1stDibs. Each tea caddy with mother of pearl for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using mother-of-pearl, shell and metal. A tea caddy with mother of pearl is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Regency and Victorian styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Tea Caddy With Mother Of Pearl?

The average selling price for a tea caddy with mother of pearl at 1stDibs is $1,523, while they’re typically $480 on the low end and $12,000 for the highest priced.

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.