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Georgian Silver Mounted Satinwood Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Tea Chest with Rosewood Cross Banding
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Silver
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
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Sycamore
Regency Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Sycamore Tea Chest Circa 1815
From our Tea Caddies collection, we are delighted to offer this
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Sycamore
George III Burr Yew Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Burr Yew Wood Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form featuring quadrant Boxwood stringing to
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Cut Glass, Yew
Antique Regency Boulle Tortoiseshell Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Tortoiseshell Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of sarcophagus shape with a gently tapering body and a domed lid with a
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Antique George III Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form veneered in Harewood with inlaid Boxwood fluted cants
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Boxwood, Harewood
Antique Georgian Mahogany Antique Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
inlaid Antique Mahogany Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular shape beautifully veneered in several
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Wood, Boxwood, Satinwood
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Tea Chest with Boxwood & Ebony Checkered Stringing
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are
Category
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Silver
Mahogany Tea Chest, probably England, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Elegant mahogany tea chest featuring a decorative edge in light wood grain and a handle on the lid
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique English Regency Mahogany Tea Chest Robert Wright
Located in Northampton, GB
offer this rare Regency Cuban Mahogany Tea Chest by Robert Wright. The Tea Chest of sarcophagus shape
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chinese export tea chest with etched pewter insert
Located in Summerland, CA
This is a rare early 19th-century (c.1820) Chinese antique large lacquered gilt tea chest
Category
1820s Chinese Qing Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Lacquer
English Classical Repousse Tea Chest by Grinsell and Bourne
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Newark, England
removable gilded tea caddies one of semi-circle shape and the other of oval shape. The Repousse Tea Chest is
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Victorian Royal Horse Racing Prize Tea Chest with Silver Tea Caddies
By Sebastian Crespel II
Located in Northampton, GB
Ebonised Tea Chest given as a Royal Prize is 1843. The Tea Chest of rectangular form with an Ebonised body
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Silver
H 14.5 in W 22 in D 14 in
18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An 18th century Chinese Export Lac de Bergaute tea chest, of octagonal shaped form with hinged lid
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Tea Chest, Germany First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Lidded chest with a curved lid and a concave belly, standing on brass ball feet. The escutcheon is
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Brass
Small Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Brass Side Table Tea Chest Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
1880-1900 small side table tea chest of drawers or large table top jewellery cabinet
A good looking
Category
1880s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Brass
H 13.19 in W 15.95 in D 10.04 in
Vintage Hotel Tea Chest, Chinese, Pewter Alloy, Chá Caddy, Art Deco, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage hotel tea chest. A Chinese, pewtered alloy chá caddy, dating to the Art Deco
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Metal
H 4.73 in W 9.06 in D 5.91 in
Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese Cypresswood or hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ tea chest
Yokohama, 1862-1897
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Wood
H 20.87 in W 24.02 in D 16.15 in
Late Meiji Japanese Cha Tansu Tea Chest Display Cabinet Cupboard 45"
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Meiji era Cha Tansu Tea Cabinet. Features a burled frame. Features a central display
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Hardwood, Burl
Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American
Located in Northampton, GB
working lock and tasselled key.
Featured in The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies, Social History
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Tin
Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 19th Century Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest
Features Two
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Brass
H 5.12 in W 7.01 in D 4.45 in
Antique Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Tea Caddy With Separate Tea Compartments
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
Category
18th Century British Regency Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Brass
H 5.12 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Antique Tinware Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
. To keep it safe, people would store it in a lockable Tea Chest or Tea Box, which eventually became
Category
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Tin
A Hand Painted Apple Shaped Tea Caddy
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
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Wood
Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges
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
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy – Mid 19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
An antique tea chest, a treasured possession in the early Victorian era. This locked mahogany box
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Mahogany
A 19th Century Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy With Brass Handle
Located in Reading, Berkshire
abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock, was made with two and often three
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Brass
H 4.73 in W 8.27 in D 4.73 in
Victorian Siver 4-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
By Barnard Brothers
Located in London, GB
other on the teapot in the form of a Chinese man seated on a tea chest (to represent the Chinese origin
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George IV Gonçalo Alves & Amboyna Marquetry Tea Caddy C1825 19th Century
Located in London, GB
.
The larger varieties were known as tea chests. As tea grew cheaper there was less concern with the
Category
1820s George IV Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Amboyna
H 9.45 in W 16.15 in D 9.45 in
Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy - Form of Chest of Drawers c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome and rare large Victorian tea caddy created in the form of a chest of drawers.
Made
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Green Painted and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mandarin figure leaning against tea chests set above the number 11, flanked by pseudo-Chinese characters
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Metal, Brass
George III silver tea caddy
By Charles Aldridge & Henry Green
Located in London, GB
expensive commodity. This in turn established the need for airtight, lockable tea canisters and chests, not
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of 19th Century American Henry Troemner Philadephia Pa Chinoiserie Tea Bins
By Henry Troemner
Located in Dallas, TX
, probably tin, each tea tin/chest has a different oriental scene painted on the front in gold paint. Both
Category
Mid-19th Century American Chinoiserie Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Tin
H 22 in W 20.1 in D 20 in
Antique German Biedermeier Footed Silver Sugar Chest or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique German sugar box is composed of .875 silver and dates to circa 1850 in the Biedermeier style. The box sits on ornately crafted feet and features clam shell relief decora...
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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Silver
"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
turn of the century Chinese men with pigtails walking along, while carrying a large tea chest for
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Tin
Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table, Storage Box or Chest
Located in New York, NY
Totally handmade from beautiful hardwood with lots of patina, surface markings and cool vibe from over a century's use in Tibet. This piece is beautifully crafted with all dovetails ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique Tibetan Wooden Tea Table or Chest or Storage Box
Located in New York, NY
Completely handmade Tibetan chest made from beautiful hardwood with lots of patina, surface
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Wood
Georgian Scottish Mahogany Jewellery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Scotland. During their time in business they also manufactured Tea Chests, fire screens and drawing
Category
Early 19th Century Scottish William IV Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Brass
Kiyomizu Temple, Scenes of Famous Places along Tôkaidô Road - Woodblock on Paper
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in Soquel, CA
. In his final years he turned mainly to decorating works intended for export, such as tea chests
Category
1860s Edo Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with Lid India 19th Century
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
bread.
Could be used as a tea caddy or treasure chest.
Tinned copper lidded box with brass handle
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Agra Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Metal, Copper
Antique South Asian Round Copper Bronze Box with Lid from India 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chapatis or rotis made of wheat flour bread.
Could be used as a tea caddy or treasure chest.
Tinned copper
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Agra Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Metal, Copper
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Glass Tea Caddy Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Satinwood tea chest with coconut wood mitred edging on all sides along with a framed amboyna inlay
Category
19th Century British George IV Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Satinwood, Coconut, Amboyna
George III 18th Century Satinwood Inlaid Tea Chest
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
caddy chest is fitted with a silver escutcheon above a satinwood crossbanding at the bottom of the tea
Category
1790s English Antique Tea Chest
Antique Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Tea Chest Muckross Abbey 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tunbridge ware mahogany tea chest with a view of Muckross Abbey surrounded by floral borders and
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Taisho Period '1912-1926' Lacquered Minka Tea Chest
Located in Stockbridge, MA
This tea chest is lacquered and inlayed with shell decorations. In the shape of a Japanese Minka or
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Walnut and Brass Tea Chest Caddy 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique tea caddy with brass handle, decorative edges, escutcheon and ball feet.
Each side has
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Brass
Red Japanned Metal Tea Chest Mid 19thc
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 19th century red tole tea caddy Chinoisserie decoration with a pair of canisters, glass bowl
Category
19th Century British Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Metal
18th Century George III Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Alexandria, VA
Fine English Chippendale bombe-form tea chest in beautifully figured mahogany veneer over deal, the
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George III Tea Caddy in Mahogany
Located in Alexandria, VA
Large Georgian Tea Chest in nicely figured mahogany; rectangular with quarter column corners
Category
1780s English Chippendale Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Tea Caddy with Cut Crystal Caddies, English, circa 1810
Located in Alexandria, VA
Exceptional English Regency tea chest in rosewood with brass inlay, feet and carrying handles and
Category
1810s Great Britain (UK) Regency Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Crystal
Chest from Matsumoto Japan.
By Matsumoto Fuko
Located in New York, NY
Merchant's or tea chest with hardware distinctive to Matsumoto Japan.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Chest
Georgian Antique Single Satinwood Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
commodity. To keep it safe, people would store it in a lockable Tea Chest or Tea Box, which eventually
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Bone, Satinwood
Mahogany 3 Portioned Satinwood Inlaid Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, GB
lockable tea chest or tea box, which eventually became known as a Tea Caddy. As tea was too expensive to
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
HAMILTON & CO Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
A colonial silver tea caddy, designed as a replica model of a tea Chest, with the map of India
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Horn Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Bombe shaped Anglo Indian Buffalo Horn Tea Chest.
Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Buffalo Horn Tea
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Horn, Glass, Wood
18th Carved Oak Panelled Coffer, Trunk, Chest, Freestanding, Scotland 1780, H666
Located in Vancouver, BC
18th carved oak panelled coffer, trunk, chest, freestanding, Scotland 1780, H666
Scotland 1780
Category
1780s Scottish Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Oak
H 29.5 in W 58 in D 26.5 in
Regency Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers, Tea Caddy Top, Original Feet
Located in Port Chester, NY
A handsome early bowfront chest of drawers with spiral carved corner columns. The glowing mahogany
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Chippendale Community Chest.
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An 18th century Chippendale mahogany tea caddy shaped community chest.
The chest has three locks
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Tea Chest
Located in New York, NY
Black lacquer Chinese tea chest with red and gold lotus flowers detailed with birds. Brass handles
Category
19th Century Antique Tea Chest
George II Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest Pierre Gillois
Located in Northampton, GB
Harewood Inlaid Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form veneered in Harewood and edged Boxwood. Each
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Tea Chest
Materials
Silver
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Antique Tea Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique tea chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every antique tea chest was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique tea chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique tea chest made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. AG Schultz & Co., Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp and Gorham each produced at least one beautiful antique tea chest that is worth considering.
How Much is a Antique Tea Chest?
Prices for an antique tea chest start at $235 and top out at $21,097 with the average selling for $2,978.
Questions About Antique Tea Chest
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024To tell if a chest is antique, first examine its materials and details carefully. An antique chest is one produced 100 years ago or more. This generally predates the use of engineered wood, particleboard, plastics and other synthetic materials. As a result, an antique chest usually features solid wood construction.
In addition, antique chests are likely to be handmade, so you should be able to spot subtle signs that indicate this, such as tool marks and small irregularities in any carvings. If a piece looks flawless and regular, it is unlikely to be antique. Locating a maker's mark and then researching when the manufacturer was active can also help you date your chest. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer to learn more about your chest.
On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique chests. - 1stDibs ExpertNovember 5, 2024To identify an antique tea set, look closely to determine who the manufacturer is. Locate the hallmark on the bottom of a saucer, teapot or cup. A maker’s mark on one of these items is the best indicator of the set’s origin. If you snap a photo with your smartphone or tablet, you can conduct a reverse image search to jump-start your research. Professionals recommend consulting auction catalogs, books and trusted online resources such as museum exhibition materials. With some research, you may be able to match the marking to the manufacturer's name and, from there, identify the pattern and age.
In 17th-century England, Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. Mass production of porcelain tea sets took place in the 18th century, and during the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England.
Reputable soft-paste porcelain makers include Sèvres, Capodimonte and Chelsea, while Meissen was the first European maker of hard-paste porcelain. Bone china manufactories of note include Spode, Minton and Derby, which was later called the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company.
Generally, a tea set is considered vintage if it’s at least 20 years old, while antiques are at least 100 years old. Although a maker’s mark is generally a helpful indicator of a given manufacturer, forgeries have occurred over the years. Look for other signifiers of a material, time period or style if you are uncertain of your piece’s origin. For help with identification, seek out a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer.
Find antique tea sets on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique chest of drawers, look inside and beneath drawers and on the back and bottom for any type of maker's marking. Researching these marks using trusted online resources may allow you to determine who produced your chest and roughly date your piece. If your chest is at least 100 years old, it is an antique. Should you be unable to locate the maker's marks, look at the hardware. Rose head nails, one-piece cast brass pommels on the drawer handles and circular rather than hexagonal bolts may all indicate that a piece is an antique. Keep in mind that hardware may have been replaced at some point and that there are many reproductions of antique furnishings. As a result, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer complete the identification process if you're unable to identify your chest via the maker's markings. Find a range of antique chests of drawers on 1stDibs.