Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddies
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Located in Northampton, GB
delighted to offer this Rare Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form with cavetto
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Georgian Silver Mounted Satinwood Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
offer this Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form veneered in Satinwood with
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
18th Century Georgian Paper Scrolled Quilled Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderful 18th century George III quill work (scrollwork) tea caddy of hexagon form.
English
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Antique 1790s British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy with Prince of Wales Feathers
Located in Northampton, GB
Satinwood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of elongated hexagonal form edged in Ebony with delicately inlaid panels
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood, Tulipwood
Antique English George III Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
With Conch Shell Inlay
From our Tea Caddy Collection, we are pleased to offer this superb Georgian
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
Period Georgian Tea Caddy, Circa 1790-1810
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1790-1810 period Georgian tea caddy made from Mahogany. The tea caddy has been used well and
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century Georgian Period English Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
caddy is no exception. For your consideration we have a beautiful period Georgian mahogany tea caddy
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Georgian Masonic Freemasons Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
rare Georgian Masonic Tea caddy. The Tea Caddy of box form with chequered edging and borders of
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood, Tulipwood, Yew
Antique Georgian Mahogany Antique Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Boxwood inlay mirroring the exterior. The Tea Caddies can be removed from the Chest individually and the
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Boxwood, Satinwood
Georgian Sheraton Period Tea Caddy finely Inlaid, English circa 1780
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A very beautiful, fine quality, inlaid Tea Caddy from the English Georgian, Sheraton Period, Circa
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore, Hardwood, Walnut, Satinwood, Boxwood
Antique 18th Century Georgian Mahoghany Paper Scroll Work Tea Caddy Box 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Georgian scrollwork tea caddy, circa 1780.
The caddy of hexagonal shape, the front
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Antique 1780s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Ivory, Mahogany, Satinwood, Paper
H 5.5 in W 9.5 in D 5.25 in
Tea Caddy Yew Boxwood Inlaid English George III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A fine 18th century satinwood and yew tea caddy, the oval burr panels figuring on all sides with
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Yew, Satinwood
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Georgian Antique Single Satinwood Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Satinwood tea caddy with decorative engraved penwork borders and floral inlays on all sides
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Bone, Satinwood
Georgian Single Satinwood Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique satinwood tea caddy with floral inlays to the top and front and edged in dog tooth banding
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Bone, Satinwood
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Glass Tea Caddy Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
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The exotic satinwood tea chest interior features two removable tea caddies with coconut wood edging to
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Antique 19th Century British George IV Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood, Coconut, Amboyna
Country Oak and Mahogany Late Georgian Tea Caddy, TEA in Satinwood
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small splendid Georgian tea caddy with TEA inlaid in satinwood. Both the oak box and the inlaid
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
English Georgian Double Tea Caddy with Boxwood Shell and Column Inlays
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian double tea caddy in satinwood with oval panels inlaid with shaded boxwood shells
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
English Georgian Burl Yew Double Tea Caddy with Line Inlay and Crossbanding
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian burl yew coffered top double tea caddy. The burl yew is accented with delicate
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood, Yew, Burl
H 5.25 in W 7 in D 4.25 in
Georgian Satinwood Oblong Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
lidded interior.
A very attractive satinwood tea caddy, dating to the sheraton period at end of the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Georgian 18th Century Satinwood Antique Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive George III period satinwood oblong tea
caddy having original inlaid decoration and
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Georgian Satinwood and Burl Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III inlaid satinwood tea caddy having oval inlays of burl yew wood in a mitered
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Antique 1770s English Adam Style Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood, Yew
Circa 1790 Georgian Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1790 Georgian inlaid small rectangular tea caddy box, English. Satinwood with barberpole
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Antique 1790s Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Octagonal George III Ebony Inlaid Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An octagonal George III ebony inlaid satinwood tea caddy, the top with an oval inlay surrounding a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood, Ebony
Georgian Burl Yew and Satinwood Octagonal Tea Caddy with Conch Shell Panels
Located in Downingtown, PA
George III Burl Yew and Satinwood Octagonal Tea Caddy with Conch Shell Panels,
Circa, 1790,
The
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Burl
H 4.75 in W 7.25 in D 4.25 in
English Regency Georgian Period Inlaid Mahogany Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
/ early 19th century, during the height of the golden age of English furniture and design, this Georgian
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Metal, Brass
Georgian Prince of Wales Feathers Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Tea Caddy featuring the Prince of Wales Feathers with Canted Corners
From our Tea Caddy
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood, Harewood
Very Good Georgian Burl Yew Wood Tea Caddy, U.K., Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The richly figured & satinwood strung case showing a hinged chamfered top opening to twin lidded
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood, Yew
Antique George III Harewood Boxwood Inlaid Hexagonal Single Tea Caddy
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive English George III Sheraton period harewood single tea caddy of hexagonal outline and of
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Harewood, Satinwood
English Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy With Fruit Wood Sea Shell Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century English Georgian mahogany tea caddy with herringbone and banded inlaid borders and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
English 18th Century Georgian Satinwood Oval Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Late 18th Century Satinwood Oval Shaped
Tea Caddy Having Very Attractive Fan Inlaid
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Georgian 18th Century Satinwood Oval Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive George III period satinwood oval
Tea caddy having ebonised strung decoration and
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Georgian Parquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive George III period satinbirch wood tea caddy with elegant specimen wood parquetry
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Birch, Satinwood
Fine Quality George III Inlaid Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality Georgian heavily inlaid satinwood octagonal tea caddy, the top with a conch shell
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Antique 1790s English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood
Antique George III Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Triple Tea Caddy Conch Shell
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive English George III Sheraton period flame grain mahogany triple tea caddy of outstanding
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Tea Caddy Mahogany Satinwood, Ebony, Rosewood Boxwood Inlaid English George III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
English George III triple tea caddy mahogany satinwood, ebony, rosewood and boxwood inlaid
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
H 4.34 in W 7.49 in D 4.34 in
Antique George III Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Double Tea Caddy Box Conch Shell
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive English Georgian Sheraton Period Flame Grain Mahogany Double Tea Caddy of Outstanding
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 5 in W 7.25 in D 4 in
Georgian Tea Caddy Two Compartment, Mahogany with Boxwood Edges, circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very nice quality English Georgian Period Tea Caddy.
The Tea Caddy is handmade of a well
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
H 4.75 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair of Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddies 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Extremely rare pair of ornate, shaped satinwood tea caddies with a thick crossbanded top, separated
Category
Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood
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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Antique 18th Century British Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
18th Century Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Beautiful satinwood tea caddy with fluted cants and oval fan inlays to the front and top and
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Georgian Painted Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present an exquisite Georgian-painted satinwood Tea Caddy
Category
Antique 18th Century British Sheraton Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Satinwood tea caddy with chequered ebony and boxwood herring bone inlay, king wood crossbandings
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Tea Caddies
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique satinwood tea chest with an oval inlay to the front depicting a floral basket with a bone
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian Satinwood Single Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique satinwood single tea caddy with inlaid tea plant to the front with wonderful green color
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Georgian Satinwood Single Shell Inlaid Tea Caddy 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Satinwood tea caddy with bone escutcheon and oak leaf inlay on the top.
The Georgian shell
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Georgian Oak Tea Caddy with Satinwood Inlay
Located in Port Chester, NY
A beautiful Georgian tea caddy. Two compartments inside with traces of the original paper. Good oak
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Oak, Satinwood
Georgian Cylindrical Satinwood Boxwood Ebony Silver Tea Caddy 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Rare cylindrical satinwood tea caddy, beautifully inlaid with engraved laurel swags and flowers
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood, Tulipwood
English Georgian Satinwood Single Tea Caddy with Inlaid Shell Motifs
Located in Wells, ME
English 18th century Georgian satinwood single teacaddy with two oval sycamore cartouches inlaid
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy with Satinwood and Ebony Inlaid Stringing
Located in Port Chester, NY
A splendid early sarcophagus shaped mahogany tea caddy with fanciful satinwood and ebony stringing
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood, Mahogany
English Georgian Satinwood Double Tea Caddy with Burl Walnut Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English George III satinwood double tea caddy with oval burl walnut inlays to all sides and the top
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Kingwood, Satinwood, Burl
English Georgian Satinwood Tea Caddy with Elaborate Basket of Flowers Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian satinwood tea caddy with three oval cartouches inlaid with an intricate inlay of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
H 4.5 in W 7.5 in D 4.25 in
English Georgian 18th Century Oval Satinwood Tea Caddy with Floral Inlays
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian oval satinwood tea caddy with floral and leaf inlays in boxwood and sycamore to
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Antique Late 18th Century George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood, Sycamore, Boxwood
H 4.5 in W 5.75 in D 3.25 in
Georgian III Padouk Tea Caddy Inlaid with Satinwood Medallions
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
This rare tea caddy features fluted cants, inlaid satinwood flamewood medallions and a bone
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Georgian Antique Single Burr Yew Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Georgian tea caddy has traces of its original tin foil lining and a floating lid with a turned bone handle
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Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Octagonal Single Tea Caddy Inlaid Fan and Columns
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian octagonal tea caddy in satinwood and mahogany with inlaid columns and fans of
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
English Georgian 18th Century Oval Tea Caddy with Urn, Flower & Husk Inlays
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian 18th century oval tea caddy with urn, flower and husk inlays. This unusual oval
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Boxwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
H 4.25 in W 5.25 in D 2.75 in
Georgian Satinwood Strung Tea Caddy
Located in Port Chester, NY
A beautiful Georgian tea caddy on charming ball feet. Two compartments inside with traces of the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Oak, Satinwood
Antique Georgian Satinwood Burr Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Georgian satinwood tea caddy with fluted cants and beautiful fan oval inlays to the top and front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Bone, Satinwood
Single Georgian Style Tea Caddy
Located in Highland Park, IL
Late 20th century Georgian tea caddy.
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20th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood, Yew
Fine Georgian Oval Inlaid Tea Caddy, circa 1800
Located in Sheffield, MA
George III oval tea caddy inlaid with specimen woods, the hinged top is mahogany crossbanded with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
English Georgian Period Mahogany Teacaddy with Canon and Compass Rose Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian military themed inlaid mahogany teacaddy. I believe this caddy must have been made
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
H 4.75 in W 7.75 in D 4.25 in
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There is a range of georgian satinwood tea caddies for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct georgian satinwood tea caddies — often made from wood, hardwood and satinwood — can elevate any home. Georgian satinwood tea caddies have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. Georgian satinwood tea caddies made by Georgian designers — are very popular at 1stDibs.
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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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