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Tea caddy is the name for a small box made to hold tea leaves. In the eighteenth century, tea was very expensive and it was stored under lock and key. The first tea caddies were made with locks. By the nineteenth century, tea was more plentiful and the tea caddy was larger. Often there were two sections, one for green tea, one for black tea. Tea caddies were made of porcelain, silver, or, for the less well-to-do, painted tin.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Tea Caddy | Tortoiseshell Ivory | Regency, Domed Lid, Ring Handles, 11 In. | 1996 | | Tea Caddy | Wood | Apple Shape, England | 1996 | | Tea Caddy | Wood | Lacquered, Dome Top, 2 Sections With Covers, Olive, 8 In. | 1996 | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany & Satinwood | Floral Inlay, Victorian, 6 1/8 X 12 1/8 In. | 1996 | | Tea Caddy | Tortoiseshell & Ivory | Regency, Domed Lid, Ring Handles, 11 In. | 1996 | | Tea Caddy | Abalone | Georgian, Fitted Interior, C.1800, 5 1/2 X 8 X 5 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Alternating Floral Cobalt Panels | Russia, 5 1/2 In., Pair | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Birds In Sunburst Medallion | Blue, Red & Gilt, 5 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Bronze | Louis Phillippe, Overall Florals, 3 Compartments, 5 X 8 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Brown Stoneware | 19th Century | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Burl Walnut | Banded Kingwood, 8 1/4 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Burl Walnut | Regency, Ivory Inlaid Escutcheon, 6 X 12 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Burl Walnut | Satinwood, 2 Sections, Ivory Escutcheon, Bun Feet, 6 X 12 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Copper | Ginger Jar Form, Silver Leaves & Flowers, Gorham, 1882, 4 1/8 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Creamware | Black Transfer, Amorous Couple In Garden, 4 1/8 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Delft | Flower Heads, Single Leaves, Initialed, 1737, 4 3/4 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Double Compartment | Present To Miss Eliza Johnson, 1843, 7 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Faux Bois | Oval Painted Medallions, 4 3/4 X 8 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Fruitwood | Apple Shape, Inset Stem, 19th Century, 5 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Fruitwood | George Iii, Feather & Leaf Decoupage, Hexagonal, 4 3/4 X 7 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Fruitwood | George Iii, Pear Shape, Wooden Stem, 6 3/4 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Fruitwood | George Iii, Shell & Patera Inlay, 1830s, 4 1/2 X 7 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | Fruitwood | Pear Shape, Inlaid Ivory Escutcheon, 19th Century, 7 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | George Iii | Apple Shape, Red Stain Traces, Wooden Stem, 4 In. | 1995 | | Tea Caddy | George Iii | Ivory, Tortoiseshell Mounts, 10 Sides, 1800s, 5 X 6 In. | 1995 |
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