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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. |
| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Tea Caddy | Fruitwood | Apple Shape, Cut Steel, Silver Lining, George III, 4 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Fruitwood | Pear Shape, Hinged Lid, Metal Lock Plate, George III, 6 3/4 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Fruitwood | Turned, Apple Shape, Varnish, 4 1/4 x 3 3/4 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Hardwood Inlay | Dome Lid, Oval Medallions, Recesses, 6 1/8 x 8 x 4 3/4 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Black, Chinese Pavilions, 2 Colors, Gilded, Green Accent, 7 x 9 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Black, Gilt Dragon’s Head Feet, 5 x 9 x 7 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Black, Gilt Floral Sprays, Scroll Border, Chinese, 6 x 11 x 8 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Black, Gilt Mandarin Garden Decoration, 2 Compartments, 4 x 9 x 4 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Black, Gilt Mandarin Garden Decoration, Octagonal, Winged Paw Feet, 9 x 6 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Black, Hinged Lid, 2 Compartments, Dragon-Headed Feet, Chinese, 6 x 10 x 7 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Black, Mandarin’s Garden, Gilded, Pewter Inserts, 8 x 5 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Black, Pewter Sections, Guilded, 4 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Maroon, Hinged Lid, 2 Compartments, Metal Mounted, France, 4 3/4 x 8 x 4 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Maroon, Hinged Lid, Boat Shape, Gilt Flower Heads, 4-Footed, 7 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Maroon, Hinged Lid, Quatrefoil, Dragon-Headed Feet, Chinese, 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Octagonal, Figures, Chinese, 4 1/2 x 7 3/4 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Rectangular, Black & Gold, Canted Corners, Carved Feet, Pewter Inserts, 9 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Tin, Bird In Tree, 5 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Lid | Porcelain, Blue & White, New Castle Upon Tyne, 19th Century, 8 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | 3 Compartments, Banded, Sarcophagus Shape, Georgian, 7 1/2 x 13 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | 3 Sections, Brass Applied Feet, Handle, Chippendale, c.1775, 7 x 10 x 5 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Brass Bail Handle, Escutcheon, George III, 6 x 3 x 4 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Brass Ogee, Ebony Lined, Chippendale, c.1775, 7 x 10 x 5 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Burl Veneer, Coffin Shape, Inlaid Parquetry, 2 Sections, 1800, 6 x 12 x 8 In. | 2009 | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Carved, Brass, Handles, Bowl Well, George VI, 6 x 15 In. | 2009 |
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