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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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| Image | Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | | Tea Caddy | Bird’s-Eye Maple | Dome Lid, Compartments, Chest Shape, 4 x 9 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Brass | Hinged Lid, Rolled Ends, Central Handle, Animal Feet, 1765,4 x 4 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Burl Elm | Lion's Head Ring, Paw Feet, Fitted Interior, Bowls, England, c.1840, 6 x 13 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Burl Veneer | 2 Compartments, Round Top, Interior Lid, 1800s, 7 x 9 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Burl Walnut | Octagonal, Compartment, Lined Lid, English Regency, 5 x 6 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Burl | Coffin Shape, Flattened Bun Feet, 8 1/2 x 15 x 9 In. , | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Burl | Dome Lid, Green Velvet Liner, Baxter, London, c.1850, 6 x 7 1/2 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Burl | Lid, Brass Bands, Engraved Flowers, Fitted Interior, Foil, England, c.1850, 7 x 10 In. , | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Fruitwood | 2 Interior Compartments, Turned Feet, Brass Ring Handles, England, 1800s, 7 x 14 In. , | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Gilt Bronze | Coffin Shape, Silvered Reserves, Bacchanal Scenes, Ram's Head Handles, c.1890, 7 x 9 In. , | 2012 |  | Tea Caddy | Ivory | Compartments, Engraved Garlands, Borders, c.1820, 5 x 12 In. Illustrated | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Ivory | Ebony, Coffin Shape, Flowers, Vines, Anglo-Indian, c.1840, 12 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Ivory | Ebony, Coffin Shape, Medallion, Flowers, Vining, Anglo-Indian, c.1840, 12 In. , | 2012 |  | Tea Caddy | Ivory | Silver Plate, Domed Lid, Ring Handles, Hinged, John Grinsell & Sons, c.1875, 6 x 6 In. Illustrated | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Ivory | Tortoiseshell, Silver, Mother-Of-Pearl, Jasperware Medallion, 10-Sided, 1790,4 x 4 In. | 2012 |  | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Chinese Export, Black, Gilt, Courtyard Scene, Octagonal, 1800s, 5 x 8 In. Illustrated | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Lacquer | Hinged Lid, Troika Scene, Red Interior, Russia, 19th Century, 3 1/2 x 6 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Banded, 2 Compartments, Pressed Glass Interior, Ivory Knobs, c.1800, 5 x 11 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Bat Wing Fluted Roundels, Top Handle, Rectangular, c.1905, 6 x 5 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Brass Handle, Escutcheon, c.1950, 6 x 6 x 10 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Colonial Williamsburg, Georgian Style, 7 1/2 x 10 In. , | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Curly Maple Inlaid Diamonds, Ivory Escutcheons, Federal, c.1800 | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Ebony Bands, Key Escutcheon, 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 9 3/4 In. , | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Geometric & Barber Pole Inlay, 2 Compartment Interior, England, 1800s, 5 x 8 In. | 2012 | | | Tea Caddy | Mahogany | Hinged Lid, 3 Lidded Compartments, Oval Inlays, Brass Feet, c.1810, 8 x 12 In. | 2012 |
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