Small mahogany-cased boxes made in Britain from the mid-18th century onwards, built to hold and lock away the things worth locking away: tea, cutlery, candles, writing materials, medicines and jewellery.
Tea caddies are the backbone of the mahogany box archive on Sellingantiques: 224 titles carry the phrase, in ovals, octagons, hexagons and sarcophagus shapes.
