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Quality Antique 19th Century Walnut Tea Caddy with Tunbridge Inlay
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Quality Antique 19th Century Walnut Tea Caddy with Tunbridge Inlay

19th century
Sold 10 October 2026 · Unique Antiques by Emma Jade
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Quality antique 19th Century walnut tea caddy with Tunbridge inlay, having a quality domed shaped lid with beautiful Tunbridge inlay opening to reveal two compartments for tea.

Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
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Unique Antiques by Emma Jade has dated this Antique Walnut Tea Caddy to the 1880s.

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SA1221197
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1984
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Description
Quality antique 19th Century walnut tea caddy with Tunbridge inlay, having a quality domed shaped lid with beautiful Tunbridge inlay opening to reveal two compartments for tea.
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Date of Manufacture

Unique Antiques by Emma Jade has dated this Antique Walnut Tea Caddy to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1221197
Dealers Internal Ref
1984
Unique Antiques by Emma Jade
Unique Antiques by Emma Jade
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A nineteenth-century domed walnut tea caddy featuring geometric mosaic wood inlay along the borders and a diamond escutcheon surrounding the central keyhole. SOLD10 OCT 26
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Archive I A nineteenth-century domed walnut tea caddy featuring geometric mosaic wood inlay along the borders and a diamond escutcheon surrounding the central keyhole. SOLD10 OCT 26

Quality Antique 19th Century Walnut Tea Caddy with Tunbridge Inlay

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A nineteenth-century domed walnut tea caddy featuring geometric mosaic wood inlay along the borders and a diamond escutcheon surrounding the central keyhole.
Quality antique 19th Century walnut tea caddy with Tunbridge inlay
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A nineteenth-century domed walnut tea caddy featuring geometric mosaic wood inlay along the borders and a diamond escutcheon surrounding the central keyhole.
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  • ObjectTea Caddies
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialWalnut, Wood Inlay, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsGeometric inlay, Diamond escutcheon, Domed lid, Tessellated border
  • SizeH 15 cm (6 in) x W 20 cm (8 in) x D 12 cm (5 in)

This Victorian tea caddy dates from 1880 and takes the form of a small box with a domed lid and a warm brown walnut finish. The piece features geometric mosaic wood inlay along the vertical borders, a tessellated pattern lining the bottom edge, and a central diamond-shaped escutcheon surrounding the keyhole. The lid opens to reveal two internal compartments designed to hold loose tea leaves. Practical dimensions are 15 cm high, 20 cm wide, and 12 cm deep. Place the box on a sideboard top, a living room console, or a bedroom chest of drawers to bring a touch of English Country House style to the interior. It serves as a decorative storage container for small trinkets, jewellery, or keepsakes in a traditional or period home setting.

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A tea caddy is a container designed to store dry tea leaves, widely used during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when tea was an expensive imported luxury.

These boxes typically feature native hardwoods such as walnut, oak, or maple, detailed with tessellated wood marquetry, mosaic borders, and bone or metal escutcheons.

Period tea caddies show evidence of hand-cut joinery, period-appropriate brass lock plates, natural surface patination, and age-consistent wear around hinges and bases.

An antique wooden tea caddy serves as an accent piece when displayed on a sideboard, desk, or bookshelf, introducing historic craftsmanship to contemporary rooms.

Keep the wooden surface away from direct sunlight and heat sources, dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying natural beeswax sparingly to protect the timber.
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