293.58 Silver Tea CaddyAfonwen Antique Centre Antique Cylindrical Silver Box.
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In the 1770’s and 80’s slightly larger caddies, in a variety of styles, appeared and they were fitted with locks to stop the servants stealing the precious teas. Feel free to browse our Antique Silver Tea Caddies available for sale. By the 1730/40s the variety of caddies increased enormously and they were often made in pairs one for black one for green tea with another covered bowl or caddy for sugar.All three together are quite rare today as they have often been split up. The earliest silver caddies are small and of plain rectangular form with a pull off cap and sometimes a removable base to assist filling. The earliest tea was very expensive and in 1720 The East India Company’s tea cost 24 shillings a pound (about £500 pounds today). Click here for more information on the BADA Standard A fine and rare silver tea caddy box made in Birmingham in 1920 by Liberty and Company. Whistles to alert when water is boiling, and hinged cap flips open for easy pouring. Made from durable, high quality 18/10 stainless steel with a high-polished surface for easy cleaning. Thank you for visiting Edinburgh Silver - 'Haste ye back'. For your convenience we have a Freephone helpline and ordering service on 0800-0197-044, we really do welcome your calls. The word caddy comes from the Malay word ’Kati’ which was a unit of weight equal to one and a third English pounds. The All-Clad 2-Quart Tea Kettle quickly and efficiently boils water. With our exceptional customer service, great value for your money, our no quibble 14 day money back guarantee, we take the risk out of internet shopping.
ĭespite the increasing use of tea there was no special container for keeping it in until the early eighteenth century.It was in that period c1705 when the first tea caddies were made. Tea was introduced into England during the Cromwellian period C 1655 but it was not popular until the beginning of Charles II reign in 1660 when his wife Catherine of Braganza made it fashionable. Antique silver tea caddy in the form of a Georgian knife box with a hinged shaped lid and a hinged scroll finial.
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