Antique English Oak Wooden Tea / Biscuit Barrel with Plastic Liner - c. 1900 For Sale

This lovely antique English Wood Oak Biscuit Barrel with white plastic liner insert is in good condition. There are some age spots on the bottom of the insert and there is a split in the wood on the back that does not show when looking straight on. Other than the split, the wood is beautiful! The label on the felt bottom reads: Ryecraft Woodware Stapleford, Notts England.

These barrels became fashionable during the Victorian period, when taking tea with biscuits (cookies in the U.S.) became a social ritual. The jar was kept on the tea table and used to serve biscuits to guests during afternoon tea. I just acquired this lovely piece during my recent buying trip in England.

The Biscuit Barrel measures approx 5 1/4 tall with Lid x 5” diameter wide around the middle x 4” base.

Please study all images as they are the best representation of the actual item you will receive. These barrels are

getting scarce and increasingly harder to source.

I have been sourcing these wonderful antiques for over 12 years from sources who are actually digging them up in ancient rubbish sites all over England.

I purchased my first antique Advertising pot when my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity to live in England in the 1980’s. Our daughter was born there and we enjoyed living in England so much we often went back to visit after returning to the US.

Interestingly, this same daughter’s husbands job moved them to London were we have enjoyed visiting our grandchildren and traveling the countryside antiquing.

On our many visits we have became friends with many of the “diggers” excavating the ancient dumpsites all over the UK and now source thousands of pots from them every year. I still love the charm they add to every room they are placed in.

Returns are not excepted on these rare authentic pieces but please contact if you have any questions.

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