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Large Highly Decorative Solid Teak Wood Vintage Book Case from a Tea Plantation
Located in Houston, TX
Typical of furniture made for the owners of tea plantations there is no economizing on wood and
Category
Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
Office Chair Antique Early Days Armchair Office Armchair Leather Vintage Chair
Located in Lage, DE
Antique office armchair
1880-1900
Condition: The chair is in good condition for its age and still has the charm of the "old days". Very sturdy and comfortable
Upholstery is in g...
Category
Late 19th Century English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
19th Century French Faux-Bamboo Double Bed from 1880s
Located in Florence, IT
19th century French faux-bamboo double bed from 1880s.
Category
1880s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Faux Bamboo
First Quarter of the 19th Century Mahogany Linen Chest with Pull through Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
This superbly handcrafted linen chest is attributed to the expatriate furniture makers Hathaway
Category
1820s Indian British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Giant Starfish
Located in Corona del Mar, CA
These starfish were selected from a British Collection and date to middle of the 19tt century
Category
1870s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
$190 / item
English Mahogany Plant Stand
Located in Sarasota, FL
Hand crafted English mahogany plant stand made from a column beautifully hand carved.
Category
1890s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
English Pitch Pine with Carrara Marble Top Sink and Water Tank from 20th Century
Located in Florence, IT
English pitch-pine with Carrara marble top sink from 20th century.
The back part of the sink is equipped with a water tank.
Category
1920s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Tantalus with Bristol Green Decanters
Located in Houston, TX
Set of three Bristol Green Decanter in a paper mache stand with brass handle. The bottles have gilt labels with matching stoppers reading Rum, Brandy and Hollands. Circa 19th c.
Category
Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
19th Century French Hand-Painted Wood Display Cabinet with Four Glass Shutters
Located in Florence, IT
19th century French hand-painted wood display cabinet with four glass shutters.
Category
1890s French British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mahogany Wine Carrier
Located in Middleburg, VA
A great British campaign wine carrier is a rare find-especially one in great condition. This clever
Category
1850s Great Britain (UK) British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
$2,100
Queen Anne Vitreen
Located in Clinton, AR
Hand carved. Original brass handles. Glass front display with glass shelves. Original upholstered back and storage.
Category
Early 1700s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Wood
$7,500
19th Century Antique Large Sculptural Walnut Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
Traditional furniture is perfect for home designers looking to create a comfortable and timeless
Category
Late 19th Century Italian British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Purdey
Sons
Royal Warrant
Victorian Leather and Brass Shotgun Case
By William Evans
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Purdey & Sons (Royal Warrant) Victorian leather and brass shotgun case, 1800s.
William Evans was an apprentice to Purdey and Sons in the 1800s, subsequently they went independent ...
Category
1880s British British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Leather
English Minton Reticulated Royal Arms Botanical Turquoise Dessert Service
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Minton reticulated exceptional botanical turquoise dessert service for 8 with comport. Reticulated in the shape of royal arms each plate individually hand painted with a different fl...
Category
Early 19th Century British British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Rosewood Carved Figure of Fisherman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An extremely rare hand carved rosewood sculpture from one piece of wood, into a majestic fisherman.
Category
19th Century European British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Grand 1890s Reinforced Solid Teak Wood Dog House from a Settler
s Home
Located in Houston, TX
This dog house was custom-made for an European settler in solid teak wood with all the trappings of iron ornamentation typical of the time it was built. It was built for an aristocra...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
Blue and White Furnivals Quail 1913 Pottery Teapot, Creamer and Sugar Bowl Set
By Furnivals
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
Furnivals quail pottery in blue and white remains one of the most popular patterns for collectors. This three-piece set includes the teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl with lid. Conditi...
Category
Early 20th Century English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Brass Garden Planter with Lions Heads
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this beautiful brass planter with lions heads. Starting on the bottom with a simple rounded plinth like base. From there graduates outward in a nice half spherical bowl. The...
Category
Early 20th Century British British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Milners 212 Fire Safe or Strong Box, England, circa 1870
Located in Billerica, MA
An English antique fire resistant Milners safe, painted green. This safe has a lovely natural patina, and the original bronze Milners plaque. A fire resistant safe box with interesti...
Category
1870s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Metal
1920s Solid Brass Adjustable Bankers Desk Lamp Raised on a Terraced Base
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A good early 20th century solid brass adjustable bankers desk lamp, raised on a terraced square base and brass shade atop, with original fittings and switch.
Excellent patina to the...
Category
1920s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Burmese Clay Pot Urn Vase, 19th Century Wabi Sabi Axel Vervoordt Style
Located in Vienna, AT
These originally antique clay pots from Burma/Myanmar of the late 19th century were made for storing honey and food. They were often buried in the earth to a large extent. The black ...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Clay
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Keys
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A Military Campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope,
opening to reveal the usual fitted interior with tooled leather skiver and secret drawers, the top set with a brass pa...
Category
1850s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Formidable Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
This is a large brass colonial style chandelier that originally hung in a prestigious private club
Category
Early 20th Century American British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Church Candleholders
Located in New York, NY
A pair of rare antique brass old religious Catholic altar candleholders 1883 priest. They are in really good condition. They have a natural patina on them.
Category
18th Century and Earlier American British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Metal
$850 / set
Pair of Large Solid Teak Wood and Brass Cup Oil Lamps from Monastery in Goa
Located in Houston, TX
These oil lamps were used in the monastery in the 1920s. These open lamps used wicks to burn oil from the large brass bowls. The brass bowls were mounted on painted teak wood four in...
Category
1920s Indian British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
Fine Classic Six-Light English Brass Chandelier with Trammel, Both, circa 1750
Located in Providence, RI
This is a desirable multi-candleholder; it is elegant, yet restrained and, being a period 18th century example with no repairs or alterations, it weighs a ton. It was entirely cast f...
Category
Mid-18th Century English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fine Classic Six-Light English Brass Chandelier with Trammel, Both circa 1750
Located in Providence, RI
This is a desirable multi-candleholder; it is elegant, yet restrained and, being a period 18th century example with no repairs or alterations, it weighs a ton. It was entirely cast f...
Category
Mid-18th Century English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Country Post Office Chandelier
Located in Vancouver, BC
Commercial fixture out of a Country Post Office in Kansas City, MO. A very rare commercial piece with a great Silhouette that gives off lots of light.
Measurements: 7 feet. 2 in” L ...
Category
Early 20th Century American British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
English Baronet
s Leather Trunk on Stand, C. 1910
Located in Guadalajara, MX
Brown leather trunk with original lock and key, metal corners, gilt badge with "84" encircled by a garter motto and embossed " Sir John Fuller, Bart "; now on a later stand marked Ra...
Category
Early 20th Century English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Caldwell Bronze Wall Sconces
By Edward F. Caldwell
Co.
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage pair of gold plated bronze wall sconces was designed & produced in the 1920s by E F Caldwell. The sconces have a stylized shield backplate with a rippled rim. Three dram...
Category
Early 20th Century American British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1805 Nelson Trafalgar Chair a Triple Rope-Back Cane Brass Collars on Sabred Legs
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A fine quality early 1800s period ebonized beech “Trafalgar” chair with a triple rope-back, cane seat with brass collars and raised on sabred legs. This model of chair with the ropes...
Category
Early 19th Century English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Rare and Fine Padauk Wood Bureau in the Chippendale Manner, c. 1780
Located in Heathfield, GB
Colonial and Canton period furniture dating from around 1780.
This is an incredible piece of artistry and
Category
18th Century Chippendale British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Padouk
British Ceylon Style Specimen Round Tilt-Top Table , 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
This British Colonial center table uses exotic wood veneers to create a spectacular spiral, fanning
Category
Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Caribbean Mahogany Tilt-Top Breakfast Center Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique Furniture of the Lesser Antilles 1740-1940" written by Philip Sturm on page 115. This solid
Category
Early 19th Century Bajan British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare 1820s Caribbean Jamaican Regency Server or Wagon
Located in Charleston, SC
feet.
Jamaican, West indies, Colonial, British Colonial, Islands, Island.
Category
19th Century Jamaican British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Jamaican Campeche / Planter Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
This elegant British Colonial 1810-1830 Campeche chair is made of solid mahogany and was known in
Category
Early 19th Century Jamaican British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Jamaican Regency Mahogany Pineapple Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
A rare British Colonial Jamaican bed. All mahogany, with abstracted West Indies pineapple motifs
Category
19th Century Caribbean British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th C Jamaican Minature Spice Cabinet, attributed to Ralph Turnbull
Located in Charleston, SC
attributed to Ralph Turnbull. This British Colonial piece is constructed with six different types of wood
Category
19th Century Caribbean British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Coconut, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
19th Century Jamaican Regency Mahogany Tilt-Top Breakfast Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This West Indies tilt-top breakfast table was created in Jamaica in the early 19th century, circa 1800. The table is made of solid mahogany from the Caribbean and is mounted on a sta...
Category
Early 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century King Size Mahogany Jamaican Double Waterfall Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
This elegant Caribbean mahogany bed was constructed in the 19th century in Jamaica. This Rare West Indies Bedstead exhibits a scarce and desirable hand carved iconic Jamaican Double ...
Category
19th Century Jamaican British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
18th Century East Indies Mahogany Raj Bed with Paws
Located in Charleston, SC
tester. Often copying Western or British forms, Rajput courts extracted influence from the East India
Category
Late 18th Century Indian British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
19th C. Anglo Indian Regency Carved Mahogany
Padouk Sideboard / Credenza
Located in Charleston, SC
Nineteenth Century. The British Colonial Sideboard is hand carved solid mahogany and padouk wood. The highly
Category
19th Century Indian British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Padouk
19th Century Tobagonian Specimen Wood Tripod Table Made for 1885 Exhibit
Located in Charleston, SC
specimens used in its making and a second exhibitor's label shows that it was presented at the British
Category
19th Century Trinidadian British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Cedar
English Delftware Pottery Plate with Portrait of Admiral Rodney
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A more than rare London delftware pottery plate with a portrait of Admiral Rodney, late 18th century.
The figure is surrounded by a starburst and garland of flowers over his head a...
Category
Late 18th Century English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Pottery
Military Campaign Brass Bound Victorian Walnut Veneered Writing Slope with Key
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A military campaign brass bound walnut veneered writing slope, with a vintage pen.
Opening up to reveal the classic fitted interior with black felt inlay.
With one glass ink pot wi...
Category
1850s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
Victorian Walnut Writing Slope Ebony and Abalone Shell Decoration to Borders
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A mid-19th century early Victorian burr walnut writing slope desk tidy box having an inset silver plated armorial cartouche to the lid with ebony and abalone shell decoration to bord...
Category
1850s English British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Brass
British Colonial Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
This teak bookcase is one of the sturdy and handsome British Colonial furniture that was made in
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
19th Century West Indian Chaise Longue
Located in Palm Beach, FL
over all elegant form. Another addition to our world class British Colonial furniture inventory. Newly
Category
19th Century Caribbean British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
British Colonial Round Table with Turned Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
. This is a good example of "British Colonial" furniture, the furniture made primarily in Britain's Asian
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
British Colonial Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
This British Colonial bench was made in Burma from Teak Wood and still retains its original varnish
Category
19th Century Burmese British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
$4,200
British Colonial Ebony Chair
Located in San Marino, CA
A classic raffles armchair design from the former British colony of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. It is of
Category
19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Ebony
British Colonial Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
This substantial Raj bookcase was made from Teak wood by native Burmese craftsman in the British
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
British Colonial Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
Below the stepped cornice and above the lower open shelf, the central cabinet is divided into three sections each with two levels. Perfect for use as a hutch to display dishware and ...
Category
19th Century Thai British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
British Colonial Victorian Armoire
Located in Chicago, IL
This British colonial Victorian armoire is from Northern Thailand and is made from teak wood.
Category
19th Century Thai British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
British Colonial Music Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This British Colonial music cabinet is from Myanmar circa 1910 and is made from teakwood.
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
British Colonial Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive British Colonial breakfront bookcase comes in two parts; the top part features a
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Teak
British Colonial Teakwood Sofa
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo-Indian sofa crafted in teak wood with pegged construction carved and beaded frame, caned back and seat and Classic carved, turned legs.
Category
19th Century Indian British Colonial British Colonial Antique Furniture
Materials
Cane, Teak
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of British colonial antique furniture you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and teak, every item from our selection of British colonial antique furniture was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of British colonial antique furniture — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each object in our assortment of British colonial antique furniture bearing Neoclassical, Art Deco or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of British colonial antique furniture over the years, but those crafted by Allertons, Sheffield Silver Co. and Townsend
Compton are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a British Colonial Antique Furniture?
A piece of British colonial antique furniture can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,999, while the lowest priced sells for $25 and the highest can go for as much as $165,000.
A Close Look at British-colonial Furniture
Typically made of mahogany, teak or bamboo and featuring a range of fabrics and prints with botanical patterns, antique British Colonial furniture and decor varies as it involved local materials and techniques and spanned centuries of design styles.
As the British Empire expanded from the 16th to the 20th century, its conquest and control of colonies around the world bolstered its wealth through the extraction of resources. Including colonies in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australasia, this spread of often violent subjugation imposed British culture, language and faith on Indigenous peoples. The design of homes was included in this expression of imperial power, with government officials, merchants and military officers creating homes mimicking the luxuries they were used to in England.
Local artisans were commissioned to replicate British designs, resulting in versions of Regency, Chippendale, Sheraton and other styles of furniture being crafted from mahogany, rosewood, ebony and teakwood as opposed to beech and oak, which were more common in Europe. Whereas the colonial furniture for the Portuguese and Dutch regularly had motifs of indigenous flora and fauna, the British tended to want more exact reproductions of their home country’s designs.
To escape the summer heat in places such as India and the Caribbean, British colonizers relocated to airy houses in the hills or plantations, leading to foldable chairs and collapsible desks in the style of military campaign furniture. Rather than upholstery as they might have in Europe, chairs and sofas in the British Colonial style had rattan and cane seating for these higher temperature climates. The contrast between the light textiles and the dark colors of the sturdy furniture became a defining aesthetic of British Colonial interiors.
Find a collection of antique British Colonial outdoor furniture, seating, bedroom furniture, decorative objects and other items on 1stDibs.
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