British Colonial Mahogany Furniture
Antique 1820s Jamaican British Colonial Sofas
Muslin, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century American British Colonial Card Tables and Tea T...
Mahogany
Antique 1810s Bajan British Colonial Center Tables
Brass
Antique 1820s Caribbean British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany, Pine
Antique 19th Century British British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Metal
Early 20th Century American British Colonial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top...
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s British Colonial Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Cabinets
Brass
Antique 19th Century Bajan British Colonial Daybeds
Mahogany
Antique 1860s British British Colonial Footstools
Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Sideboards
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English British Colonial Desks
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Sideboards
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Bookcases
Mahogany
20th Century British British Colonial Nautical Objects
Brass
20th Century British British Colonial Tray Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian British Colonial Sideboards
Bamboo, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Cabinets
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Benches
Mahogany
Antique 1820s Indian British Colonial Cabinets
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Blanket Chests
Mahogany
Antique 1880s English British Colonial Canapes
Fabric, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American British Colonial Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1890s English British Colonial Planters and Jardinieres
Mahogany
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese British Colonial Chairs
Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique 1850s Great Britain (UK) British Colonial Wine Coolers
20th Century Indian British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1880s English British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Antique 1820s Indian British Colonial Linen Presses
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s British British Colonial End Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century British British Colonial More Mirrors
Mahogany
Vintage 1970s British British Colonial Side Tables
Cane, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Cabinets
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Center Tables
Rosewood, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Bajan British Colonial Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Jamaican British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany, Poplar
Antique Early 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Dining Room Tables
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century Indian British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Credenzas
Mahogany, Padouk
Antique 19th Century Jamaican British Colonial Cupboards
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Jamaican British Colonial Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Cabinets
Coconut, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique 19th Century Trinidadian British Colonial Pedestals
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Cedar
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Sideboards
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Antique Early 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Sideboards
Brass
20th Century English British Colonial Side Tables
Mahogany
2010s American British Colonial Side Tables
Wood
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Grasscloth, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century British Colonial Blanket Chests
Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique 1830s North American British Colonial Center Tables
Mahogany
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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.
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