British Colonial Mahogany Furniture
Antique 1830s North American British Colonial Center Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Armchairs
Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Armchairs
Mahogany, Cane
20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Early 20th Century British Colonial Bookcases
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Pedestals and Columns
Granite, Brass
20th Century American British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Console Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
20th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Daybeds
Mahogany, Cane
Vintage 1980s American British Colonial Dining Room Sets
Brass
Early 2000s American British Colonial Benches
Velvet, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Dining Room Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century British Colonial Buffets
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Serving Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century American British Colonial Settees
Cane, Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century Asian British Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American British Colonial Dining Room Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s American British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American British Colonial Benches
Velvet, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Club Chairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Serving Tables
Mahogany, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English British Colonial Bookcases
Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Chaise Longues
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century American British Colonial Dry Bars
Bamboo, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century British Colonial Trunks and Luggage
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Desks
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century Indian British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Caribbean British Colonial Club Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Serving Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Campaign Desks
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American British Colonial Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Caribbean Chairs
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Cane, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Indonesian British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Center Tables
Mahogany, Ivory
Vintage 1940s American British Colonial Bookcases
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century English British Colonial Chairs
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Settees
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Desks and Writing ...
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Desks
Brass
20th Century American British Colonial End Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1970s American British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany, Teak
Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Commodes and Chests ...
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Desks and Writing Ta...
Brass
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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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