British Colonial Mahogany Furniture
Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Desks and Writing Ta...
Brass
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Chairs
Brass
20th Century American British Colonial End Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Jamaican British Colonial Serving Tables
Mahogany
20th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany, Cane
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial End Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century English British Colonial End Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Secretaires
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s American British Colonial Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American British Colonial Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage 1940s American British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Armchairs
Cane, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Stools
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1910s English British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Urns
Mahogany, Coconut
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Bookcases
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Indian End Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Night Stands
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Linen Presses
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1840s English British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century British British Colonial Tray Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Serving Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s North American British Colonial Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Nautical Objects
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Caribbean British Colonial Settees
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century English British Colonial Armchairs
Antique Late 19th Century English British Colonial Bergere Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Colonial Bookcases
Mahogany
Antique 1750s English British Colonial Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century English British Colonial End Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century British British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Metal
Antique 19th Century Unknown British Colonial Blanket Chests
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s American British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century British Colonial Grandfather Clocks and Longc...
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Sideboards
Mid-20th Century English British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Sideboards
Felt, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century Jamaican British Colonial Serving Tables
Early 20th Century American British Colonial Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American British Colonial Dressers
Mahogany
Antique 1820s Jamaican British Colonial Serving Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Serving Tables
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
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How Much is a British Colonial Mahogany Furniture?
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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