British Colonial Mahogany Furniture
20th Century American British Colonial Table Lamps
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century British British Colonial Commodes and Chests of...
Mahogany
20th Century Indian British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Felt, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English British Colonial Desks
Leather, Mahogany, Pine, Paint
20th Century American British Colonial Sideboards
Grasscloth, Bamboo, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Shelves
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century American British Colonial Commodes and Chests...
Birch, Cherry, Mahogany, Pine
Vintage 1930s English British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Pacific Islands British Colonial Coffee and Co...
Bamboo, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Late 20th Century British Colonial Daybeds
Cane, Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Console Tables
Brass
20th Century American British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Late 20th Century British Colonial Benches
Cane, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Chairs
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Table Lamps
Linen, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Table Lamps
Linen, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
20th Century British Colonial Ottomans and Poufs
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century British Colonial Bookcases
Mahogany
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Early 2000s Colombian British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
20th Century English British Colonial Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
20th Century English British Colonial Chaise Longues
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American British Colonial Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1990s American British Colonial Sideboards
Brass
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Shelves
Porcelain, Mahogany
1990s British Colonial Benches
Cane, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1920s Indian British Colonial Chairs
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Architectural Elements
Mahogany
20th Century American British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Philippine Anglo-Indian Chairs
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary British Colonial Club Chairs
Linen, Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Colonial Side Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1980s American British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English British Colonial Bookcases
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Side Tables
Cane, Ebony, Mahogany
1990s American British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany, Lacquer
Late 20th Century North American British Colonial Armchairs
Cane, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century British Colonial Benches
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Grasscloth, Bamboo, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century East Asian British Colonial Chaise Longues
Rattan, Mahogany
20th Century English British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Antique Early 19th Century Jamaican British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
20th Century Unknown British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Mahogany
Late 20th Century British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Armchairs
Brass
20th Century English British Colonial Ladders
Antique 19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
20th Century British British Colonial Tray Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Wicker, Rattan, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Balinese British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Mahogany
Vintage 1920s American British Colonial Bookcases
Glass, 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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