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Wooden Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood turning
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo vase trinket
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Cocobolo

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Tulipwood 1990s
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Tulipwood

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo 1990s
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Cocobolo

Rosewood Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key vase collection
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Hardwood

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo 1990s
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Cocobolo

The H.M. Stanley Camp Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
1899, in recognition of his service to the British Empire in Africa. Stanley also has
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Leather

STINK Limited Edition Ceramic Sculpture British Design Modern Conceptualism
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

STINK Limited Edition Ceramic Sculpture British Design Modern Conceptualism
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1930s Poster by Tom Purvis: Buy British from the Empire at Home Overseas
By Tom Purvis
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster by Tom Purvis: Buy British from the Empire at Home and Overseas
Category

Vintage 1930s British Industrial Posters

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Spalted Beech Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Beech

Masur Birch Decorative Sculptural Wooden Box by Ray Key trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birch

Spalted Beech Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Beech

(1887-1970) Stylised Mid Century original OIL PAINTING Horses In A Field
By Frederick Charles Herrick
Located in Cirencester, GB
in the metropolis. He also designed the official Lion logo for the Wembley British Empire Exhibition
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Two Seated Figures on Stripes
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Miami, FL
appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1964, an honor that solidified his
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Two Seated Figures on Stripes
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Miami, FL
appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1964, an honor that solidified his
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of Valenti Vintage Italian Leather Campaign Chairs
By Italo Valenti
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
and expansion of the British Empire in the eighteenth and 19th centuries the demand by the military
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs

Tambetti Green Chrysoprase 18 Karat Gold Earrings Estate Barbara Taylor Bradford
By Tambetti
Located in New York, NY
earrings are guaranteed to be from the estate of the renowned British writer Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE
Category

20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Chrysophrase, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

English Carved Marble of Princess Alice of Albany by Francis John Williamson
Located in Queens, NY
around the British Empire. Williamson received a number of commissions from the municipal authorities
Category

Antique 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

English Carved Marble of Princess Alice of Albany by Francis John Williamson
Located in Queens, NY
around the British Empire. Williamson received a number of commissions from the municipal authorities in
Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Kingwood Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key c1990s trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Kingwood

Pink Ivory Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Pink Ivory 1990s
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Other

Rosewood Finial Lid Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key c1990s trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queens Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Rosewood

Cocobolo Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Cocobolo

Sculptural Turned String Vase by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Rippled Ash 1990s
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
world wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Vases

Materials

Ash

Ziricote Sun Hat Decorative Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key c1990s
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queens Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ziricote

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Hardwood

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - WITNESS MY JOY Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

Standing Woman No 1 - small, expressionist, abstract, female, bronze sculpture
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Bloomfield, ON
the floors of silent seas'..." Chadwick was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire, French
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Valenti Vintage Italian Leather Campaign Chairs (1/3pr)
By Italo Valenti
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
and expansion of the British Empire in the eighteenth and 19th centuries the demand by the military
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Original Pair of Vintage Italian Leather Campaign Chairs by Valenti (1pr/3)
By Italo Valenti
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
expansion of the British Empire in the eighteenth and 19th centuries the demand by the military
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Campaign Armchairs

Paragon
By Peter Doig
Located in Toronto, Ontario
colonization in the Caribbean often hover in Doig's work. Cricket, a vestige of the British Empire, is an
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - BLACK CATS EVERYWHERE. Modern Design British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - BLACK CATS EVERYWHERE. Modern Design British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Mappin Co Silver Plated Urns
By Mappin Webb
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
as the British Empire grew they had grown with it, with stores being opened worldwide. They were
Category

Antique 1860s English Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Miniature Watercolor Painting of Lady Mount Stephen, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
her to hundreds.[16] Lady Mount Stephen was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British
Category

Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Walnut

Pink Ivory Finial Lid Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key c1990s trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queens Birthday Honours List for his services to wood
Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

DAVID SHRIGLEY - I HATE HUMANS. Limited edition Modern Design British Conceptual
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
January 2020 he was awarded the decoration of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire or
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - Just Fly Away. Modern Design Figurative British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - BEFORE YOU CAN ENTERTAIN. Modern Design British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - BEFORE YOU CAN ENTERTAIN. Modern Design British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

DAVID SHRIGLEY - BEFORE YOU CAN ENTERTAIN. Modern Design British Artist Blue
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
the British Empire or OBE.
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

18th Century portrait of William Pitt the Elder 1708 - 1778
Located in London, London
in expanding the British Empire. The portrait captures Pitt in a formal pose, reflecting his status
Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Queen Mary s Natural Pearl and Diamond Pin
Located in New Orleans, LA
of the British Empire into the Commonwealth. Known for her composure and dedication, Mary emphasized
Category

20th Century French Belle Époque Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain, First Edition
By Mark Twain
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, Australia, India, and South Africa. Twain wrote the book during his lecture tour of the British Empire
Category

Antique 1890s American Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

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