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Side table made and designed in Japan for the Liberty and Co.
Located in PARIS, FR
goods and furniture from all around the British empire. By the end of the XIX th century, and with the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Zitan
Paul McCartney, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Iryna Kastsova
Located in Yardley, PA
of the British Empire. Painted in a modern style with brushes and a palette knife. Pop Art
Category
2010s Pop Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Yo, Ho, Ho" Great Britain
s Colonial History- Mixed Media by Gregory
Located in Pasadena, CA
If we cannot say much about the painter, we can say many things about this piece of Great Britain
Category
Late 20th Century British Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$650 Sale Price
45% Off
Rare Georgian Campaign Bookcase
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
(campaign), for their use throughout the British Empire.
I have never owned a campaign bookcase before
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Decorative Map of Asia with Cultural and Natural Vignettes
Located in Langweer, NL
Martin, known for his works on the British Empire, likely provided the textual descriptions accompanying
Category
Antique 1850s Maps
Materials
Paper
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
A Tallis Map of British Guiana with Colonial Vignettes and Other Landmarks, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
British Empire's colonies, catering to the British middle and upper classes' growing interest in the
Category
Antique 1850s Maps
Materials
Paper
$276 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vintage WWII Atlantic Charter Poster Roosevelt Churchill 1941
Located in Boca Raton, FL
lasting implications such as the formation of The United Nations and the breakdown of the British Empire
Category
1940s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
British Imperial Crown Diamond, Emerald, Enamel 18K Gold Brooch, London c1900
s
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
the crown & features a cross as its finial
Representing British Empire, shaped as Imperial Crown,
the
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel, Silver
Coronation of King George vi and Queen Elizabeth Glass Tankard
By Thomas Goode
Located in New Orleans, LA
this impressive tribute to one of the most important coronations in the history of the British Empire
Category
20th Century English Glass
Materials
Glass
Original Vintage WWII Poster Anti British State Values Domination Exploitation
Located in London, GB
three boxes below in Italian with messages about Englishmen creating the British Empire through the use
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Posters
Materials
Paper
"King with Two Tribesmen Nigeria- Benin Tribe, " a Bronze Relief Sculpture
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"
The Benin Kingdom in Africa existed until 1897 when it was annexed by the British Empire. This piece
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London /// Female Artist British Watercolor
By Beatrice Stella Pedder
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
– 1985) was a British colonial administrator and the last governor of the Punjab in the British Empire
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cartographic Elegance: The British Raj
s India, 1882 Atlas by Blackie and Son
Located in Langweer, NL
'Turkestan,' reflecting the interest and influence of the British Empire in the region.
The southern map
Category
Antique 1880s Maps
Materials
Paper
$418 Sale Price / set
20% Off
African Bird Magic (Sokoke Scops-Owl and Okuyi Mask)
By Yinka Shonibare
Located in London, GB
Order of the British Empire (CBE).
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment, Screen
Sam Fanaroff Sussex Guild Copper Stylized Dish Inset With A Stone Cabochon
Located in Norwich, GB
Craftsmen, in 2018 Fanaroff was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to crafts.
Sam Fanaroff spent
Category
Late 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Copper
King Edward VIII Abdication Cup
By T. Goode
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
British Empire.
Numbered 30/50 and signed "T. Goode & Co. Ltd. London, 1936"
Measures: 5 1/4
Category
20th Century English Other Glass
Materials
Glass
Long Handled Sphinx Caddy/Sugar Spoon Made in Birmingham by Hilliard
Thomason
By Hilliard
Thomason
Located in London, GB
this spoon is one of those rare examples founded on the historical background of the British Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tableware
English Victorian Cast
Cold-Painted Iron Men’s Table Shaving Mirror, ca. 1840s
Located in New York, NY
tribute to the military might and glory of the British Empire. The mirror is housed within an elegant oval
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Table Mirrors
Materials
Iron
Festivities Buckingham Palace - British 1950
s figurative landscape oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
Party, The British Red Cross, and for the Empire Marketing Board. One of his most famous posters
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Map of British South Africa – Colonial Territories
Railways, c.1920s
Located in Langweer, NL
British Empire in Africa was at its height.
Condition summary: Very good overall for age. Light toning to
Category
Early 20th Century English Maps
Materials
Paper
Lynn Chadwick, British, ink abstract figurative painting, black wash, 1966
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
career; in 1964 he was a named Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and a French Officier de
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Tracey Emin, Love is What You Want, Limited Edition hand signed Pop art print
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours in 2024.
She continues to create works
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Abstract Prints
Materials
Color, Digital
Victorian Visions of the New World: A Detailed Tallis Map of North America, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
ownership over diverse territories.
The series including maps of various parts of the British Empire and
Category
Antique 1850s Maps
Materials
Paper
$342 Sale Price
20% Off
19C British Coromandel, Brass with Large Jasperware Medallions Book Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
wood imported from the British Empire Colony of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Two hinged ends, that lift
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Queen Mary Greeting School Children - British 1910 royalty portrait oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
Party, The British Red Cross, and for the Empire Marketing Board. One of his most famous posters
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Men at work - Lithograph by Frank Brangwyn - Early 20th century
By Sir Frank Brangwyn
Located in Roma, IT
most famous work is the British Empire Panels, a series of panels on the size of the British Empire
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cattle in a Landscape North Africa - British 20s Post Impressionist oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
the Labour Party, The British Red Cross, and for the Empire Marketing Board. One of his most famous
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Water Bearers, Africa - British 1920
s Orientalist art oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
Party, The British Red Cross, and for the Empire Marketing Board. One of his most famous posters
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Vintage World War Two Poster ATS Carry Messages WWII Beverley Pick
By Beverley Pick
Located in London, GB
ATS from all across the British Empire and Commonwealth. Printed by Field Sons and Co Ltd, Bradford
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Sheep Shearers, Tangiers - British 1920
s Orientalist figurative oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
Party, The British Red Cross, and for the Empire Marketing Board. One of his most famous posters
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady in Pince Nez - British 1919 art portrait oil painting
By Alfred Kingsley Lawrence
Located in Hagley, England
masterpiece, The Altruists, (first exhibited at British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, 1924, then British
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Vintage War Recruitment Poster Women Of Wales WWII Join Him Army ATS
Located in London, GB
1945, there were over 190,000 members of the ATS from all across the British Empire and Commonwealth
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
19th Century Anglo-Indian Engraved Brass Canister Converted to a Table Lamp
Located in Middleburg, VA
lamp. Made in India during the British Empire period, circa 1840, the form exudes a refined global
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Wire
British and Scottish Costumes – Officers, Guards, and Sailors, c.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: British and Scottish Costumes – Officers, Guards, and Sailors, c.1845
Description:
This
Category
Antique 1840s French Prints
Materials
Paper
1806 John Cary Map of Hindoostan – Detailed British Cartography of India
Located in Langweer, NL
, trade, and governance in the expanding British Empire.
If you're looking for an authentic, detailed
Category
Antique Early 1800s Maps
Materials
Paper
$514 Sale Price
20% Off
Symbol of England., Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Igor Shulman
Located in Yardley, PA
exactly the same crown. The main crown of the British Empire. It is adorned with the largest diamonds, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Old Kolkata Painting, British Car, Watercolour, Brown by Indian artist"In Stock"
By Saikat Maity
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
selected the iconic landmark of Kolkata city, during the peak of the British Empire in India. This ethereal
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Buy From Our Own Empire the Best Market, 1930 art deco design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
the British Empire. Featuring variations of the Union Jack across all four panels, the design
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Buy From Our Own Empire the Best Market, 1930 art deco design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
British Empire. Featuring variations of the Union Jack across all four panels, the design reinforces
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Navigating History: An Allegorical Frontispiece Honoring Captain Cook, ca.1788
Located in Langweer, NL
British Empire at the time.
This frontispiece is rich in symbolism. Neptune could signify the naval
Category
Antique 1780s Prints
Materials
Paper
$514 Sale Price
20% Off
People - Original Etching by F. Brangwyn - Mid 20th Century
By Sir Frank Brangwyn
Located in Roma, IT
received acclaim both at home and in the United States. His most famous work is the British Empire Panels
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
British Politican Henry Charles Sturt of Crichel House, Dorset, England, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
debates on the role of the British Empire. The specific details of Sturt's political affiliations, the
Category
Antique 1850s Prints
Materials
Paper
$790 Sale Price
20% Off
Tangiers Lemon Market - British 1920
s Oriental Figural art oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
1924 to create a series of lithographs for the British Empire Exhibition illustrating the extent and
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of Victorian Bronze Rabbit Head Bookends in Marble Plinths by A. Gilbert
By Sir Alfred Gilbert
Located in North Miami, FL
saw the expansion of the British Empire and emphasis on moral conduct. Sculptors like Sir Alfred
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Metal, Copper
Original Second World War Poster, Aircraft Insignia
Located in London, GB
, surrounded by a colourful border of aircraft insignia including the British Empire, France, Germany, Japan
Category
1940s Realist More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Map of New Zealand Showing Maori Culture and Early Colonial Settlements, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
relatively new addition to the British Empire, with formal colonial control established in 1840 through the
Category
Antique 1850s Maps
Materials
Paper
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Join The ATS You Are Wanted Too WWII
Located in London, GB
, there were over 190,000 members of the ATS from all across the British Empire and Commonwealth. Printed
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Empire State Building Eighth Avenue New York City by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Empire State Building Eighth Avenue New York City by Contemporary British Artist Angela Wakefield
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Pietro Perugino
The Lamentation for Christ
1930- Lithograph
By Pietro Perugino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Holborn, in 1930.
The edition for the British Empire and the United States of America is limited to 125
Category
1930s Renaissance Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Queen Emma - Alan Davie, painting, modern, british, big, large, colorful, colors
By Alan Davie
Located in London, GB
the British Empire.
His works are now found in museum collections worldwide, including the Peggy
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Victorian Campaign Era Military Secretaire Chest of Drawers 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately from the upper classes, were
Category
Antique 1840s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A Boxing Tournament, British Oil, Major Sporting Event
By Anna Katrina Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
and became the light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion of the British Empire. During the Second
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th-Century Naval Campaign Chest in wood and Gilt Bronze, United Kingdom
Located in NICE, FR
, commissioned such pieces for their campaigns abroad in India, Ceylon (the Raj), and across the British Empire
Category
Antique 1880s British Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
The Beatles, 1965 photographed by Julian Wasser in London
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
received member of the British Empire medals from The Queen at Buckingham Palace.
Silver Gelatin Print
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Army
Navy Gold Half Hunter Minute Repeater Pocket Watch C1882
Located in Mayfair, London, London
in 1871 to supply British Officers working for the British Empire. This rare pocket watch is in
Category
Antique 19th Century British Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1897 original poster The Times newspaper Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
Located in PARIS, FR
Victoria were circulated across the British Empire, reinforcing loyalty and pride while documenting one of
Category
1890s More Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Map of Tasmania with Illustrations of Local Fauna and Colonial Landmarks, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
colony. Tasmania was an important outpost of the British Empire, largely due to its use as a penal colony
Category
Antique 1850s Maps
Materials
Paper
$276 Sale Price
20% Off
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