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Campaign Chest Secretary of Brass-Bound Mahogany for British Military Officer
Located in Austin, TX
India and Ceylon (The Raj), indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Metal
British Military Officer
s Campaign Chest Secretary of Brass-Bound Camphor Wood
Located in Austin, TX
India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
British Military Officer
s Campaign Secretary Chest of Brass-Bound Wood
Located in Austin, TX
for their campaigns abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj), indeed, the whole of the British Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
A British Colonial Bookcase with Bottom Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
Category
Early 20th Century British Colonial Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Victorian British Army Sword Hilt Candlesticks with Royal Monogram, circa 1905
By Benham
Froud
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully original pair of candlesticks made from Victorian British army sword hilts with Royal
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Gibraltar from the water gate
By Tristram James Ellis
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
)
A fascinating depiction of this bastion of the British empire with travellers and traders going
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
A British Colonial Art Deco Teak Bookcase with Lower Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
British empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Art Deco Style using local hardwoods and
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Teak
A Teak Wood Bookshelf
Located in Chicago, IL
British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native hardwoods
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese British Colonial Bookcases
Materials
Teak
$2,600 / item
A British Colonial Teak Wood Book Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
piece has great presence, despite its modest scale. During the British Empire, a huge quantity of
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Original Vintage Poster for the Last Royal Air Force Annual Empire Air Day, 1939
By Whitlock
Located in London, GB
May 17. Organised by the Air League of the British Empire and the Air Ministry on behalf of charitable
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Empire Marketing Board Poster Fiji Copra Pineapple Banana Sugar
By Keith Henderson
Located in London, GB
Pacific Ocean and was a colony of the British Empire from 1874-1970; now part of the Commonwealth of
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Rare and Diminutive British Military Campaign Secretary with Leather Top Fall
Located in Austin, TX
of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately from the upper classes, were accustomed to a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stool with Curved Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
subjected to ‘civilizing missions’ by the British Empire throughout the 19th century. The Naga are talented
Category
20th Century Indian Tribal Furniture
Materials
Wood
An Authentic British-Colonial Bookcase Made From Teakwood
Located in Chicago, IL
to the 1960's in the former British colonies in Asia.
During the British Empire in India and Burma
Category
Antique Early 1900s Burmese British Colonial Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Military Officer
s Campaign-Era Trunk of Brass-Bound Teak
Located in Austin, TX
India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
Campaign-Era Trunk of Brass-Bound Teak
Located in Austin, TX
India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
C. 1900 Burmese British Colonial Kitchen Cabinet and Plate Rack
Located in Chicago, IL
. During the late British Empire in Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Campaign-Era Iron-Bound Wooden Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Campaign-era British military officer's trunk of iron-bound wood.
Featuring iron
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
Campaign Ware Military Officer
s Wash Stand
Located in Austin, TX
whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately from the upper classes, were accustomed
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tables
Materials
Brass
Campaign-Era Military Officer
s Iron-Bound Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
for their campaigns abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
19th Century English Iron Pub Table Bistro Table Garden Table with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
shield of the Union Jack, the emblem of the British Empire. Its tripod base on hooved feet supports a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Marble, Iron
Armchair Attributed to Eileen Gray Circa 1920
By Eileen Gray
Located in Paris, FR
inspired by the Army of India officers' seats (British Empire). A similar model with a checker pattern
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Wood
George III Mahogany Campaign Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
armies, this desk also features bronze pulls and casters. The expansion of the British Empire during the
Category
Antique 1790s British Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Burmese Colonial Teak Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire. We call these pieces by different names; "mid-century", art moderne" or just
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Bookcases
Materials
Teak
British Campaign Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
and influence of powerful empires.
The expansion of the British Empire during the 18th and 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Campaign-Era Iron-Bound Wooden Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
Campaign-Era Captain
s Trunk of Iron-Bound Wood
Located in Austin, TX
abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
Military Officer
s Campaign-Era Trunk of Brass-Bound Teak
Located in Austin, TX
campaigns abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
Miltary Officer
s Campaign Chest of Brass-Bound Teak
Located in Austin, TX
(The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately from the upper
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique English Mahogany
Brass Letter Scales, S. Mordan
Co., London
Located in Bath, GB
for "Inland", "British Empire", "Egypt & USA" and "Other Countries"
Dating to the Victorian era
Category
Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
C. 1900 British Raj Burmese Bookcase From Solid Teak
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Bookcases
Materials
Teak
John Richard Lowndes French (1881–1958) - 1919 Watercolour, The King
s Birthda
Located in Corsham, GB
British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. The vast
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Vintage Photography of a Maharaja by Herzog et Higgins circa 1910-1920
By P.A. Herzog
P. Higgings 1
Located in Paris, FR
when Maharajas were ruling India during the heydays of the British Empire.
Beautiful natural wood
Category
Vintage 1910s Indian Art Deco Photography
Materials
Paper
English Pub Sign - Brynteg Inn for Bass Ale
Located in Austin, TX
breweries in the UK, and Bass Pale Ale was exported throughout the British Empire, the distinctive red
Category
20th Century English Decorative Art
Original Vintage War Poster Join The ATS You Are Wanted Too WWII British Army
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
Maharaja
s Jewels Table Book by Katherine Prior, Assouline
By Assouline Publishing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
historian specializing in the British Empire, focusing on India.
She has a Ph.D. from Cambridge University
Category
Late 20th Century English Anglo-Indian Books
Materials
Paper
English Campaign Chest in Teak
Located in Austin, TX
), indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately from the upper classes, were
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
English Campaign Chest in Teak
Located in Austin, TX
); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately from the upper classes, were
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Large Woven Carrying Basket with Forehead Strap
Located in Chicago, IL
subjected to ‘civilizing missions’ by the British Empire throughout the 19th century. The Naga are talented
Category
20th Century Indian Tribal Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane
Original Vintage Poster Commonwealth Games Perth Australia Black Swan Art Sport
By Douglas Annand
Located in London, GB
Australian National Travel Association kangaroo logo below. 35 teams competed in the 1962 British Empire and
Category
Vintage 1960s Australian Posters
Materials
Paper
Mahogany British Campaign Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
after Haines retired from the Army.
The expansion of the British Empire during the 18th and 19th
Category
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Original Vintage London Underground Poster Visit The Empire Map Tube Travel Art
Located in London, GB
Dinkel (1894-1983) showing a map marking the British Empire islands and areas in North America and South
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
A very rare Sphinx Caddy Spoon made in Birmingham in 1881
Located in London, GB
British Empire.
Length: 3.5 inches.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Serving Pieces
Original Vintage Poster Together Commonwealth Forces WWII Military Army Soldiers
Located in London, GB
illustration depicting a group of British Empire Commonwealth soldiers in uniform marching together with rifle
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Gouache on Paper by Keith Shackleton MBE (English 1923-2015) Terns in Flight
Located in San Francisco, CA
and artist. Shackleton was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for his efforts
Category
Vintage 1980s English Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
British Field Marshal
s Campaign Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
to the Marshal of his duties to the Empire.
The expansion of the British Empire during the 18th
Category
20th Century English Edwardian Desks
Materials
Silver
Lignum Vitae Presentation Lawn Bowls, 19th Century
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
throughout the countries of the British Empire, and in the United States. In the early 1880s when the army
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memo...
1970
s Sam Fanaroff Sussex Guild Large Copper Bowl
Located in Norwich, GB
British Empire Medal for services to crafts. The Sussex Guild is a lasting testimony to the idealism
Category
1990s British Decorative Bowls
Materials
Copper
Antique Golf Book, The Golf Courses of the British Isles, by Bernard Darwin
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
the British Empire (CBE) for his work, served as Captain of the R & A in 1934 and was President of the
Category
Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Books
Materials
Paper
Gouache on Paper by Keith Shackleton (1923-2015) Tropical Birds and Petrels
Located in San Francisco, CA
the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for his efforts as an artist for services to the conservation
Category
Vintage 1980s English Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Gouache on Paper by Keith Shackleton MBE Gannetts
Boobies
Located in San Francisco, CA
the British Empire in 2012 for his efforts as an artist for services to the conservation of wildlife
Category
Vintage 1980s English Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Gouache on Paper by Keith Shackleton MBE of Terns
Located in San Francisco, CA
and artist. Signed lower left. Shackleton was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in
Category
Vintage 1980s English Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Walking Woman
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
stone sculpture. He was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1964 and a Commandeur
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$75,309
English Officer
s Campaign Chest Secretaire of Teak and Brass
Located in Austin, TX
abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj), indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Original Vintage World War II Poster, "You are Wanted Too! Join the ATS"
Located in London, GB
members of the ATS from all across the British Empire and Commonwealth. Good condition, restored folds and
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Lucie Rie, Squared Vase, circa 1965
By Lucie Rie
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
, including being made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1991. She continued to create
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Cast Iron "Coalbrookdale" Dog and Serpent Garden Bench
Located in Baltimore, MD
April 1844. This famous design was exported throughout the British Empire and beyond. It features hound
Category
Late 20th Century English Early Victorian Benches
Materials
Iron
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