British Colonial Furniture
BRITISH COLONIAL STYLE
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.
Find a collection of antique British Colonial outdoor furniture, seating, bedroom furniture, decorative objects and other items on 1stDibs.
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Style: British Colonial
Mid- Century vintage Bamboo and Rattan Chest Of Drawers by Angraves
Located in London, GB
A Mid-Century English rattan and cane chest of drawers by English maker Angraves of Lancashire featuring three drawers with woven cane fronts, each fitted with simple bamboo handles....
Category
Mid-20th Century British British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Antique Decorative Desk Stand, Indian, Ebony, Colonial Writer
s Tidy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative desk stand. An Indian, ebony Colonial writer's tidy, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Striking dark tonality with eye-catching Colon...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Ebony
British Colonial Antique 1910 Cheltenham Silver Coffee Service Sheffield England
Located in Miami, FL
1910 English silver coffee service by Cheltenham & Company, Ltd. Sheffield, England.
All 4 pieces have the same maker's marks on the bottoms complete with the engraved unicorn design...
Category
1910s English Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
Colonial Side Table with Drawer Console Table Small Desk Teak Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A very charming, rare and versatile Colonial side table with drawer and casters in lovely antique condition. Likely made around 1900 in Indonesia, this very attractive and unusual pi...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Persian Senneh Bibikabad Rug
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular antique Bibikabad Persian Senneh rug from the 1st quarter of the 20th Century
Measures: 4'7'' x 6'6''.
Category
20th Century Persian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Oversize Indian Antique Agra Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An oversize late 19th-early 20th century antique Indian Agra carpet. Large-scale Pigeons can be spotted on green colored ground.
12'3'' x 23'2''
Agra carpets combine the grandeur and grace of well-known Persian court antique carpet designs with new motifs of their own creation. Overall designs or central medallions of spiraling vinery are frequently combined with small animal forms, sometimes including birds, elephants or people. This particular piece has humans using bow and arrows...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Étagère or Server with Cabinet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
William IV English étagère or server, hand crafted in well grained mahogany having two shelves with turned and carved supports with a lower cabinet featuring a zinc lined wine cellar...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Majolica Ceramic Bowl in the Shape of a Lion
s Head 1960
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Italian handcrafted Majolica ceramic bowl, ashtray in the shape of a lion's head.
Decorate a shelf or a kitchen counter with this elegant Majolica bowl hand painted and is be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Feminine Persian Antique Kerman Brown Pink Rose Accent Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative floral Persian rug with a formal presence. Caramel ground with hints of soft blues, raspberries, cinnamon and pinks,
circa 19...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rupert Bevan Croft Bar Stool (in customer
s own choice of material/leather)
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
Inspired by our Croft Dining Chair, the Croft Bar Stool was created to give the design versatility, allowing the piece to move seamlessly between the dining room and into the bar.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak, Upholstery
British Colonial Style Glass Lantern or Pendant
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage British colonial style three light lantern or light fixture with a hand blown glass bowl and brass hardware.
Category
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Zabihi Collection Navy Blue Persian Traditional Room Size Sarouk Rug
Located in New York, NY
Rare navy field high-quality antique Persian Sarouk room-size rug. The piece is in mint condition as the previous owner kept it in storage for a long period of time.
Measures: 8'4" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Henry Likly Wood Bound On Canvas Packing Trunk
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Wood Bound On Canvas Packing Trunk. Measuring 38" in width, 22" in depth and 13" in height.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Leather, Canvas
1800s Georgian Solid Mahogany Accent Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique solid mahogany occasional table with waved legs and unique top shape.
We noticed that a leg has been repaired at some point, but apparently not noticeable to our opinion.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Zulu Walking stick
By Zulu
s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A beautiful example of a Colonial Walking stick by the Zulu people of South Africa . Carved from local wood in the form of a Cricket Ball caught in the hand of the owner.
A beautif...
Category
1920s Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Zabihi Collection Turkish Oushak Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a vintage Turkish Oushak rug.
19'' x 20''
Category
20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
$159 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Double Dome Chandelier or Pendant Light
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic double dome chandelier or pendant light fixture that is both elegant and industrial. The dome glass is ribbed for a lustrous glow; the glass on the bottom has the peaceful pattern of water...
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Glass
American Country Iron and Glass Ship
s Lantern
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style (19th Century) iron and glass half round ships embarkment lantern with scroll handle.
Category
19th Century American Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Glass
Zabihi Rug Collection Turkish Sivas Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A finer quality early 20th century Turkish Sivas rug.
3' x 4'9''
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th C,
Hen
Newborn Chicks
Oil on Canvas Style of William Baptiste Baird
By William Baptiste Baird
Located in Atlanta, GA
American or Continental School, 19th century. Signed lower left.
Oil on Canvas in giltwood frame.
Measures: 17" w x 13" h.
A finely observed oil on canvas depicting a domesti...
Category
19th Century French Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Painted Caned Faux Bamboo British Colonial Style Lounge Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of tub style lounge chairs in the British Colonial style, each having a white-painted, molded frame of faux bamboo surrounding thye caned back and sides, its bowed crestrail dow...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
British Colonial Tradewinds Rattan
Copper Grandfathers Clock Bonnet Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial tradewinds Rattan & copper Grandfathers clock Bonnet mirror
Modeled after the bonnet of a tall case clock, with turned hardwood finials, applied engraved copper fretwork...
Category
20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Copper
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Green Hand-Painted English Tea Canister Lamps (Pair)
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of late 1800s tole tea tin canisters made into table lamps. They are green with gold trim and finely hand-painted genre scenes in the centers. Newly rewired with dimmers on th...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,250 Sale Price
34% Off
Lee Radziwill Inspired Block Print Down Flower Motif Pillow in Pink, India
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Bring a taste of the orient to any space with one of our custom-created Indian block print pillows. Each pillow is made of soft cotton and h...
Category
2010s Indian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Down
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Desk Companion Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Another stunning 19th century Anglo-Ceylonese piece.
Made circa 1880 in Ceylon (Now Sri Lanka) of Coromandel wood and specimen woods.
This is a simply gorgeous and quality item!! Tray made of various compartments with various high quality specimen wood lids, all edged and banded in chevrons of bone, silver or pewter and ebony.
The tray itself is made of expensive coromandel wood. There are two open sections on either side of the tray which have bone and hand-painted lac ends. The main tray sits onto a base made of coromandel wood with green baize lining.
This tray could have a number of practical uses, for keeping stationary, watches, jewelry, or thinking outside of the box, holding you remote controls and candy!!
We have a matching box also in our Inventory and for auction.
ANGLO-INDIAN AND CEYLONESE BOXES: Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
Anglo-indian Boxes normally consist of 3 main types:-
(1) Most of the best and highest quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th Centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship in using ivory and tortoiseshell and lac decoration. These are referred to as ‘Vizagapatam Boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Wood
Antique Colonial Stencil Back Black Painted Plank Bottom Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Colonial Stencil Back Black Painted Plank Bottom Rocker Rocking Chair. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 20.5" W x 24.5" D x 15" Seat height.
Category
19th Century Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wood
1920
s Colonial coffee table in ebanized wood
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2881
Colonial coffee table in ebonized wood and mother-of-pearl.
Italian manufacture, circa 1930.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
English Country Horse and Jockey Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style gilt framed oil painting of horse and jockey wearing blue shirt
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Paint
13 American Captain
s Style Oak Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
13 American (19/20th Century) oak captain\'s-style armchairs with spindle backs. (PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century American Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Oak
$900 / item
English Brown Leather Valise
Located in Queens, NY
English brown leather valise.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Leather
American Rustic Wooden Outdoor Modelo Cooler
Located in Queens, NY
American rustic wooden cooler chest with metal interior. (branded, MODELO)
Category
19th Century American Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Metal
American Country Style Brass Oval Pot
Located in Queens, NY
American Country-style (19/20th Century) brass oval pot with wrought iron handle
Category
19th Century American Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rustic Carved Wooden Nutcracker Set with Wooden Mallet
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic carved wooden nut cracker bowl with a bark exterior, wooden mallet, and various metal nut picks.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 American Country Brass Fire Tools
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 American Country-style (20th Century) brass fire tools with ball top in stand with round base and 3 legs
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Maitland-Smith Faux Tortoise Bamboo Brass Pull Stand Magazine Racks
Located in Miami, FL
Maitland-Smith British Colonial Style End Table or stand with a faux tortoise finish over a turned wood faux bamboo frame.
Featuring Gold Leaf tooled brown leather panels, one drawer...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Great Pair of Vintage Mahogany Planters Chairs
Located in Richmond, VA
Great pair of vintage mahogany planters chairs with canvas.
Category
20th Century English British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Burmese Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A four-drawer chest in teak wood from old Burma, now Myanmar. Early 20th Century, circa 1925.
Dark finish. Two small drawers, two large. Original brass handles.
Category
1920s Burmese Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Teak
$2,850 Sale Price
50% Off
Regency Style Anglo Indian Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A well proportioned Anglo Indian armchair. Hand craved out of rosewood, the chair carved with rosettes and the back rest is carved is the form of horns. The seat is woven cane and u...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Cane, Teak
Hollone F. Nelly, Vintage Still Life Oil On Canvas "Breakfast W/ Flowers"
Located in Atlanta, GA
**Hollone F. Nelly, Vintage Still Life "Breakfast with Flowers," Oil on Canvas**
This vintage still life by Hollone F. Nelly, titled *"Breakfast with Flowers,"* captures a tranqui...
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Palecek French Regency Style Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
A fine Palecek French Regency style center or pedestal dining table of faux bamboo & braided rope styling accented with leather joinery in excellent vintage condition. Table dimensi...
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
French Bleached Oak Coffee Table, British Colonial Style, 20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
A beautifully crafted bleached oak coffee table sourced from an estate in France, executed in the British Colonial style during the late 20th century. The table features sculptural c...
Category
Late 20th Century French British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Hexagonal Wooden Coffee Table With Woven Cane Lower Tier
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant vintage hexagonal coffee table crafted from solid wood with a warm, satin mahogany finish. The tabletop features a refined framed edge and visible joinery that highlights the...
Category
1960s Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood, Cherry
Anglo Indian Bronze Serving Bowl on a Palm Tree Stand with Camel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style cast bronze fruit or serving bowl on a palm tree stand over a camel on a faux terra firma base.
Category
Late 20th Century Indian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Coastal Braided Rattan Safari Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage coastal safari style braided rattan highboy chest of 4 drawers.
Category
1970s American Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Rattan
1960s English Traditional Bronze
Copper Baby Shoes Bookends Nursery Décor Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of British colonial baby shoes bookends in cast bronze and handcrafted solid copper Shoes made in England in the 1960s.
Note the attention to details at the shoes and each is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Sterling Navette Form Dutch Scene Gilt Interior Tea Caddy British Import Mark
By Samuel Boyce Landeck
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A sterling silver navette form Dutch scene gilt interior tea caddy with British import mark, makers mark SBL for Samuel Boyce Landeck, (Sheffield 1897). Decorated with couples in a t...
Category
1890s English Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Cast Iron Firedog Andirons of Soldiers Val D´Osne, 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of 19th century French firedogs or andirons in cast iron stamped Val d´Osne. The andirons appear in their unbeatable old patina making the "Zoauve" soldier and the "Grenadier" soldier formed figures fabulously attractive. The foundry of Val d´Osne grounded in 1836 by Jean-Pierre-Victor André, is the maker of the Crystal Palace in London, build for the 1851 Great Exhibition...
Category
19th Century French Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Finely Carved British Colonial 19th Century Round Tiltable Table
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful finely carved British Colonial wooden circular side table from India or Ceylon. The circular top with a broad shallow relief detailed border depicting a lion and serpent ...
Category
1890s English Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Black Lacquered Wood Pedestal with Red Stone Inset
Located in New York, NY
A black lacquered pedestal/stand in elm wood, with red root stone top, cabriole legs and base stretcher, Beijing, 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Stone
Lillian August embossed leather top side table.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a Lillian August Leather top side table. This round side table has four fluted legs with solid brass casters at the bottom. This tabl...
Category
2010s Unknown British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bahamian Street Scene Watercolor Painting by Hartwell Leon Woodcock
By Hartwell L. Woodcock
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Watercolor painting of a Bahamian street scene possibly in Nassau. Complete with a woman carrying a bundle, a man in a cart, palm trees, house, gates and warm peaceful ambiance. Sign...
Category
20th Century North American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
British Colonial Secretary Cabinet from Indonesia
Located in New York, NY
A tall Indonesian antique secretary with twin glass panel doors, mid-19th century. British Colonial style.
Polychromed teak wood in two tones of red, plus gilt accents. Three shel...
Category
Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Vintage British Colonial Style Caned Tiered Stands or Etageres
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of mid century British Colonial stands or etageres crafted in fruit wood with framed tops over three caned tiers with turned supports.
Category
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Cane, Fruitwood
Small Brighton Pavillion White Wrought Iron Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming Miniature Brighton Pavillion style settee. This piece is finished in gloss white with a Ralph Lauren upholstered seat cushion in a chinoise...
Category
20th Century English British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century Colonial Walnut Drop Leaf Breakfast Dining Table w/ Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century American Colonial walnut drop leaf breakfast dining table with drawer. Item features remarkable authentic patina, turn carved legs, drop leaf sides, solid wood c...
Category
19th Century North American Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antico orologio oro argento
Located in Cantù, IT
Antico orologio oro argento Antico orologio oro argento Antico orologio oro argento Antico orologio oro argento Antico orologio oro argento Antico orolo...
Category
Late 20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
English Golf Display Case Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
English display case wall plaque with golf driver and iron heads and trophy in oak frame.
Category
20th Century British British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century English Walnut Tilt-Top Table
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century English Walnut Tilt-Top Table is a truly timeless design, made with an ingenious tilting top allowing it to be tucked against the wall when not in use, then deployed and...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rare! Early Maitland Smith Custom English Brass Table Lamp Spears Motif
Located in Peoria, AZ
Gorgeous!
Maitland Smith
Custom Brass
Speat Tripod
Table Lamp
Amazing British Colonial Style!
This one of a kind Maitland Smith lamp is an iconic example of British Colonial Style...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
$2,399 Sale Price
63% Off
Antique Persian Bakhtiari Cypress Tree Runner with British Colonial Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53253, antique Persian Bakhtiari Cypress Tree Runner with British Colonial style. With a subdued appearance and cypress tree design in neutral hues, this hand knotted wool antique Pe...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool
British Colonial furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique British Colonial furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used British Colonial furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Maitland Smith, Baker Furniture Company, Bloomingdale's, and Ralph Lauren. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $80 and tops out at $88,000 while the average work can sell for $3,161.
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