Antique British Colonial Caned Day Bed
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable 19th century British colonial day bed handcrafted in mahogany with an
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Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Daybeds
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British Colonial Day Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Daybeds
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Teak
British Colonial Art Deco Day Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome British Colonial Art Deco daybed is from Rangoon, Burma and was made from teak wood
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Mid-20th Century Burmese British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
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Antique British Colonial Hanging Day Bed
Located in Atlanta, GA
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British Colonial Art Deco Day Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome British Colonial Art Deco daybed is from Rangoon, Burma and was made from teak wood
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Materials
Teak
Mid-20th Century British Colonial Large Coffee Table 'or Day Bed'
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
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Antique British Colonial Exotic Hard Wood and Caned Day Bed
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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$112,829 / set
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$16,942
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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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