$3,200Sale Price|44% Off
British Colonial Teak Wood Display Counter
Located in Chicago, IL
These items were placed in glass-windowed display shelves and cases to protect their contents from insects and dust.
Glass, Teak
Vintage Thai British Colonial Teak and Glass Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Thai British Colonial Teak and Glass Display Cabinet The cabinet has 2 Doors and 3 Shelves. This cabinet was made in Thailand.
Glass, Wood, Teak
1990s British Colonial Faux Bamboo Etagere Storage Display Cabinet
By Bloomingdale's
Located in Southampton, NJ
An impressive faux bamboo British Colonial style etagere cabinet featuring two mirrors, fixed interior shelves and glass doors. The exterior is wrapped in chestnut woven grasscloth ...
Grasscloth, Faux Bamboo, Glass
Antique Thai British Colonial Teak and Glass Display Cabinet/Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Thai British Colonial Teak and Glass Display Cabinet/Bookcase Store books and display your treasured items with this functional and charmingly crafted teak bookcase. This pi...
Glass, Wood, Teak
American Colonial Walnut Salesman Sample Apothecary Cupboard Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Antique American Colonial Primitive Walnut Salesman Sample Apothecary Cupboard Display Cabinet with 3 Drawers, Glass Doors, and Blue Painted Interior. Circa Mid 19th Century. M...
Glass, Walnut
Teak Museum Display Cabinet
Located in Topanga, CA
A gorgeous teak museum display cabinet featuring glass panels on the sides and a pair of sliding glazed doors at the front. The cabinet has a wooden back panel and sturdy shelves in...
Teak
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.
Iron
Vintage Teakwood Low Bookcase / Display Cabinet with Sliding Glass Doors
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage teakwood low bookcase / display cabinet with sliding glass doors This vintage teak bookcase or display cabinet was handmade in North Carolina, USA. It has its original color...
Glass, Teak
20th Century Ebony British Colonial Two-Door Display Cabinet
Located in San Marino, CA
A 20th century British Colonial solid ebony two-door display cabinet, from Sri Lanka.
Glass, Ebony
Unavailable
H 90.56 in W 110.24 in D 28.75 in
19th Century French Hand-Painted Wood Display Cabinet with Four Glass Shutters
Located in Florence, IT
19th century French hand-painted wood display cabinet with four glass shutters.
Metal
British Colonial Breakfront Display Case
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive British Colonial breakfront display case comes in two parts; the top part features a display case that has two pairs of glass paned doors that open to compartments li...
Teak
Antique Thai British Colonial Wood and Glass Display Case
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Thai British Colonial Wood and Glass Display Case The display case has 3 Shelves and 1 Drawer at the bottom.
Glass, Wood
British Colonial Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This attractive cabinet has an Edwardian influenced design; a domed cornice attached to a secondary panel sits above two glass-panel doors. A large drawer provides additional storage...
Teak
British Colonial Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This large and impressive British Colonial bookcase is from Rangoon, Burma, made from teak wood and dates to the early 1900's. The piece retains its original varnish which has yellow...
Glass, Teak
British Colonial Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful British Colonial Display Cabinet is from Chiang Mai, Thailand and made from Teak Wood. Given its design it is probable that it was used as a mercantile piece or in a C...
Teak
British Colonial Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This British Colonial Display Cabinet is from India and made from solid Burmese Teak Wood. During the empire, Teak was preferred for bookcases because its scent repelled tropical ins...
Teak
British Colonial Art Deco Display Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This Art Deco display cabinet is from Mandalay, Burma and made from Teak Wood. Towards the end of the British Empire, just before WWII, Burmese furniture makers adopted the new inter...
Teak
British Colonial Display Cabinet with Two Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous British Colonial display cabinet was made in Rangoon, Burma from teakwood and dates to the early 1900s. This display cabinet features shelves, two drawers and beautiful...
Brass
British Colonial Display Cabinet with Five Shelves
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive British Colonial display cabinet is from Thailand and is made from teakwood, circa 1930. It features glass windows and with five shelves.
Teak
Mid-20th Century Black British Colonial Tall Display Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall British Colonial storage cabinet with glass doors from the mid-20th century.
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 83.75 in W 47.25 in D 16.75 in
Ethan Allen British Colonial Cherry Wood Lighted Bookcase or Display Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous British Colonial style lighted bookcase, display cabinet, or china cabinet By Ethan Allen, "British Classics" Collection. USA, late 20th century Carved cherry woo...
Brass
Colonial Teak Wood Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Comprising four shelves with glass front and sides. This piece was used in a Burmese dry goods shop until the 1980s.
Glass, Teak
Sold
H 82 in W 31.75 in D 15 in
Henredon British Colonial / Campaign Style Display / Vitrine Cabinets - Pair
By Henredon
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of Henredon display cabinets with campaign styling. The backs are mirrored with adjustable glass shelves. They have two lights in each. The cabinets are marked and in ...
Brass
Specimen Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This fully-enclosed Teak wood specimen display cabinet dates to the late 19th Century. It is British Colonial in style and was made in Rangoon, Burma. Though fully restored and havin...
Glass, Teak
British Colonial Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This stately British Colonial display cabinet is from Burma and is made from Teak wood. It dates to the early 20th Century. It features tall display windows and 2 bottom drawers for ...
Teak
British Colonial Art Deco Display Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming British Colonial Art Deco display cabinet would also make a wonderful hutch. The piece features 2 blue frosted glass and while the beautifully aged patina emits a warm ...
Glass, Teak
British Colonial Wood Open Display or Bookshelf
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage British Colonial bookshelf with three levels. This freestanding British Colonial shelving unit features three open shelves, supported with nicely turned side columns down f...
Wood, Hardwood
British Colonial Display Cabinet with Glazed Sides and Doors
Located in Chicago, IL
A unique display piece that clearly captures the nineteenth-century enthusiasm for inventing new modes of visualization and exhibitionism. This display cabinet with glazed sides and ...
Glass, Teak
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H 28 in W 20.5 in D 13.25 in
Vintage British Colonial Style Small One Door Wooden Curio Display Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage British Colonial Jacobean style small one door wooden curio display cabinet. Item features bun feet, glass panels, solid wood construction, distressed finish, 1 swing door, 2...
Glass, Wood
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H 78.75 in W 41.34 in D 17.72 in
Two-part display cabinet in exotic wood, colonial period, late 19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Two-part display buffet/bookcase in exotic wood, colonial period, late 19th century A beautiful two-part display cabinet/bookcase in exotic wood (probably teak, or a similar native ...
Wood
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H 41 in W 40.5 in D 8.5 in
Antique American Colonial Glass Front Mahogany Display Cupboard Hutch Curio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique colonial glass front two door display hutch. Item features solid Mahogany wood construction, two locking doors with key and individual panes of glass, eight fixed shelves. It...
Mahogany
19th Century Painted Burmese Teak Glazed Display Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century painted Burmese teak glazed display cabinet, circa 1890. Unusual cabinet from colonial Burma. Rustic made from available woods, this one being in teak. Comprising ...
Teak
Sold
H 30 in W 16 in D 5 in
Maitland Smith Mahogany Curio Golf Ball Display Wall Cabinet Case German Clock
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare Maitland Smith curio cabinet. Made from naturally distressed mahogany with glass front opening to four shelves with brass tee shaped pedestals intended to display golf balls. ...
Brass
British Colonial X-Design Display Cabinet Reproduction
Located in San Marino, CA
Cabinet, Display X-Design w/2 Glass Doors Repro A handsome reproduction piece of a British Colonial rosewood X-design display cabinet. The cabinet features intricately carved deta...
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Indo-Portuguese Hutch or Display Case
Located in Heath, MA
Indo-Portuguese hutch or display case in rich mahogany with carved acanthus details, circa 1900. The cabinet is in two parts with display shelves on top and a two-door cabinet with l...
Mahogany
Indian Rosewood Display Cabinet GOA
Located in San Marino, CA
19th Century Goa Rosewood display cabinet with sunburst design on doors. Two small drawers with three large below. Keys included.
Wood
19th Century British Colonial Rosewood Display Cabinet
Located in San Marino, CA
19th century Goa rosewood display cabinet with sunburst design on doors. Two small drawers with three large below. Keys included.
Rosewood
20th Century Sri Lankan Display Cabinet with Single Door
Located in San Marino, CA
Mid-20th century Sri Lankan cabinet with three glass sides and a solid back. One single door with two latches.
Glass
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$1,355 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
Pata de Elefante Large Floor Lamp, Sculptural Parota Wood Base
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pata de Elefante Large Floor Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Floor-standing and fully commanding, the Pata de Elefante Large brings the iconic ""Elephant's Foot"" silhoue...
Fiberglass, Linen, Textile, Wood
Wim Wilson Floating Credenza for Castelijn – 1964, Model D242
By Castelijn, Wim Wilson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined example of Dutch Mid-Century design, this floating credenza, Model D242, was thoughtfully designed by Wim Wilson for Castelijn in 1964. This elegant piece embodies the era'...
Aluminum
$1,036Sale Price|68% Off
H 91 in W 83 in D 16 in
Large Solid Oak French Louis XV Style Breakfront Bookcase Vitrine, circa 1980
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This impressive French Louis XV style breakfront bookcase vitrine, crafted in solid oak circa 1980, is a striking example of fine European craftsmanship. The substantial design featu...
Oak
$2,328
H 61.42 in W 26.38 in D 14.97 in
Vintage Dutch Oak Haberdashery Shop Cabinet / Vitrine Drop Down Doors, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This haberdashery cabinet was produced during the 1930s in the Netherlands. It features 14 drop down doors in oak with glass fronts and oak handles. It was originally used in a wareh...
Oak
$60,685Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
18th Century Antique Swedish Red Painted Baroque Secretary
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A two-tiered wooden cabinet from the 18th century Swedish Gustavian period. The top door opens to reveal a decorative top shelf and three other shelves. The top of the bottom shelf c...
Wood
$2,621Sale Price|25% Off
H 77.25 in W 53.75 in D 16 in
MCM 1 Piece Kroehler China Hutch Cabinet Glass Shelves Carved Handles
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Mid-Century Modern one-piece Kroehler china cabinet or hutch with adjustable glass shelves, brass plated sculpted handles and hinges, lights, vertical carved door handles with...
Metal
Vintage Dutch Oak / Mahogany Haberdashery Shop Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This haberdashery cabinet was produced during the 1930s in the Netherlands. This piece features 24 paper covered drawers in mahogany with mostly original glass fronts, mahogany handl...
Mahogany
Arts & Crafts Mission Stickley Brothers Two Door Oak Bookcase C1910
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous two door Arts & Crafts bookcase by the Stickley Brothers C1910. Quater sawn oak throughout the cabinet in a deep rich brown. Divided glass panels and a iron ring pull. Sign...
Glass, Oak
$3,958Sale Price|42% Off
H 35.44 in W 78.75 in D 24.41 in
Shop Counter of Birch and Oak Wood with Twenty Drawers, 1940's
Located in Madrid, ES
Two-part merchant haberdashery counter made of birch and oak. Glass upper part with interior compartment of ten display drawers and mounting for lighting. Bottom part with ten larger...
Brass
Vintage Style Reclaimed Wood Hutch in Distressed Black Finish
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
The Cabinet is a reclaimed wood cabinet that is beautifully crafted and the perfect storage solution. Finish: Weathered Black Dimensions: 60″W x 18″D x 90″H custom sizes available ...
Pine, Reclaimed Wood
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.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.