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18th Century East Indies Mahogany Raj Bed with Paws
Located in Charleston, SC
An 18th century Raj East Indies bed with elaborate carving, carved tiger paw feet, and a finished
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Antique Late 18th Century Indian British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

Antique Bird Print of a Turtle Dove from the East Indies
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'The Turtle Dove from the East Indies'. Original antique print of a
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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Bird Print of a Green Pie from the East Indies
Located in Langweer, NL
An original delicate and captivating antique print, labeled 'The Green-Pie from the East Indies
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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Decorative Antique Map of the Malay Archipelago or East Indies Island, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Indonesia titled 'Malay Archipelago, or East India Islands'. With vignettes of Victoria
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Antique 1850s Maps

Materials

Paper

Map of The East Indies with the Route of Capt. William Dampier's Voyage, 1698
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van Oost Indie'. Old map of the East Indies. It shows the routes of
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Antique 1690s Maps

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Paper

Original Antique Map of the West Indies by J. Arrowsmith, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "J. Arrowsmith's 19th Century Map of the West Indies" This original antique map, crafted by
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Antique Early 19th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

British Ceylon Style Specimen Round Tilt-Top Table , 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
casters. This Specimen breakfast table has an exotic East Indies Style.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Mahogany

Sri Lankan Mãrã or East Indian Walnut ‘Burgomaster’ Chair
Located in Amsterdam, NL
popularity in the former Dutch East Indies. Later they also became popular with the English in India and Sri
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Rattan

Superb, Large Map of British India, Chinese Empire, Indochina, Malaysia, 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Indes, colonies Anglaises.' Large map of the East Indies, British Colonies
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Antique 1860s Maps

Materials

Paper

Natives from Pegu, the Moluccan Islands, Penequais Indians and St Thomas, c.1605
Located in Langweer, NL
elusive East Indies to be opened to the English and the Dutch. This enabled the British East India Company
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Antique Early 1600s Prints

Materials

Paper

First Edition Guthrie's Geographical Grammmar in Miniature, 1807
Located in Langweer, NL
Netherlands"), Prussia and Poland, the German Empire and Switzerland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, East Indies
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Antique Early 19th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the Malay Archipelago with Images of Indigenous People, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
, but at the time of the map's creation, the region was known as the Dutch East Indies, a collection of
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Antique 1850s Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map the Windward or South Caribbean Islands and Guiana, 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles. Part of the West Indies, they lie south of the Leeward
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Antique Mid-19th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Pair Edwardian Inlaid Satinwood Bookcases by Maple & Co Early 20th C
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
many of Britain's country houses. Satinwood is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Satinwood

Fine Japanese Export Red Lacquer Box with Masonic Symbols, circa 1800
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Dutch lodges were established throughout British India and the Dutch East-Indies in the second half of
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Gold

Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton
Located in Nantucket, MA
protect merchant ships in the East Indies during the quasi-war with France. During the First Barbary War
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Antique 1830s American Federal Paintings

Materials

Canvas

West Coast of Africa, Guinea & Sierra Leone: An 18th Century Map by Bellin
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Alamo, CA
expansive work that mapped China, the East Indies, Asia, the Americas, early voyages to Australia, New
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Satinwood Wardrobe by Maple & Co 19th C
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
in Vienna, and many of Britain's country houses. Satinwood is a hard and durable wood with a
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Antique 1880s English Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Satinwood

VIntage Ib Andersen Lithograph for Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler"
By Ib Andersen
Located in San Carlos, CA
a significant contribution to Danish poster design - Most notably his 'British Exhibition' (British
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Vintage 1970s Danish Modern Prints

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Other

Antique Map of Eastern India by Kuyper, C.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate 55 : 'Britsch-Indie, Oost.' (British Indies, East). This lithographed map originates from
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Antique 19th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Pair Adam Revival Satinwood Side Cabinets Commodes 19th C
Located in London, GB
. Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was
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Antique 1890s Adam Style Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Satinwood

Dutch Arts & Crafts Chairs by W. Kuyper, The Netherlands 1920s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Dutch East Indies colony, as well as the sober Old Dutch furniture from the early seventeenth-century
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Rush, Wood

Antique Satinwood Hand Painted Demi-Lune Console Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
and buying portraits and landscapes. Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British
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Antique 1880s Console Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Giltwood

Antique Inlaid Satinwood Dressing Table Maple & Co 19th Century
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or
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Antique Early 1800s Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique 11 ft wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century
Located in London, GB
tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or
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Antique 1890s English Sheraton Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Satinwood Dressing Table Wash Stand Maple and Co 1880s
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
, including Tsar Nicholas's Winter Palace, the Hoffburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, and many of Britain
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Antique Early 1800s Tables

Materials

Siena Marble

Antique Sheraton Revival Armchair by Maple & Co 19th Century
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
Hoffburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, and many of Britain's country houses. Satinwood is a hard and
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Antique 1880s English Sheraton Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Rare Heliograph of the Government House in Colonial Singapore, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
biographical information has come to light about Charles J. Kleingrothe, whose images of the Dutch East Indies
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Antique Early 1900s Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

George III Mahogany Tallboy in the Manner of Robert Gillow
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. By 1775 he was in command of British forces in East Florida and in 1778 supported the attack on
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Antique 1760s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Heliograph of Tin Mining in Tronoh, Perak and Tambun in Sabah, Malaysia, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
East Indies and British Malaya are now highly sought after collector’s items. When the Medan branch
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Antique Early 1900s Antiquities

Materials

Paper

Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
information has come to light about Charles J. Kleingrothe, whose images of the Dutch East Indies and British
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Antique Early 1900s Prints

Materials

Paper

Four Rare Heliograph Views of Mining Near Sungei Bessi River in Malaysia, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
biographical information has come to light about Charles J. Kleingrothe, whose images of the Dutch East Indies
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Antique Early 1900s Prints

Materials

Paper

Three Rare Heliogravures on One Leaf of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
J. Kleingrothe, whose images of the Dutch East Indies and British Malaya are now highly sought after
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Antique Early 1900s Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
East Indies and British Malaya are now highly sought after collector’s items. When the Medan branch
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Antique Early 1900s Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907
Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907
H 13.78 in W 17.72 in D 0.01 in
Rare Heliograph of the Teutonia Club in Colonial Singapore, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
biographical information has come to light about Charles J. Kleingrothe, whose images of the Dutch East Indies
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Antique Early 1900s Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
East Indies and British Malaya are now highly sought after collector’s items. When the Medan branch
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Antique Early 1900s Prints

Materials

Paper

Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907
By Charles J. Kleingrothe
Located in Langweer, NL
East Indies and British Malaya are now highly sought after collector’s items. When the Medan branch
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Early 20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907
Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907
H 14.26 in W 18 in D 0.02 in
Dutch Colonial Silver Dish with the Von Pfeffel Coat-of-arms, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
with the Dutch East Indies but indirectly by way of the Royal House of Württemberg they did
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Antique Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Steam Yacht "Corsair" of 1930, Ship Model in Wood Display Case with Table
Located in Norwell, MA
the East Coast, in the West Indies and for trans-Atlantic record-breaking crossings. After an eventful
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20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Regency Carved Ebony and Anglo-Indian Hardwood Stool in Antiquarian Taste
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in London, GB
subsequently produced in Ceylon and the Dutch East Indies, (Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India & Ceylon
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Antique 1820s English Anglo-Indian Stools

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Ebony, Hardwood

Dutch, Brass Engraved Oval Tobacco/Smoking Box 18th Century, circa 1750
Located in Woodbridge, CT
irregular supply of tobacco from Brazil, West Indies and later the East Indies. Tobacco merchant. The
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Antique 18th Century Dutch William IV Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of British Colonial Specimen Top Teapoys with Carved Swans and Hands
Located in Charleston, SC
Lanka) with carved birds and hands. These tables were made in the British East Indies during the 19th
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Antique 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory British Colonial Sid...

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Wood

19th Century British Colonial Ebonized Brass Bound Campaign Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century British Colonial ebonized brass bound Campaign chest from the British East Indies
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Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany, Teak

Pair of Anglo-Indian Carved Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
A gorgeous pair of carved rosewood chairs from The British East Indies with a hand-caned seat
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Antique 19th Century Indian Side Chairs

Materials

Rosewood, Cane

Pair of Anglo-Indian Carved Chairs
Pair of Anglo-Indian Carved Chairs
H 36.25 in W 18.25 in D 20 in
Pair of Early 19th Century British Colonial East Indies Consoles
Located in Charleston, SC
A truly beautiful and unique pair of early 19th century British Colonial East Indies console tables
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20th Century Indian Console Tables

Materials

Marble

19th C East Indies Carved Planters Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
This late-19th century Anglo-Indian campeche chair is truly unique. The piece features elaborate carvings all-over, including winged and mermaid-like figures, peacocks, and fish carv...
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Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Lounge Chairs

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Mahogany

East Indies Regency Rosewood Raj Chair, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
splayed back legs continuing up into the Lotus back. The Raj Chair has a British Colonial Style of the
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Chairs

Materials

Brass

British Colonial Coromandel Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
East Indies - British Colonial - Anglo-Indian
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Antique 19th Century Indian Armchairs

Materials

Cane

Rare Homemade Example of the "Grand Union" First National Flag of America
Located in York County, PA
commissioning pennant at the top mast. While the British East Indies Company used an almost identical flag as
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Early 20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

British Colonial Carved Arm Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
An elaborately carved mahogany East Indies arm chair.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

British Colonial Carved Arm Chair
British Colonial Carved Arm Chair
H 41 in W 36 in D 22 in
A British Sailor's Woolie of H.M.S. Eurydice
Located in Downingtown, PA
/> The sinking of HMS Eurydice in 1878 with the loss of 364 lives was one of Britain's worst peace-time
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Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects

A Large British Sailor's Woolwork (woolie) Picture of the Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
widespread sympathy in Britain throughout the conflict with Austria and the North German Confederation
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Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Early 19th c. Anglo-Indian Sofa
Located in Charleston, SC
carving all around, this piece is unlike anything made today. East Indies, East Indian, British
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Antique 19th Century Indian Sofas

Early 19th c. Anglo-Indian Sofa
Early 19th c. Anglo-Indian Sofa
H 40 in W 93.25 in D 27 in
Early 19th Century China Trade Camphor Two-Part Secrétarie Military Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
camphor wood. Originating in the East Indies, this two-part secrétarie-military chest has ebonized reeded
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Julius Caesar Ibbetson English Landscape with Figures, circa 1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
Britain but also to the East Indies. In 1777 he moved to London, where he lived intermittently for the
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Antique Early 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Lord Kitchener Silver Presentation Cup
Located in New Orleans, LA
Honourable Herbert Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief, East Indies
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20th Century English Serving Pieces

Antique Edwardian Inlaid & Painted Satinwood Pedestal Stand 19th C
Located in London, GB
. Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was
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Antique 1890s English Sheraton Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Print Showing Various Malay People and a Tiger by Kleingrothe '1907'
Located in Langweer, NL
biographical information has come to light about Charles J. Kleingrothe, whose images of the Dutch East Indies
Category

Early 20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Satinwood Towel Rail 19th Century
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Edwardian Sheraton Revival Painted Satinwood Display Cabinet 19th C
Located in London, GB
). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia
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Antique 1880s English Edwardian Cabinets

Materials

Satinwood

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British East Indies For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of British east indies available for sale. Each of these unique British east indies was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and hardwood. British east indies have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. British east indies are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, industrial and Victorian styles are often sought at 1stDibs. British east indies have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Maple & Co., Jacques-Nicolas Bellin and Charles J. Kleingrothe are consistently popular.

How Much are British East Indies?

British east indies can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,194, while the lowest priced sells for $60 and the highest can go for as much as $44,500.