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Monumental Morung Carving with Five Mithun Head Decoration
Monumental Morung Carving with Five Mithun Head Decoration

Monumental Morung Carving with Five Mithun Head Decoration

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 Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair Cased Lobster / Seafood Picks - Harrods - London 1929
Pair Cased Lobster / Seafood Picks - Harrods - London 1929

Pair Cased Lobster / Seafood Picks - Harrods - London 1929

By Harrods Ltd (Richard Woodman Burbridge), Harrods

Located in Bath, GB

Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) From this time he was known as Sir Woodman or Sir Richard

Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

1920s Oak Apothecary Cabinet The Office Specialty Co. Newmarket Ontario
1920s Oak Apothecary Cabinet The Office Specialty Co. Newmarket Ontario

1920s Oak Apothecary Cabinet The Office Specialty Co. Newmarket Ontario

By Office Specialty Mfg. Co.

Located in Surrey, BC

manufacturer of filing systems and other materials in the British Empire. It 1920, the Newmarket location

Category

Vintage 1920s Canadian Arts and Crafts Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Village by the Shore
Village by the Shore

Village by the Shore

By Mary Evelyn Wrinch

Located in Wiscasset, ME

exhibitions at the British Empire Exposition and Tate Gallery in London, England. Wrinch’s works are held

Category

Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Once There Was A Way (Signed)

Once There Was A Way (Signed)

By Harry Benson

Located in Toronto, ON

Fellowship of The Royal Photographic Society in 2009, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Other Medium

Rare Georgian Diamond Drop Earrings, circa 1810s
Rare Georgian Diamond Drop Earrings, circa 1810s

Rare Georgian Diamond Drop Earrings, circa 1810s

Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE

- George IV, who reigned during the peak of the British Empire (1714-1830s). Naturalistic jewellery

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Chandelier Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Gold, Silver

English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Fitted Drawer
English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Fitted Drawer

English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Fitted Drawer

Located in Montreal, QC

expansion of the British Empire. British officers of high social standing would carry the pieces around with

Category

Antique 19th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Military Teak Secretaire Chest of Drawers 19th Century
Antique Victorian Military Teak Secretaire Chest of Drawers 19th Century

Antique Victorian Military Teak Secretaire Chest of Drawers 19th Century

Located in London, GB

India and Ceylon (The Raj), indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately

Category

Antique 1840s English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Large Lustre Ware Pitcher Dated 1824 for the Orange Order of Northern Ireland
Large Lustre Ware Pitcher Dated 1824 for the Orange Order of Northern Ireland

Large Lustre Ware Pitcher Dated 1824 for the Orange Order of Northern Ireland

By Sunderland

Located in Katonah, NY

British history. It is dated 1824. It has historical value relating to the British empire and freemasonry

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pitchers

Materials

Earthenware

Odiot French Empire Silver-Gilt Traveling Dressing Case
Odiot French Empire Silver-Gilt Traveling Dressing Case

Odiot French Empire Silver-Gilt Traveling Dressing Case

By Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot

Located in New Orleans, LA

in the British Empire who could create such a masterpiece. In her 1842 will, Viscountess Deerhurst

Category

Antique 19th Century French Regency Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Vermeil

Monumental Morung Coarse Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration
Monumental Morung Coarse Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration

Monumental Morung Coarse Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration

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 Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration
Monumental Morung Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration

Monumental Morung Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration

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 Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Three Mithun Head Decoration
Monumental Morung Carving with Three Mithun Head Decoration

Monumental Morung Carving with Three Mithun Head Decoration

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 Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Morung Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration
Monumental Morung Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration

Monumental Morung Carving with Seven Mithun Head Decoration

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 Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Army and Navy Coaching Whip Rack
Army and Navy Coaching Whip Rack

Army and Navy Coaching Whip Rack

By Army & Navy CSL

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

and had stores all-over the British Empire, eventually being taken over by House of Fraser in 1973.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Oak

Monumental Morung Carving with Five Mithun Head Decoration
Monumental Morung Carving with Five Mithun Head Decoration

Monumental Morung Carving with Five Mithun Head Decoration

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 Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Military Teak Secretaire Chest of Drawers C1840 19th C
Antique Victorian Military Teak Secretaire Chest of Drawers C1840 19th C

Antique Victorian Military Teak Secretaire Chest of Drawers C1840 19th C

Located in London, GB

campaigns abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj), indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being

Category

Antique 1840s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

19th Century Table Top Globe by George Philip & Son, London, circa 1890
19th Century Table Top Globe by George Philip & Son, London, circa 1890

19th Century Table Top Globe by George Philip & Son, London, circa 1890

By George Philip & Son

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Exceptional 8 inch C. Smith´s British Empire Educational Globe artfully processed by George Philip

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Globes

Materials

Brass

Monumental Morung Carving with Leaf Muntjac and Four Mithun Head Decoration
Monumental Morung Carving with Leaf Muntjac and Four Mithun Head Decoration

Monumental Morung Carving with Leaf Muntjac and Four Mithun Head Decoration

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 Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Original 1938 Southern Railways Travel Poster: Pictorial Map of London Town

Original 1938 Southern Railways Travel Poster: Pictorial Map of London Town

By Kerry Lee, Baynard Press, London

Located in London, GB

the British Empire and the top features shields bearing the Union Jack flag with the flags of the

Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Liberty Style Thebes Stool
Liberty Style Thebes Stool

Liberty Style Thebes Stool

Located in Hudson, NY

subsequent takeover of the British empire in the later part of the 19th century would reemerge again in the

Category

Antique 19th Century English Stools

Materials

Wood

Victorian Porcelain Dial Strut Clock
Victorian Porcelain Dial Strut Clock

Victorian Porcelain Dial Strut Clock

By Thomas Cole (Clockmaker)

Located in Newark, England

Cole. Victorian in the United Kingdom and the British Empire the Victorian era was the period of Queen

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Tobacco Pipe Bowl - Queen Victoria with Amber Crown
19th Century Tobacco Pipe Bowl - Queen Victoria with Amber Crown

19th Century Tobacco Pipe Bowl - Queen Victoria with Amber Crown

Located in Copenhagen, K

characterized by a large expansion of the British Empire, and during the period it reached its zenith and became

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Amber

Mid-20th Century British Navy Ross Battleship Binoculars on Stand
Mid-20th Century British Navy Ross Battleship Binoculars on Stand

Mid-20th Century British Navy Ross Battleship Binoculars on Stand

By Andrew Ross

Located in London, GB

Goerz lenses under licence for sale in the UK and the British Empire. Ross patented a Wide Angle lens

Category

Vintage 1940s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Steel

Jamaican Marquetry Tea Caddy in Caribbean Woods by Ralph Turnbull
Jamaican Marquetry Tea Caddy in Caribbean Woods by Ralph Turnbull

Jamaican Marquetry Tea Caddy in Caribbean Woods by Ralph Turnbull

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

black and white apprentices. When slaves were emancipated in the British Empire during the 1830s

Category

Antique 1830s Jamaican Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

On the High Wire

On the High Wire

By Dame Laura Knight

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

artist to be made a Dame of the British Empire. From 1903 she exhibited at the Royal Academy and in the

Category

1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Portrait of "Michel" Hamilton's, London
Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Portrait of "Michel" Hamilton's, London

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Portrait of "Michel" Hamilton's, London

By Michael Roberts

Located in Palm Springs, CA

four books of his illustrations. Roberts was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Category

Vintage 1980s English Modern Photography

Materials

Other

The H.M. Stanley Camp Desk
The H.M. Stanley Camp Desk

The H.M. Stanley Camp Desk

Located in New Orleans, LA

1899, in recognition of his service to the British Empire in Africa. Stanley also has

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Leather

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo 1990s
Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo 1990s

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo 1990s

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Cocobolo

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo 1990s
Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo 1990s

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo 1990s

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Cocobolo

Brazilian Tulipwood Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase
Brazilian Tulipwood Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase

Brazilian Tulipwood Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tulipwood

Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo vase trinket
Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo vase trinket

Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Cocobolo vase trinket

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Cocobolo

Sculptural Wooden Vase by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Pink Ivory 1990s Signed
Sculptural Wooden Vase by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Pink Ivory 1990s Signed

Sculptural Wooden Vase by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Pink Ivory 1990s Signed

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Other

Rosewood Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase
Rosewood Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase

Rosewood Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Tulipwood 1990s
Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Tulipwood 1990s

Sculptural Turned Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Tulipwood 1990s

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

wide. He was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Tulipwood

Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key vase collection
Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key vase collection

Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key vase collection

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Hardwood

Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Bocote Wood vase
Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Bocote Wood vase

Sculptural Wooden Bowl by Master Craftsman Ray Key in Bocote Wood vase

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

awarded a British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Other

Wooden Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s
Wooden Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s

Wooden Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s

By Ray Key

Located in Uxbridge, GB

British Empire Medal in 2015 in the Late Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to wood turning

Category

Late 20th Century British Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Amazing Circa 1838 Folk art walking stick
Amazing Circa 1838 Folk art walking stick

Amazing Circa 1838 Folk art walking stick

Located in London, GB

control of the East India Company, not officially becoming part of the British Empire until 1858. It is

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bamboo

Two Seated Figures on Stripes
Two Seated Figures on Stripes

Two Seated Figures on Stripes

By Lynn Chadwick

Located in Miami, FL

appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1964, an honor that solidified his

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Two Seated Figures on Stripes
Two Seated Figures on Stripes

Two Seated Figures on Stripes

By Lynn Chadwick

Located in Miami, FL

appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1964, an honor that solidified his

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of Valenti Vintage Italian Leather Campaign Chairs
Pair of Valenti Vintage Italian Leather Campaign Chairs

Pair of Valenti Vintage Italian Leather Campaign Chairs

By Italo Valenti

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

and expansion of the British Empire in the eighteenth and 19th centuries the demand by the military

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs

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British Empire For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the British empire you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each British empire for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and fabric. If you’re shopping for a British empire, we have 31 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect British empire — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A British empire is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Art Deco and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. A well-made British empire has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Austin Cooper, Joseph Fitter and Charles Smith & Son are consistently popular.

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A British empire can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $57 and the highest can go for as much as $83,550.