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19th Century 56lb Brass Weight
19th Century 56lb Brass Weight

19th Century 56lb Brass Weight

Located in London, GB

as these were used throughout the United Kingdom and British Empire in Government offices during the

Category

Antique 1880s English Doors and Gates

19th Century Mahogany Campaign Chest
19th Century Mahogany Campaign Chest

19th Century Mahogany Campaign Chest

Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire

19th and 20th centuries, when military campaigns took place during the Expansion of the British Empire

Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Mahogany and Brass Military Chest of Drawers Campaign
Vintage Mahogany and Brass Military Chest of Drawers Campaign

Vintage Mahogany and Brass Military Chest of Drawers Campaign

Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB

19th century with the Expansion of the British Empire, but personal furniture faded from military use

Category

Early 20th Century Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

19th Century Brass Bound Teak Campaign Chest
19th Century Brass Bound Teak Campaign Chest

19th Century Brass Bound Teak Campaign Chest

Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire

military campaigns took place during the expansion of the British Empire. British officers of high social

Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Victorian Camphorwood Campaign Trunk
Victorian Camphorwood Campaign Trunk

Victorian Camphorwood Campaign Trunk

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

stories to tell. Originally made to transport officers uniforms around the British Empire. These were

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Blanket Chests

Materials

Hardwood

1944 Australian Landscape Painting Charles Lancaster
1944 Australian Landscape Painting Charles Lancaster

1944 Australian Landscape Painting Charles Lancaster

By Charles Lancaster

Located in Paradise Point, Queensland

Queensland Art Society Jubilee Medal and the King George VI Coronation Medal in 1937 and a British Empire

Category

Vintage 1940s Australian Country Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique Games Box - History of India

Antique Games Box - History of India

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

the country that was so important to the British Empire. Chess or draughts can be played to the

Category

20th Century English Games

Materials

Leather

Rare and Fine British Colonial Georgian Teak Side Chair c. 1790
Rare and Fine British Colonial Georgian Teak Side Chair c. 1790

Rare and Fine British Colonial Georgian Teak Side Chair c. 1790

Located in Heathfield, GB

British families worked all over the empire and furniture was commissioned from craftsman to match the

Category

Antique 18th Century Georgian Side Chairs

Materials

Teak

Early 20th Century Camphor Campaign Secretaire Chest
Early 20th Century Camphor Campaign Secretaire Chest

Early 20th Century Camphor Campaign Secretaire Chest

Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire

19th and 20th centuries, when military campaigns took place during the expansion of the British Empire

Category

20th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Victorian Camphorwood Ottoman
Victorian Camphorwood Ottoman

Victorian Camphorwood Ottoman

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

officer's uniforms, and his personal effects around the British Empire. The reason this Victorian ottoman

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Blanket Chests

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Victorian circa 1890, 4.5 Carat Certified No Heat Blue Sapphire Brooch
Antique Victorian circa 1890, 4.5 Carat Certified No Heat Blue Sapphire Brooch

Antique Victorian circa 1890, 4.5 Carat Certified No Heat Blue Sapphire Brooch

Located in Berlin, Berlin

example, most likely mined in former Ceylon - then a Crown colony of the British Empire - inspired a maker

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver

Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Sailor Jack Tar
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Sailor Jack Tar

Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Sailor Jack Tar

By Staffordshire

Located in Essex, MA

, particularly during the period of the British Empire. By World War I the term was used as a nickname for those

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Edwardian Upright Croquet Set by Jaques
Edwardian Upright Croquet Set by Jaques

Edwardian Upright Croquet Set by Jaques

Located in London, GB

throughout the British Empire. It is said that the Viceroy of India played Croquet regularly with a solid

Category

20th Century English Games

Materials

Brass

Large Model of the Famous Schooner Bluenose out of  Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Large Model of the Famous Schooner Bluenose out of  Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Large Model of the Famous Schooner Bluenose out of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Located in Quechee, VT

flag and the British Empire merchantman flag. The model rests on a custom stand with a brass name plate

Category

Vintage 1970s Canadian Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Queen Victoria's Mirror
Queen Victoria's Mirror

Queen Victoria's Mirror

Located in Paradise Point, Queensland

for the largest government house in the British Empire. Queen Victoria died there in 1901.

Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Silver Six Pence Bookmark, 1896
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Silver Six Pence Bookmark, 1896

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Silver Six Pence Bookmark, 1896

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

festivities, the diamond jubilee would focus almost exclusively on a celebration of the British empire’.

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Victorian Teak Brass Bound Military Trunk
Victorian Teak Brass Bound Military Trunk

Victorian Teak Brass Bound Military Trunk

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

for a British officer to take store his valuables on his journeys around the British Empire, whether

Category

Antique 1860s Indian Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak

HMS Victoria at Hong Kong Harbor China Trade Marine Oil Painting
HMS Victoria at Hong Kong Harbor China Trade Marine Oil Painting

HMS Victoria at Hong Kong Harbor China Trade Marine Oil Painting

Located in Palm City, FL

British Empire, and the first Australian warship to be deployed overseas. She was designed by the

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas

English Officers Edwardian Mahogany Military Chest, Circa 1900
English Officers Edwardian Mahogany Military Chest, Circa 1900

English Officers Edwardian Mahogany Military Chest, Circa 1900

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

posted overseas, to the many outposts of the British Empire. As it is in 2 sections that makes it easier

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Orientalist Painting Signed Frederick Goodall
19th Century Orientalist Painting Signed Frederick Goodall

19th Century Orientalist Painting Signed Frederick Goodall

By Frederick Goodall R.A.

Located in Badia Polesine, Rovigo

, the contrasts accentuated. There is also an English Orientalist school with the British Empire and

Category

Antique 1840s English Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Antique teak military chest
Antique teak military chest

Antique teak military chest

Located in Salisbury, GB

had been commissioned to take on campaigns and his postings around the British Empire. The chest is

Category

Antique 1870s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Victorian Oak Brass Bound Military Chest
Victorian Oak Brass Bound Military Chest

Victorian Oak Brass Bound Military Chest

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

to take on campaign. It was made in two parts for ease of transportation around the British Empire

Category

Antique 1860s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

William IV Rosewood Small One-Door Side Cabinet
William IV Rosewood Small One-Door Side Cabinet

William IV Rosewood Small One-Door Side Cabinet

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

British Empire, and the Factory Act limiting child labour came into force in Great Britain. William Lloyd

Category

Antique 1820s English William IV Sideboards

Materials

Rosewood

Royal Navy Officer's Full Dress Blue Uniform and Cocked Hat
Royal Navy Officer's Full Dress Blue Uniform and Cocked Hat

Royal Navy Officer's Full Dress Blue Uniform and Cocked Hat

Located in Palm City, FL

invested in the Order of the British Empire. After discharge, he served in the Civil Service, and is listed

Category

Vintage 1930s English Nautical Objects

Victorian circa 1900 Certified 9.80 Carat No Heat Sapphire Brooch and Pendant
Victorian circa 1900 Certified 9.80 Carat No Heat Sapphire Brooch and Pendant

Victorian circa 1900 Certified 9.80 Carat No Heat Sapphire Brooch and Pendant

Located in Berlin, Berlin

former Ceylon - then a Crown colony of the British Empire - inspired a maker of fine jewellery to turn it

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver

Victorian Satinwood Military Chest
Victorian Satinwood Military Chest

Victorian Satinwood Military Chest

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

to take on campaign. It was made in 2 parts for ease of transportation around the British Empire

Category

Antique 1870s Indian Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Satinwood

Laura Knight Charcoal Drawing
Laura Knight Charcoal Drawing

Laura Knight Charcoal Drawing

Located in London, GB

British Empire at a time when such awards were rarely given and not so prolifically as today. The first

Category

Early 20th Century British Drawings

Materials

Charcoal

A magnificent antique amethyst and diamond bangle
A magnificent antique amethyst and diamond bangle

A magnificent antique amethyst and diamond bangle

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bedford as well as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1928. She was invested as a Dame

Category

English Bangles

Victorian military teak brass bound campaign chest
Victorian military teak brass bound campaign chest

Victorian military teak brass bound campaign chest

Located in Salisbury, GB

his future career, to be transported to all corners of the British Empire. It was made in 2 pieces so

Category

Antique 1870s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Large, Sterling Silver Locomotive Cigar Box, 1949
Large, Sterling Silver Locomotive Cigar Box, 1949

Large, Sterling Silver Locomotive Cigar Box, 1949

By Walker & Hall

Located in London, GB

the British Empire from the early 20th century until 1968. Production from the Vivian & Sons Ltd

Category

Vintage 1940s British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Sterling Silver

RW Winfield Design 19th Century Steel and Brown Leather Rocking Chair
RW Winfield Design 19th Century Steel and Brown Leather Rocking Chair

RW Winfield Design 19th Century Steel and Brown Leather Rocking Chair

By R. W. Winfield & Co.

Located in London, GB

far flung places scattered across the old British Empire. You can see examples of the Winfield

Category

Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) British Colonial Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Victorian Plaster Bust of Queen Victoria by David Watson Stevenson, 1871
Mid-Victorian Plaster Bust of Queen Victoria by David Watson Stevenson, 1871

Mid-Victorian Plaster Bust of Queen Victoria by David Watson Stevenson, 1871

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great Expansion of the British Empire. An

Category

Antique 1870s English High Victorian Busts

Materials

Plaster

Antique Edwardian circa 1910, Certified 2.05 Carat No Heat Sapphire Diamond Ring
Antique Edwardian circa 1910, Certified 2.05 Carat No Heat Sapphire Diamond Ring

Antique Edwardian circa 1910, Certified 2.05 Carat No Heat Sapphire Diamond Ring

Located in Berlin, Berlin

(Sri Lanka), which then was still part of the British Empire; gemstones from the famous mines on the

Category

Vintage 1910s German Edwardian Cluster Rings

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum

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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.

How Much is a British Empire?

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.