British Nightstand
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Night Stands
Faux Bamboo
Vintage 1980s Philippine British Colonial Night Stands
Bamboo, Cane
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Night Stands
Bamboo, Grasscloth
Recent Sales
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Night Stands
20th Century American British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Night Stands
Bamboo
Vintage 1980s Philippine British Colonial Night Stands
Faux Bamboo, Cane
Vintage 1980s American British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bamboo, Cane
20th Century American British Colonial End Tables
Wood
20th Century American British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
20th Century American British Colonial Night Stands
20th Century American British Colonial Night Stands
20th Century Indian British Colonial Night Stands
Bone
Mid-20th Century British British Colonial Side Tables
Wood
Vintage 1980s North American British Colonial End Tables
Faux Bamboo, Cane
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Night Stands
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Grasscloth
20th Century American British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Grasscloth
Mid-20th Century British British Colonial End Tables
Brass
20th Century Philippine British Colonial End Tables
Bamboo
Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Cabinets
Teak
Late 20th Century British Colonial Night Stands
Brass
1990s British Colonial Night Stands
Faux Bamboo, Cane
Vintage 1980s American British Colonial Night Stands
Bamboo, Faux Bamboo, Cane
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Night Stands
20th Century American British Colonial Night Stands
Grasscloth
20th Century American British Colonial Night Stands
Mahogany, Walnut
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Teak
Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Night Stands
Teak
Vintage 1930s Indian Anglo Raj Night Stands
Teak
Vintage 1970s Organic Modern Night Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Vintage 1960s English Scandinavian Modern End Tables
Teak
1990s English British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
2010s North American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Maple, Oak, Walnut
20th Century North American British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Faux Bamboo
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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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