Antique British Colonial Caned and Carved Planters Chair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive British Colonial plantation chair crafted in mahogany in a graceful form with dramatic carved ocean and floral motifs on the back and rolled arms, having caned seat and ba...
Cane, Mahogany
$30,000
H 82 in W 60 in D 80 in
Caribbean Mahogany Reeded and Barley Twist Four Poster Bed, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Caribbean mahogany four-poster bed with a carved decorative scrolled spindle head board and foot board, complimented by four reeded and barley twist bulbous post. Early 19th century....
Mahogany, Pine
Antique British Colonial Caned Chaise Lounge
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dashing 19th century West Indies chaise lounge handcrafted in mahogany in elegant form with carved acanthus leaves, caned back and seat, rolled arm and classic turned legs. H: 33.75...
Cane, Mahogany
Antique British Colonial Settee or Couch
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century West Indies British colonial settee handcrafted with mahogany in classic elegant form with carved ocean inspired motifs, rolled arms and carved and turned legs.
Mahogany
British Colonial West Indies Carved and Caned Sofa
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century William IV Caribbean or West Indian settee hand crafted in mahogany with an ocean inspired center carving, rolled arms, caned seat back and sides, pegged construction, a...
Mahogany
Anglo Caribbean Carved Chest in Mahogany
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
48" wide x 25.5" deep x 40.5" high Anglo Caribbean Chest in Cuban Mahogany, with large oval medallions heavily-carved with acanthus leaves. Hinged lift-top over large bottom drawer ...
Mahogany
Antique British Colonial Caned and Carved Settee or Love Seat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century British Colonial settee handcrafted in mahogany with a caned back and seat featuring sea shell carvings on the back and arms, floral carvings on the knees and...
Cane, Mahogany
Sold
H 79.5 in W 52.25 in D 23 in
Caribbean Zebra Wood Fitted Interior Gentleman's Linen Press, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Caribbean Zebra wood gentleman's linen press with a carved molded edge cornice, two upper beveled paneled hinged doors revealing two adjustable interior shelves, two lower beveled hi...
Brass
Antique British Colonial West Indies Rosewood Queen Poster Bed
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable 19th century West Indies Queen size plantation poster bed handcrafted in rosewood having a carved headboard with an ocean wave motif and four turned, twisted and ...
Rosewood
Sold
H 97 in W 89.25 in D 62.5 in
Antique British Colonial Four Poster Queen-Size Bed in Cuban Mahogany, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exceptionally beautiful British-colonial bed from the West Indies in Cuban mahogany, circa 1820. Adapted in our workshop to fit a standard queen size mattress, this exceptional be...
Mahogany
British Colonial Caribbean Carved and Caned Sofa or Settee
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial settee crafted in mahogany with an ebonized finish. Featuring an elaborately carved floral crest with center sea shell, hand caned seat and back, floral carved arms ...
Cane
19th Century West Indies Carved Mahogany 4 Post Bed “California King”
Located in Richmond, VA
Impressive 19th century West Indies carved mahogany 4 post bed professionally restored and converted to fit a California king mattress. Though we like stretching beds to California...
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style canape made by La Maison London. Hand carved in solid wood, painted in an ecru white with gold highlights. Upholstered in a fabric of your choice Please note: 11m of...
Giltwood
French Metal Canopy Bed, King
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Metal Canopy Bed, King Size, with a bronze finish metal canopy frame with a padded upholstered headboard in a neutral linen fabric. The frame with finials, square posts, and r...
Metal
$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
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$115,739
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Chinese Woven Top Canopy Bed, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed was typically part of a bride's dowry or a gift to a courtesan. It grew to be an important household status symbol, and the subject of rivalry among wives and co...
Rattan, Elm
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood settee with a floral cartouche at the top of the back, and circled in a carved ribbon motif, with fluted and tapered legs. The back and...
Wool, Upholstery
$10,625
H 42 in W 102 in D 60 in
Rare Antique Victorian Walnut Tufted Serpentine Parlor Corner Sofa Settee Couch
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Victorian corner parlor sofa featuring serpentine walnut frame with S scroll carved and padded arms. Features queen anne legs and tufted upholstery. Circa 1870s 102" W ...
Velvet, Walnut
Period English Regency Hardwood Recamier in Manner of Marsh and Tatham
By Marsh and Tatham
Located in Essex, MA
Period English Regency Recamier in Manner of Marsh and Tatham Neoclassical Form with wonderful modern length. Egyptian Revival Palmette at foot and Scrolled backrest Four fluted le...
Hardwood
Umran Sink
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Umran Sink—a signature piece from our inaugural stone collection, meticulously crafted in Afyon, Türkiye, a region renowned for its ancient stonework. Named in honor ...
Travertine, Marble
$16,131 / set
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, hand carved and hand finished in an off-white, antique finish. Takes a mattress size: 90cm x 200cm (3ft x 6ft6'). The beds come with an extra set of legs, ...
Wood
Pair of 19th Century English Bergeres
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 19th century English Bergeres in carved and turned mahogany wood, stuffed in green velvet with casters. Little defects. Dimensions: 80 x 66 x 54 cm. good condition.
Wood
Mahogany Neoclassical Bed Frame, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"Boat" bed in carved mahogany wood, 19th century. Head and feet of the same height, are decorated with a circular molding, while the rear, by harmony, follows the lines of the front...
Wood, Mahogany
$3,995
H 69 in W 39 in D 20 in
Early English Marsh Jones Gribb & Co Jacobean Maple & Zebra Wood Bar Cabinet
By John Marsh and Edward Jones
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an early English bench made cabinet by Marsh, Jones, Cribb & Combany. It would make a great bar and does have two glass shelves. This manufacturer has been in business since...
Brass
$9,755
H 68.12 in W 59.45 in D 80.71 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Full Size Rosewood Carved Bed Frame Baroque
Located in Miami, FL
An Exquisite antique French Louis XVI full size bed. Made of Rosewood featuring foliate carved ribbon and crest with center cartouche, acorn form finials, fluted and turned columns, ...
Walnut
$6,670Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 82.68 in D 43.31 in
21st Century Brooks Chaise Lounge Linen Walnut Wood Handmade in Portugal
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Collin Brooks, a British journalist, writer and broadcaster, founded the Manchester Press Agency before joining the army. He later worked for several newspapers and eventually became...
Fabric, Walnut
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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