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Extraordinary British Empire Travel Jewelry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Extraordinary British Empire Travel Jewelry Box. Veneered in Burled Yew Wood and Amboyna inlaid
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

Original Vintage 1938 British Empire Games Poster Sydney Australia Commonwealth
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sporting event poster for The British Empire Games 5-12 February 1938 Sydney
Category

Vintage 1930s Australian Posters

Materials

Paper

19thc British Empire Bronze with Cut Crystal Lantern style Pendant/ Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1890 British Empire Bronze with Cut Crystal Bag and Tent style Chandelier/ Pendant Ceiling Fixture
Category

Antique 1890s English Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal

British Empire Exhibition 1924 Wembley map by Stanley Kennedy North
Located in London, GB
." Stanley Kennedy North (1887 - 1942) British Empire Exhibition Map (1924) Lithograph 51 x 75 cm This
Category

1920s Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Vintage Poster For New Zealand Apples British Empire Trade Commonwealth
Located in London, GB
Original vintage British Empire trade advertising poster for New Zealand Apples featuring a
Category

Vintage 1930s New Zealand Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage British Empire Marketing Board Poster Copra Coconut Farm EMB
By Elijah Albert Cox
Located in London, GB
to promote trade within the British Empire featuring a colourful illustration by the British painter
Category

Vintage 1920s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Buy British Empire Buying Begins At Home EMB
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster issued by Empire Marketing Board - Buy British Empire Buying
Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Old British Empire Map - Ancient Map by Karl Spruner - 1760 ca.
By Karl Spruner von Merz
Located in Roma, IT
Old British Empire Map is an artwork realized around 1760 by Karl Spruner. Original hand-colored
Category

1760s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Original Vintage Fruit Poster Australia Apples Grapes Pears British Empire Trade
Located in London, GB
background. Horizontal. Issued by Empire Trade Express. Good condition, restored folds, restored tears
Category

Vintage 1930s Australian Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Australia Apples Pears Grapes Fruit British Empire Trade
Located in London, GB
- featuring a great design depicting an Empire Trade Express luggage label marked Eat More Fruit around the
Category

Vintage 1930s Australian Posters

Materials

Paper

Psychedelic Flower Goddess Dress Empire Waist Butterfly Sleeve Quad London 1970s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Psychedelic floral print maxi dress by Quad London from the 1970s. The dress has an empire waist
Category

1970s British Empire Waist Dresses

20th Century British Colonial Bookcase with Bottom Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
the late British empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Art Deco Style using local
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Lucie Rie Signed Stamped Yellow Speckle Glazed British Pottery Bowl, circa 1950s
By Lucie Rie
Located in Studio City, CA
British Empire 1969 Honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art 1981 Commander of the Order of the
Category

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

19th Century English Scenic Painted Tole Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fine Regency tray showing the four corners of the British Empire and a large central scene
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Tableware

Materials

Sheet Metal

20th Century British Colonial Art Deco Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
the late British empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Art Deco style using local
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Art Deco Bookcases

Materials

Teak

British Military Officer's Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Camphor
Located in Austin, TX
of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately from the upper classes, were accustomed to a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass, Metal

Mid-Century Modern British-Burmese Colonial Teak Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire. We call these pieces by different names; "mid-century", art moderne" or just
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Antique Print of Hermann Adler Published in the Vanity Fair, 1904
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Chief Rabbi'. Hermann Adler was the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Empire Marketing Board Sugar Cane Elijah Albert Cox Art
By Elijah Albert Cox
Located in London, GB
to promote trade within the British Empire featuring a colourful illustration by the British painter
Category

Vintage 1920s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Large British Military Officer's Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Camphor
Located in Austin, TX
them for their campaigns abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Metal, Brass

British Military Officer's Campaign Chest or Dresser of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
campaigns abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal, Brass

A British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
. During the time of the British Empire in India and Burma, much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Teak

A British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
A British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
H 107.5 in W 70 in D 16 in
British Pastel drawing of dahlias by Sir Matthew Smith CBE
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was knighted in 1954. He married Gwen Salmond and their
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Antique Exotic Folding & Adjustable Daybed "British Campaign Furniture" London
Located in Antwerp, BE
. With the rise and expansion of the British Empire in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as
Category

Antique 1870s British Early Victorian Daybeds

Materials

Rattan, Walnut

Campaign Chest Secretary of Brass-Bound Mahogany for British Military Officer
Located in Austin, TX
India and Ceylon (The Raj), indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

Leo Vernon West Africa poster map 1948 Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, Gambia
By Leo Vernon
Located in London, GB
. Leo Vernon West Africa (British Empire 1948) Printed by J.Howitt & Son Ltd Lithographic poster map 20
Category

1940s Realist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

A British Colonial Bookcase with Bottom Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
Category

Early 20th Century British Colonial Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Old Map of British Mediterranean Territories with Images of Historic Sites, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
this map were crucial naval bases and points of control that allowed the British Empire to exert
Category

Antique 1850s Maps

Materials

Paper

A British Colonial Art Deco Teak Bookcase with Lower Storage
Located in Chicago, IL
British empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Art Deco Style using local hardwoods and
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Teak

"Peek-A-Boo Beatles" by R. McPhedran
Located in London, GB
McCartney and John Lennon (1940-1980). They were awarded the Membership of the Order of The British Empire
Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

After A Bust by J. Nollekins, 19th Century Mezzotint of The Marquess Wellesley
Located in London, GB
Wellington, and a British politician and colonial administrator who expanded the British Empire in India and
Category

Early 19th Century English School Portrait Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Indian Agra Carpet
Located in San Francisco, CA
the British Empire. Most Agra carpets from this period are known for their persianate array of
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Indian Agra Carpet
Indian Agra Carpet
W 58 in L 68 in
Lucie Rie & Hans Coper Signed Stamped Yellow Glazed Stoneware Bowl, circa 1950
By Lucie Rie, Hans Coper
Located in Studio City, CA
British Empire 1969 Honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art 1981 Commander of the Order of the
Category

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Cassius Clay and the Beatles, Miami, Black and White Photography, Fine Art Print
By Harry Benson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Elizabeth Taylor and Her Majesty The Queen. In 2009, he was made Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
Category

Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

C. 1900 Burmese British Colonial Kitchen Cabinet and Plate Rack
Located in Chicago, IL
. During the late British Empire in Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Estate Art Deco Diamond Clip Brooch Circa 1930
Located in Dubai, DU
English swimmer who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games, where she won a gold medal.
Category

Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Brooches

Materials

18k Gold, Platinum

George VI Commemorative Ruby Glass Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
controversial coronations in the history of the British Empire. Engraved number 4 within etched mark 5 9/10
Category

20th Century English Vases

Materials

Gold

George VI Commemorative Ruby Glass Vase
George VI Commemorative Ruby Glass Vase
H 9.65 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Original Vintage Poster New Zealand Apples NZ Flag Fruit Food Advertising Design
Located in London, GB
sides. Located in the Pacific Ocean the sovereign island country of New Zealand was part of the British
Category

Vintage 1930s New Zealand Posters

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian English Medieval Styled Solid Bronze Architectural Sundial
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
sundial itself, are two rearing lions done in the Victorian British Empire style. This sundial shows no
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Medieval Sundials

Materials

Bronze

British Possessions on the North West Coast of South America, 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
illustrations, reflecting the colonial perspective and interests of the British Empire in 1860. The quality and
Category

Antique 1860s Maps

Materials

Paper

British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
's. It is is in the art modern or early Mid-Century Modern style. During the late British empire in
Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Bookcases

Materials

Teak

British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
British Colonial Teak Wood Bookcase
H 85.5 in W 85 in D 18 in
C. 1900 British Raj Burmese Bookcase From Solid Teak
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire in India and Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Bookcases

Materials

Teak

George VI Commemorative Coronation Goblet
Located in New Orleans, LA
British Empire. Measures: 7" wide x 4" deep x 12 1/2" high.
Category

20th Century English Other Glass

Materials

Glass

King William IV Authentic Antique Strand of Hair, 19th Century
Located in Jersey, GB
) and an expansion of the British Empire. His niece Victoria succeeded him, becoming the most
Category

Antique 18th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Other

King William IV Authentic Antique Strand of Hair, 19th Century
King William IV Authentic Antique Strand of Hair, 19th Century
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H 0.5 in W 0.001 in D 0.001 in
Original Vintage WWII Poster Children Are Safer In The Country War Evacuation
Located in London, GB
the countryside and other countries in the British Empire. Good condition, restored tears, small
Category

Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

A Decorative Map of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland by John Tallis, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
buildings and natural harbor, which was strategically important to the British Empire. The bottom-right
Category

Antique 1850s Maps

Materials

Paper

John Richard Lowndes French (1881–1958) - 1919 Watercolour, The King's Birthda
Located in Corsham, GB
British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. The vast
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Maharaja's Jewels Table Book by Katherine Prior, Assouline
By Assouline Publishing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
historian specializing in the British Empire, focusing on India. She has a Ph.D. from Cambridge University
Category

Late 20th Century English Anglo-Indian Books

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Post War London Underground Transport Poster Whitehall Taylor
By Fred Taylor
Located in London, GB
Street of the British Empire and as such is without parallel." One of a series printed by the Baynard
Category

Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Peek-A-Boo Beatles (1965) - Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
were awarded the Membership of the Order of The British Empire by the Queen around this time
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Antique Framed Delft Tile Panel Depicting a Cat in Landscape
By Delft
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
people. She was given an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1966 and a DBE (Dame
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Textiles

Materials

Clay

Antique Framed Delft Tile Panel Depicting a Bird in Cage
By Delft
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
offered young people. She was given an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1966 and a DBE
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Georgian Textiles

Materials

Clay

"Yo, Ho, Ho" Great Britain's Colonial History- Mixed Media by Gregory
Located in Pasadena, CA
If we cannot say much about the painter, we can say many things about this piece of Great Britain
Category

Late 20th Century British Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Maharaja's Jewels Table Book by Katherine Prior, Assouline
By Assouline Publishing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the Author: Katherine Prior is a historian specializing in the British Empire, focusing on India. She
Category

20th Century Couture

Paul McCartney, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Iryna Kastsova
Located in Yardley, PA
of the British Empire. Painted in a modern style with brushes and a palette knife. Pop Art
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

A Tallis Map of British Guiana with Colonial Vignettes and Other Landmarks, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
British Empire's colonies, catering to the British middle and upper classes' growing interest in the
Category

Antique 1850s Maps

Materials

Paper

Mid-19th Century Decorative Map of Asia with Cultural and Natural Vignettes
Located in Langweer, NL
Martin, known for his works on the British Empire, likely provided the textual descriptions accompanying
Category

Antique 1850s Maps

Materials

Paper

Mary Adshead - 20th Century British watercolour portrait of Stephen Bone
By Mary Adshead
Located in London, GB
importantly those in Liverpool University (1924) and for the British Empire Exhibition (1924) and for Lord
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Original Vintage WWII Poster Anti British State Values Domination Exploitation
Located in London, GB
three boxes below in Italian with messages about Englishmen creating the British Empire through the use
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Posters

Materials

Paper

Coronation of King George vi and Queen Elizabeth Glass Tankard
By Thomas Goode
Located in New Orleans, LA
this impressive tribute to one of the most important coronations in the history of the British Empire
Category

20th Century English Glass

Materials

Glass

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