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British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

BRITISH COLONIAL STYLE

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.

Find a collection of antique British Colonial outdoor furniture, seating, bedroom furniture, decorative objects and other items on 1stDibs.

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Style: British Colonial
British Colonial West Indies Server or Writing Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting 19th century British Colonial West Indian writing table or server crafted in mahogany with gallery at the top, two drawers with cast brass hardware, and turned legs.
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Early 19th Century Caribbean Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Antique British Colonial Rosewood Cabinet with Glass Panel Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall British Colonial rosewood storage cabinet with glass doors from the early 20th century. This antique display cabinet features a molded cornice atop a tall case with pair of five-panel front doors, set with glass. The skirt and sides of the cabinet remain clean and simple, and has a very subtle elongated carve out giving it an ever so slight raise off of the ground. This piece is made of rosewood, giving it a beautifully rich presence. This storage cabinet stands approximately 6.5 feet tall, and just over 3.75 feet wide, making it a great storage piece. Please note that there is some slight bowing at the lower right door, which doesn't allow the piece to close fully flush at bottom. This 1920s British Colonial rosewood cabinet, offers endless storage and display potential for your treasured collections, hall/bath linens...
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Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Rosewood

British Colonial Teak Wood Display Counter
Located in Chicago, IL
This teak wood display counter was once found in a retail store in Rangoon, Burma. It dates to the early 20th century, c. 1910. During the colonial era, business boomed throughout w...
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20th Century Burmese British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Teak

Antique English Walnut Storage Cabinet or Entryway Bookcase Shelf Stained Glass
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique English walnut storage cabinet or entryway bookcase shelf stand with original stained glass.
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1850s Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Stained Glass, Walnut

British Colonial Hutch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century cabinet with two glazed doors above, two drawers and two doors below with solid, raised, panels. Nicely made with through-tenon construction. Great patina.
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Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Hardwood

Early 20th Century Vintage English Walnut Buffet Cabinet with Casters
Located in Seattle, WA
English buffet with marble top and 2 doors. The handles and escutcheons are bronze. It rests on four tapered legs that ends in casters. Dimensions. Approx 36 W ; 30 H ; 19 D.
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1920s Vintage British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

British Colonial Style Faux Bamboo and Leather Bookcase
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style bookcase or etagere featuring a faux bamboo frame, tooled leather panels on the sides, shelves, and drawer fronts having classic lion head hardware...
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20th Century Philippine British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Faux Bamboo

19th Century Ebonized Jackwood British Colonial Box on Stand from British Ceylon
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century ebonized jackwood British Colonial box on stand from British Ceylon (Modern day Sri Lanka). Two part box on Stand is made of Jackwood with eb...
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19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

English Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Circa 1800
Located in East Hampton, NY
This piece just took our breath away - all the carved wood details and medallions are master craftsman quality. See all detail images to truly appreciate what an excellent antique pi...
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Early 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Baker Furniture 18th Century Flemish Style Mahogany Triple Dresser, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous 18th century Flemish reproduction chest of drawers, dresser, or buffet server By Baker Furniture USA, mid-20th century ...
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Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Jamaica Regency Sideboard, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
This Caribbean solid mahogany with satinwood inlay vernacular sideboard is made in Jamaica, circa 1820-1840. It is one of the Rare Jamaican Regency Si...
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Early 19th Century Jamaican Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Satinwood, Mahogany

Antique English Two Piece Walnut Buffet Storage Cabinet or Book Shelf
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique English Two Piece Walnut Buffet Storage Cabinet or Book Shelf.
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1820s Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Mother of Pearl French Colonial Vietnamese 2-Door Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
A solid rosewood cabinet with the front richly inlaid with mother of pearl depicting birds and a delicate floral motif. Made in Vietnam for the export market. The two doors open to r...
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20th Century Vietnamese British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

20th Century Ebony British Colonial Two-Door Display Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 20th century British Colonial solid ebony two-door display cabinet, from Sri Lanka.
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20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Ebony

Antique Étagère or Server with Cabinet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
William IV English étagère or server, hand crafted in well grained mahogany having two shelves with turned and carved supports with a lower cabinet featuring a zinc lined wine cellar...
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Early 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Early 20th Century Burmese Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A four-drawer chest in teak wood from old Burma, now Myanmar. Early 20th Century, circa 1925. Dark finish. Two small drawers, two large. Original brass handles.
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1920s Burmese Vintage British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Teak

Colonial Rosewood Carved Hutch Linen Cabinet with Barley Twist Columns
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Uncompromisingly hand-crafted Colonial cabinet with barley twist columns and removable shelves Circa 1880-90. Constructed from solid Rosewood and sitting on bun feet framed by hand c...
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Rosewood

Antique 19th C Hand Painted Distressed Wood Blanket Chest Dovetail Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century hand painted distressed wood blanket chest dovetail trunk. Item features dovetail construction, cast iron hardware, hand painted interior lid, solid wood constru...
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19th Century German Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Iron

Vintage Bamboo Chest with Greek Key Design
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage bamboo chest with Greek key design. This versatile mid-century bamboo chest, side table, end table or bedside table has style and storage ...
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1950s Vintage British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bamboo

19th Century British Colonial Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
19th century British Colonial shelf made from teak. There are tall hand turned finials on the top over three shelves, all with scalloped galleries...
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Late 18th Century Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Teak

Historic Corner Commode from Around 1900, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from the turn of the century. Very good condition, after professional renovation, chest of drawers finished in polytone. ...
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Early 1900s German Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Antique British Colonial Campaign Chest with Pullout Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century campaign chest with seven drawers handcrafted in camphor wood and featuring a pullout desk with nooks, drawers and a leather writi...
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19th Century Chinese Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Regency Brass Mounted Mahogany Two-Part Secrétaire Military Campaign Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
This mid-19th century brass-mounted mahogany two-part Campaign chest has a removable mahogany panel covering the satinwood. Fitted interior of the secrétaire drawer with usual foldin...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Handsome English 9-Drawer Mahogany Campaign Desk with Sage-Green Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
In three pieces, with hand-tooled inset leather top above an apron fitted with 3 drawers; all resting on dual 3-drawer pedestals raised on bracket feet.
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Late 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

British Colonial Grass Cloth and Faux Bamboo Three-Tiered Cabinet and Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial style three-tiered cabinet desk with a gallery at the top over three step down compartments covered with grass cloth and framed with faux bamboo. The upper and lower...
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20th Century Philippine British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Faux Bamboo

Midcentury British Colonial Style Bamboo Bar Cart
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury bar cart or tea cart with a bamboo frame wrapped with reed.
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20th Century American British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bamboo

19th Century Sri Lankan Trunk with Ebony Trim
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 19th century Sri Lankan Trunk made of jakwood with ebony trim. Bright hardware and handles on squat feet.
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ebony

British Colonial Style Sideboard or Server
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique William IV style sideboard reminiscent of a West Indies British Colonial server or buffet crafted in indigenous mahogany with a gr...
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19th Century Antiguan Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

19th Century British Colonial Rosewood Display Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
19th century Goa rosewood display cabinet with sunburst design on doors. Two small drawers with three large below. Keys included.
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19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Rosewood

Bamboo and Grasscloth Chest of Drawers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Gentlemen's chest of eight drawers with a casual elegance and featuring a bamboo frame, grasscloth panels, stylized sunrise designs on the sides and splayed legs.
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20th Century Philippine British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Grasscloth, Bamboo

Red Lacquered Chest on Stand 19th Century, British India, 1860
Located in Epfach, DE
Red lacquered chest on stand 19th century, British India, 1860 Very charming 19th century chest with wonderful lacquered and gilt flower dec...
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Mid-19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

19th Century British Colonial Jakwood and Ebony Trunk
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 19th century British Colonial trunk comprised of jakwood and ebony. The trunk features a central hardware piece and carved columns on the sides.
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Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ebony

19th Century British Colonial Ceylonese Satinwood and Ebony Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Early 19th century British Colonial cabinet of wide-paneled and figured solid satinwood with solid ebony trim. Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is one of the few places in the wo...
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ebony, Satinwood

Victorian Pine and Iron Bound Sea Chest, Iron Bound Silver chest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A large Victorian pine and iron bound sea or silver chest. This the heaviest and best quality box that you can imagine, it has heavy iron banding on the outside, a superb and lar...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Rare 1820s Caribbean Jamaican Regency Server or Wagon
Located in Charleston, SC
This beautiful, solid mahogany Jamaican bookcase/wagon, features lovely turnings, and Primitive feet. Jamaican, West indies, Colonial, British Colonial, Islands, Island.
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19th Century Jamaican Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

19th Century British Colonial Satin Wood and Ebony Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
An exquisite 19th century British Colonial four-door cabinet in solid satinwood ebony and features remarkably beautiful carved molding designs of foliage throughout the exterior. The...
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Satinwood

19th Century English Colonial Satinwood and Ebony Linen Press
Located in Southampton, NY
Early 19th century English Colonial satinwood and ebony linen press. Cabinet is composed of solid Satinwood with solid ebony trim and inlay. Handmade in Sri Lanka, where both satinw...
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ebony, Satinwood

19th C Jamaican Minature Spice Cabinet, attributed to Ralph Turnbull
Located in Charleston, SC
This Caribbean miniature demipress/spice cabinet was made in Jamaica in the 1830's and is attributed to Ralph Turnbull. This British Colonial piece is c...
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19th Century Caribbean Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Coconut, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

Tall Antique Indonesian Secretary with Glass Panels
Located in New York, NY
A tall Indonesian antique secretary with twin glass panel doors, mid 19th century. Polychromed wood, three shelves, two drawers. Ornately carved cabriole legs and trim with ball and ...
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Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Wood

Vintage British Colonial Style Bamboo and Rattan Lowboy Dresser
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vintage British colonial style dresser inbamboo and rattan. Six spacious drawers clad in rattan with a bamboo skeleton. Wonderful diamond pattern throughout. Would work in a variety of interiors. Design is attributed to Ralph Lauren, would also work well with Crespi style furniture...
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1990s American British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Faux Bamboo, Cane

Antique Black Painted Pine 11 Drawer Lingerie Chest With Gold French Lines
Located in Centennial, CO
A classic English styled antique pine black painted eleven drawer lingerie tall chest with gold French line motif and brass hardware. Built by a skilled craftsman with eleven graduat...
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Early 20th Century British British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Fanciful 19th Century Teak Cabinet From an Indian Palace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An elegant 19th century teak sideboard from a palace, retaining its original makers’ label on the door panel. This piece has its original polish and a graceful patina that adds char...
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19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Teak

Teak Museum Vitrine Counter
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An exceedingly handsome teak museum vitrine, featuring a glass top and a set of three drawers below. The glass top allows for easy visibility, making it perfect for displaying collec...
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19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Teak, Glass

British Colonial case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique British Colonial case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage case pieces and storage cabinets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used British Colonial case pieces and storage cabinets made in a specific country, there are Asia, Philippines, and Southeast Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original case pieces and storage cabinets, popular names associated with this style include Bloomingdale's, Maitland Smith, Baker Furniture Company, and American of Martinsville. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for case pieces and storage cabinets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,200 and tops out at $12,600 while the average work can sell for $9,900.

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