British Colonial Furniture
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
Frederick Leo Hunter "Old New Bedford Whaler Andrew Hicks" C. 1929 Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This remarkable oil painting, titled **"Old New Bedford Whaler – Andrew Hicks"**, is an exquisite maritime artwork that captures the spirit of 19th-century whaling. The painting, exe...
Category
Early 20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Framed Traditional English Quorn Fox Hunt Print by Frederick Christian Lewis
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed FC Lewis Fox Hunting print. This piece was originally printed in 1835. It features a group of English men in red coats at the infamous Quorn Fox Hunt in England. The scene t...
Category
20th Century English British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Decorative Desk Stand, Indian, Ebony, Colonial Writer's Tidy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative desk stand. An Indian, ebony Colonial writer's tidy, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Striking dark tonality with eye-catching Colon...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Ebony
Baker Milling Road British Colonial Style Mahogany & Wrought Iron Side Tables -2
By Milling Road
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of modern British Colonial style mahogany and wrought iron side tables by the Milling Road division of Baker Furniture. They have clean lines which would work in a var...
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Faux Bamboo and Grasscloth Two Tiered Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome British colonial style mid century table crafted in faux bamboo with a faux tortoise finish having an octagon form top and lower tier covered in grasscloth with reed wrapped...
Category
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Grasscloth, Bamboo
Large 19C Rustic Indian Carved Wood Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Large and impressive, this plank table top is made with unusual curved wood pieces. Table is supported by six turned legs and iron braces with intricate carved decoration on the apro...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Iron
2 Maitland Smith Shell Mosaic Stacked Ball Candlestick Buffet Table Lamps 36"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two Maitland Smith buffet / table lamps featuring round bronze bases and urn shaped finials with factory distressed patina / verdigris, w...
Category
Late 20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$940 Sale Price / set
20% Off
British Colonial Handwoven Cane Turned Wood Spindle Frame Chaise Lounge Daybed
Located in Miami, FL
1950 refinished British Colonial handwoven Cane Chaise Lounge, Daybed or Sofa with turned Wood Frame and support Stretchers in brown Finish.
Bohemian Chic Style with a graceful form ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
$2,730 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Indian Silver Hip Flask with Leather Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Indian 900 standard silver hip flask with the original leather case; part of our wine and drinks related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Indian 900 standard silver hip flask has an oval rounded form.
The surface of this antique silver hip flask...
Category
1910s Indian Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
Pair of Brass Palm Tree Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic mid century modern pair of table lamps crafted in brass in a stylized palm tree form on an octagon ebonized wood base. Best of the genre.
Category
20th Century Italian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
$7,500 / set
Beautiful Persian Floral Pattern Fine Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality Northwest Persian rug with a floral all-over design set on a tomato red field, accents in hot pink, gray and apricot, and a light blue border
Measures: 10'1” x 13'5”.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool
Maitland Smith Bronze & Shell Mosaic Footed Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamp 30"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Maitland Smith table in the shape of a tall ginger jar / urn featuring a white shell mosaic in a scalloped feather or leaf vein pa...
Category
Late 20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th C. Rawleys Brass and Leather Bound On Canvas Wardrobe Trunk
Located in Germantown, MD
A well kepth Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century Rawleys Brass and Leather Bound On Canvas rolling Wardrobe Trunk in great antique condition. Solid brass fitting throughout, har...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Maitland-Smith Pair of Vintage Coconut Shell Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style mid century pair of table lamps handcrafted with wrapped twine and a mosaic of coconut shell on a burnt bamboo base with three splayed legs. Signed Maitland-Sm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Coconut
Serving Tray on a Folding Stand
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style serving tray with a removable top with a herringbone reed surface in a bamboo frame with brass handles on a mahogany folding base carved with a palm leaf motif...
Category
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
British Colonial Style Glass Lantern or Pendant
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage British colonial style three light lantern or light fixture with a hand blown glass bowl and brass hardware.
Category
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Castilian Ornamental Porcelain & Brass Elephant Horn Drinking Hunt Vase 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
Ornamental hunt theme drinking horn / centerpiece trophy / cornucopia epergne / flower vase featuring a tapered pedestal base with brass capped feet and circus Elephant balancing a porcelain horn or tusk. Stamped on base, Item No. 4052-C4A. Castilian Imports...
Category
Late 20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Anglo-Indian Amber Pumpkin Shape Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Anglo-Indian amber pumpkin shape bell jar lantern.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Furniture
Campeche Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in Chicago, IL
Anglo-Indian plantation lounge chair and ottoman, made in the Grand British Colonial style. The chairs features large scrolled arms with caned seat and ottoman. The chairs have a des...
Category
20th Century Indian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell A Great Piece, Second World War
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell
A Great Piece, Second World War, dated 1942, marked A.S.1942, and with the broad arrow insignia denotin...
Category
1940s Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rustic Antique Indian Architectural M-o-p Inlaid Teak Window
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful antique Indian architectural m-o-p inlaid carved teak window.
India, late 19th / early 20th century, primitive hand-crafted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Teak
20th Century Maitland-Smith Faux Tortoise Bamboo Brass Pull Stand Magazine Racks
Located in Miami, FL
Maitland-Smith British Colonial Style End Table or stand with a faux tortoise finish over a turned wood faux bamboo frame.
Featuring Gold Leaf tooled brown leather panels, one drawer...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
$2,275 Sale Price
30% Off
1900s English Mahogany Canterbury/ Magazine Rack/Record Holder
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Antique English Mahogany Canterbury magazine rack.
Four spacious divisions over a good sized single dove tail drawer with original brass pu...
Category
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
$422 Sale Price
35% Off
British Colonial Style Set of Four Safari Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dashing set of four vintage British Colonial chairs crafted in mahogany stained maple with a pegged construction in a safari style havi...
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Maple
$5,950 / set
Pair Safari Style Tapestry Pillows Elephant Camel
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Cute pair of tapestry woven pillows Safari style with elephant and camel figures. Velvet back, zip closure. Great condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Textile
Zabihi Collection Navy Blue Antique Persian Sarouk Manchester Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Stunning late 19th century Persian Sarouk Manchester Wool rug.
4'1'' x 6'6''
Before the 1920s the Sarouk design was the most popular of Persian rugs worldwide. Most of them consist...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool
Bamboo and Rattan Chair and Ottoman
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage British colonial style chair and ottoman crafted with a bamboo frame and having herringbone woven rattan on the seat, arms and ottoman, ce...
Category
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Bronze Style Safari-Themed End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This side table features a heavy rounded glass top that sits upon an elaborately sculpted bronze colored base. The base uses a palm tree to hold up the table's top, and two small ele...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Composition
Antique Football Player Photograph
Located in Queens, NY
Antique sepia photograph of a 19th Century football player in a rectangular walnut frame.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Glass
Baker Pair of Vintage British Colonial Caned Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large scale pair of mid century British colonial style stands with two caned tiers having turned supports with finials at the tops, classic legs and brass casters. Signed Baker on th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Colonial Hardwood Table, 19th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique, 19th century hardwood table.
Of immense weight, carved from a single piece of hardwood, this exotic piece makes for an interesting side or lamp table.
The s...
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique White Washed Teak Settee or Bench with Slatted Back
Located in Sheffield, MA
Colonial influenced antique hand-carved rustic country daybed or bench made from natural aged teak, deep enough for sleeping or relaxing. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Great in the garden, on a porch or patio. The rustic antique teakwood bench...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Teak
Danish child chair 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tiny child chair in stained pine. With the right amount of patina.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Campaign Anglo Indian Wicker Pith Helmet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting British Colonial Anglo Indian pith helmet or hat ambitiously handcrafted in woven reed or wicker in classic form with metal breather holes and plenty of tropical charm. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Reed
Antique English Georgian Style Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome British Colonial 19th century English Georgian style partners desk handcrafted in mahogany in three piece construction featuring a tooled leather top, six drawers and a cabi...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Majolica Ceramic Bowl in the Shape of a Lion's Head 1960
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Italian handcrafted Majolica ceramic bowl, ashtray in the shape of a lion's head.
Decorate a shelf or a kitchen counter with this elegant Majolica bowl hand painted and is be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique English Staffordshire Porcelain Figurine Girl Seated on Waterfall Bird
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century staffordshire porcelain figure showing a young woman seated on the rocks above a waterfall with two birds.
Category
19th Century Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
Palecek French Regency Style Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
A fine Palecek French Regency style center or pedestal dining table of faux bamboo & braided rope styling accented with leather joinery in excellent vintage condition. Table dimensi...
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
Antique Framed Orientalist Print of "Midday in Algiers" After James Greig 1926
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Framed Orientalist Print of "Midday in Algiers" after James Greig original dated circa 1900.
This piece, is a print from the original Orientalist masterpiece, it showcases th...
Category
Early 20th Century Algerian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Safari Style British Colonial Elephant Lamp
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage safari style British Colonial Stule elephant base lamp. Sculpture material.
Category
1960s American Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Synthetic
$592 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Man of the Sandwich Islands, with His Helmet J. Webber del. J.K. Sherwin Sc.
By John Webber
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An English 18 century engraving titled "Man of the Sandwich Islands, with his helmet " signed .J. Webber del. J.K. Sherwin sc. The subject was sk...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Paper
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Copper Flagon Jug Vessel Pitcher Hallmark #2 C. 1900
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautiful Antique English Copper FLAGON, Pitcher, Vessel or Jug #2~~c. 1900
Excellent heavy copper flagon with hallmark
15" tall to top of handle
...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Copper
Rupert Bevan Croft Bar Stool (in customer's own choice of material/leather)
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
Inspired by our Croft Dining Chair, the Croft Bar Stool was created to give the design versatility, allowing the sophistication of its finishes and bespoke upholstery to move seamles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
Pair of Painted Caned Faux Bamboo British Colonial Style Lounge Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of tub style lounge chairs in the British Colonial style, each having a white-painted, molded frame of faux bamboo surrounding thye caned back and sides, its bowed crestrail dow...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Vintage British Colonial Style Faux Luggage Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive British Colonial style desk crafted in mahogany in a three piece construction with a tooled leather top featuring burnished brass hardware, leather strap pulls on the thre...
Category
20th Century Vietnamese British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Elegant Terracotta Antique Mohajeran Persian Sarouk Rug
Located in New York, NY
Stunning early 20th century Persian Sarouk Mohajeran Rug with a terracotta field, accents in robin egg blue, green, the border is navy.
circa 1910. Measures: 3'5" x 4'7"
Before...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wool
Stickley Lancashire Style Cherry Wood Spindle Dining Chairs With Rush Seats
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional set of six Lancashire style dining chairs
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, 1954
Solid carved cherry wood frames, with rush seats.
Measures:
Side chairs - 21.13"W x 18.75...
Category
1950s American Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Rush, Cherry
British Colonial Secretary Cabinet from Indonesia
Located in New York, NY
A tall Indonesian antique secretary with twin glass panel doors, mid-19th century. British Colonial style.
Polychromed teak wood in two tones of red, plus gilt accents. Three shel...
Category
Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
$10,250 Sale Price
59% Off
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Bookbinding Press Screw Nipping Press
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT Antique Victorian Cast Iron Book Press~~c. 19th century
Beautiful decorative Victorian era green book press nipping press
13" tall x...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Painting Still Life with Fruit - Study of Oranges
Located in San Diego, CA
The oil on canvas painting majestically depicts a pair of oranges on a vine with a leaf, together with a cherry adjacent to them. The scene is depicted against a dark ground, however...
Category
1950s American Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Boho Gilt Tipped Monkey Lamps - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Illuminate your space with whimsical charm using this pair of Vintage Boho gilt-tipped monkey lamps. With their playful design and luxurious gold accents, these lamps blend quirky el...
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Oil Painting on Canvas of Parrots
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking oil painting on canvas of three parrots in a natural rain forest setting executed with hyper realism technique. Signed by noted American artist Andre Lange...
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Paint
British Colonial Style Coffee Table with Inset Bronze, Christie's Auction Label
Located in Miami, FL
British Colonial Style coffee table with inset bronze. Christie's auction label.
Offered for sale is a British Colonial-style coffee table with an inset bronze grate...
Category
Late 20th Century British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,250 Sale Price
47% Off
19th Century British Ceylonese Handblown Etched ‘Glow Lamp’ Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century British Ceylonese handblown etched ‘Glow Lamp’ bell jar lantern. These lanterns were handblown in Sri Lanka for the British expats. They were re...
Category
Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
British Colonial Planter
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Vintage British Colonial style burnt bamboo planter. Made well and kept in great condition. Bamboo panels have been hand bu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Collection of 42 Swedish Early 20th Century Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 47 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books from the from the 1930s-1940s.
The books are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of a selection of w...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Leather, Paper
Early 20th-C. British Colonial Heavily Carved Oak Sideboard / Server
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love this piece! This is an early 20th century heavily carved oak British colonial server. The apron has stand out detail with it’s plethera of carved lion busts...
Category
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Oak
British Colonial Teak Slipper Chair With Leather Upholstery
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1920's
Hand carved Victorian Slipper chair constructed from Teak wood and re-upholstered in brown leather.
Category
1920s Indian Vintage British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Teak
$1,992 Sale Price
20% Off
English Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Circa 1800
Located in North Miami, FL
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...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Furniture
Materials
Brass
British Colonial furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique British Colonial furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used British Colonial furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Maitland Smith, Baker Furniture Company, Bloomingdale's, and Ralph Lauren. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $80 and tops out at $88,000 while the average work can sell for $3,161.