British Colonial Side Tables
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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Late 20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Wood
1970s British Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Cane, Mahogany
Late 20th Century British Colonial Side Tables
Leather, Hardwood
1950s Moroccan Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Bone, Teak
Mid-20th Century English British Colonial Side Tables
Cane, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Iron
19th Century American Antique British Colonial Side Tables
Metal
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Bamboo
2010s Unknown British Colonial Side Tables
Wood
1980s Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Bronze
1890s English Antique British Colonial Side Tables
Fruitwood
Early 18th Century European Antique British Colonial Side Tables
Iron
20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Brass
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Bamboo, Faux Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century British British Colonial Side Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Side Tables
Brass
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Grasscloth
20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Bamboo
1950s Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Bamboo
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Bamboo
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Faux Bamboo
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Side Tables
Hardwood
18th Century American Antique British Colonial Side Tables
Cherry, Maple
1920s German Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Wood
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Reed
1980s Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Side Tables
Bone, Teak
1980s Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Travertine
1990s American British Colonial Side Tables
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese British Colonial Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century British British Colonial Side Tables
Brass
1960s Danish Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Teak
19th Century American Antique British Colonial Side Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century British Colonial Side Tables
Metal, Brass
1930s Dutch Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Oak
1960s American Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Chrome
1960s Danish Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Teak
1920s German Vintage British Colonial Side Tables
Wood
Early 1900s English Antique British Colonial Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Grasscloth, Bamboo
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Cane, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial Side Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Leather, Grasscloth, Bamboo
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Side Tables
Brass
1990s British Colonial Side Tables
Faux Bamboo, Cane
19th Century Indonesian Antique British Colonial Side Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Cane, Walnut
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Side Tables
Bamboo, Coconut