British Colonial Paintings

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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.

Style: British Colonial

English Victorian Hunting Dog Painting

$6,500

English Victorian Hunting Dog Painting

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian oil painting of 2 hunting dogs with one hold a bird in a gilt frame with carved corners and edge.

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique Painting of an India Landscape with a Temple by Daniel C. Grose

$6,500

Antique Painting of an India Landscape with a Temple by Daniel C. Grose

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Fine Orientalist style 19th century oil on canvas by noted British artist Daniel C. Grose, depicting an expansive Indian landscape with exotic palms, figures, water, distant mountain...

Category

19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

English 19th Century Pastoral Landscape with Cattle & Sheep Grazing

$950

English 19th Century Pastoral Landscape with Cattle & Sheep Grazing

By Thomas Sidney Cooper

Located in Atlanta, GA

An unsigned 19th-century pastoral oil on canvas, probably English, depicting cattle and sheep at rest within an open rural meadow beneath a broad, cloud-filled sky. The composition i...

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

English Country Horse and Jockey Painting, Gilt Frame, 19th Century

$4,750

English Country Horse and Jockey Painting, Gilt Frame, 19th Century

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style gilt framed oil painting of horse (Silvo) and jockey wearing purple shirt (signed)

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

Black Labrador Retriever Painting, Oil on Canvas in Giltwood Frame

$3,675

Black Labrador Retriever Painting, Oil on Canvas in Giltwood Frame

Located in Bradenton, FL

This statement-size Oil Painting depicts a Black Labrador Retriever standing alert in a pastoral countryside landscape. The dog is portrayed in full profile, confidently poised with ...

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Tropical Watercolor on Paper of a Jamaican Scene

$2,950

Tropical Watercolor on Paper of a Jamaican Scene

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Watercolor painting on paper of a tropical scene with houses, palm trees, and figures executed in a lush pallet. Signed by American artist Margaret Morrish in 1956 at Port Antonio Ja...

Category

Mid-20th Century Jamaican British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paper

Reclining Dog Oil Painting, British Colonial, Gilt Frame, 19th Century

$3,800

Reclining Dog Oil Painting, British Colonial, Gilt Frame, 19th Century

Located in Queens, NY

English gilt framed oil painting of reclining dog on pier. Vintage condition

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

Exotic Palm Trees in Urns Paintings, Large Set of Two

$4,400 / set

Exotic Palm Trees in Urns Paintings, Large Set of Two

Located in Bradenton, FL

A large Set of Two Palm Tree Paintings on canvas in Decorative Urns. Each features botanical paintings depicting a different variety of palm tree in exquisite detail, set within orna...

Category

20th Century Indian British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

English Country Horse and Jockey Painting, Gilt Frame, 19th Century

$4,750

English Country Horse and Jockey Painting, Gilt Frame, 19th Century

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style gilt framed oil painting of horse and jockey wearing blue shirt

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

19th C, 'Hen & Newborn Chicks' Oil on Canvas Style of William Baptiste Baird

$1,200

19th C, 'Hen & Newborn Chicks' Oil on Canvas Style of William Baptiste Baird

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in Atlanta, GA

American or Continental School, 19th century. Signed lower left. Oil on Canvas in giltwood frame. Measures: 17" w x 13" h. A finely observed oil on canvas depicting a domesti...

Category

19th Century French Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

19th Century Colored Foxhunting Engraving in Oak Frame

$650

19th Century Colored Foxhunting Engraving in Oak Frame

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian (19th Cent) colored engraving of a foxhunting scene by Alken in an oak frame

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Oak

English Victorian Puppies Oil Painting, Ebonized Frame, 19th Century

$1,800

English Victorian Puppies Oil Painting, Ebonized Frame, 19th Century

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian style ebonized and gilt framed oil painting of puppies playing on red table.

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

20th Century Oil Painting of English Country Man on Sulkey

$1,800

20th Century Oil Painting of English Country Man on Sulkey

Located in Queens, NY

English oil painting of man on sulkey with horse on wood panel (20th Cent)

Category

20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

English Victorian Reclining Dog Embroidery

$1,600

English Victorian Reclining Dog Embroidery

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian walnut framed beaded embroidery of reclining dog.

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

English Country Man and Bicycle Portrait, 19th Century, Walnut Frame

$1,200

English Country Man and Bicycle Portrait, 19th Century, Walnut Frame

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style walnut framed photograph portrait of 19th Century man standing next to bicycle

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Walnut

Vincent De Vos (Belgian, 1829–1875) "Dog Ratting" Hunting Portrait

$2,495

Vincent De Vos (Belgian, 1829–1875) "Dog Ratting" Hunting Portrait

Located in Atlanta, GA

Vincent De Vos Dog Ratting Oil On Board. Oil on board, this tightly composed animal subject by Vincent de Vos (Belgian, 1829–1875) centers on a black working dog intent on vermin co...

Category

Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Antique Set of Nine Framed Pen and Ink Navel Sailing Ships

$6,900 / set

Antique Set of Nine Framed Pen and Ink Navel Sailing Ships

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Set of nine antique drawings of American and English Navel Sailing ships executed in a pen and ink technique highlighted with watercolor on paper, matted and presented in mahogany fr...

Category

19th Century English Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Martin J. Murray (American, Rhode Island, 1908–1997) "New England Coast" - 1976

$1,495

Martin J. Murray (American, Rhode Island, 1908–1997) "New England Coast" - 1976

Located in Atlanta, GA

Martin J. Murray New England Coast Oil On Canvas, 1976 Oil on canvas seascape by Martin J. Murray (American, Rhode Island, 1908–1997), titled New England Coast and dated 1976, prese...

Category

Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Orientalist India Landscape Oil Painting by Daniel C. Grose

$8,300

Antique Orientalist India Landscape Oil Painting by Daniel C. Grose

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Fine Orientalist style 19th century oil painting on canvas by noted British artist Daniel C. Grose, depicting an expansive Indian landscape with exotic palms, figures, tranquil water...

Category

19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Orientalist India Landscape Oil Painting by Daniel C. Grose

$8,300

Antique Orientalist India Landscape Oil Painting by Daniel C. Grose

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Fine Orientalist style 19th century oil painting on canvas by noted British artist Daniel C. Grose, depicting an expansive Indian landscape with exotic palms, figures, tranquil water...

Category

19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

English Country Monkey and Cats Lithograph, 19th Century, Gilt Frame

$2,400

English Country Monkey and Cats Lithograph, 19th Century, Gilt Frame

Located in Queens, NY

English Country maple framed lithograph of monkey playing with 2 cats with red and gilt trim glass matting.

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Glass

Military Painting

$648

Military Painting

By English School

Located in Glasgow, GB

This is a very fine painting created to commemorate the Soldiers of Great Britain , France and ,Belgium who went to the Great War in 1914. The work was skillfully created by a Notti...

Category

Early 1900s Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

19th Century Lady with Bicycle - Antique Framed Photograph in Walnut

$800

19th Century Lady with Bicycle - Antique Framed Photograph in Walnut

Located in Queens, NY

Walnut framed photograph of 19th Century scene of lady kneeling next to bicycle (Companion Pieces: 052554B-E)

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Glass

Rare Folky Watercolor Drawings on Paper by L.J. Harboe, Priced Individually

$5,200 / item

Rare Folky Watercolor Drawings on Paper by L.J. Harboe, Priced Individually

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Here are four rare and historically important watercolor drawings on paper of St. Croix. Painted in a topographical style by L.J.Harboe, effectively transporting us to a time and pla...

Category

19th Century American Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

English Country Scene of Musicians, 19th Century, Walnut Framed Print

$800

English Country Scene of Musicians, 19th Century, Walnut Framed Print

Located in Queens, NY

Walnut framed photograph of 19th Century genre scene of men drinking and playing musical instruments. (Companion Pieces: 052554B-E)

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Country Photograph of Horse and Carriages

$800

19th Century English Country Photograph of Horse and Carriages

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style walnut framed photograph of 19th Century genre scene of 2 horse and carriages (Companion Pieces: 052554B-E)

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Walnut

Berber Pipe Player

$907Sale Price|20% Off

Berber Pipe Player

By British Colonial

Located in Glasgow, GB

This is a very rare oil painting of a Moroccan Berber bagpipe player. Small painting with great presence. Painted in the late 19th century and reframed to compliment the era . Oil pa...

Category

Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

English Country Boy with Bicycle Portrait

$1,200

English Country Boy with Bicycle Portrait

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style walnut framed photograph portrait of 19th Century boy with bicycle next to steps

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

18th Century British School Tondo Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas

$3,995

18th Century British School Tondo Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas

Located in Elkhart, IN

An evocative late 18th-century British School portrait of a gentleman, rendered in oil on canvas and presented within a beautifully carved giltwood frame. The sitter appears bust-len...

Category

Late 18th Century English Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

$1,200

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style (20th Cent) acrylic on board painting, depicting a brick house, within faux wood and decorated frame. (7 Similar pieces: 057835A, 057835B, 057835C, 057835D, 057...

Category

20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood

Antique Watercolour Painting by Frank Dadd

$972

Antique Watercolour Painting by Frank Dadd

Located in London, GB

A wonderful antique watercolour painting by Frank Dadd, signed and dated 1914. Frank Dadd was a well known and highly skilled artist, know...

Category

1910s British Vintage British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Changing Horses at Oxford Silhouette, 19th Century Maple Frame

$2,100

Changing Horses at Oxford Silhouette, 19th Century Maple Frame

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian (19th Cent) country style maple framed silhouette of coach and horses titled: \"Changing Horses at Oxford\"

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Maple

English Country Horse and Jockey Painting, Oil on Oak, 19th Century

$8,500

English Country Horse and Jockey Painting, Oil on Oak, 19th Century

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style oak framed oil painting of horse and jockey wearing checkered shirt (signed: P. ZYSBLAT)

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Oak

Vintage Impressionist Oil Painting of a Harbor Scene

$4,750

Vintage Impressionist Oil Painting of a Harbor Scene

Located in Palm Beach, FL

In the tradition of 1930s impressionist, here is a painting by H. A. Burnham of a harbor scene, displaying confident brushstrokes and a striking tropical palette. This oil painting c...

Category

20th Century Caribbean British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century painting on board by C. Wilson

$2,000

Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century painting on board by C. Wilson

Located in Winnetka, IL

A late Nineteenth early Twentieth century English Colonial painting on board by C. Wilson presented in a gilt wood frame. Depicting a group of men with top hats riding on a horse-dra...

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Victorian Prints of Man O' War Ships, Maple, 19th Century

$450 / set

Victorian Prints of Man O' War Ships, Maple, 19th Century

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of English Country Victorian maple framed prints of Man o\' War ships.

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Maple

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

$1,200

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style (20th Cent) acrylic on board painting, depicting a brick house, within faux wood and decorated frame. (7 Similar pieces: 057835A, 057835B, 057835C, 057835D, 057...

Category

20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood

Pair of English Victorian Silk Embroidered Hunting Scenes

$2,850 / set

Pair of English Victorian Silk Embroidered Hunting Scenes

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of English Victorian silk embroidered hunting scenes in ebonized and gilt frames (Stevens) (PRICED AS PAIR)

Category

19th Century British Antique British Colonial Paintings

Oil Painting on Canvas of Parrots

$4,800

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 Paintings

Materials

Paint

Vintage Set of Six Moth Watercolors

$3,900 / set

Vintage Set of Six Moth Watercolors

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Lofty set of six watercolors on paper depicting the surprising diverse beauty of moth species. Presented in wood frames, matted and under glass.

Category

Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint, Wood, Paper

Hand-Crafted White Horse Portrait, British Colonial, Late 20th Century

$8,800

Hand-Crafted White Horse Portrait, British Colonial, Late 20th Century

Located in Queens, NY

Copy of an animal portrait titled "White Horse" set in a classical landscape Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use

Category

Late 20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

20th Century Hand-Painted English Country Brick House Acrylic Art

$1,200

20th Century Hand-Painted English Country Brick House Acrylic Art

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style (20th Cent) acrylic on board painting, depicting a brick house, within faux wood and decorated frame. (7 Similar pieces: 057835A, 057835B, 057835D, 057835E, 057...

Category

20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood

19th century portrait of a Māori, with indigenous artefacts on reverse

$2,025

19th century portrait of a Māori, with indigenous artefacts on reverse

Located in York, GB

A striking portrait of a ‘New Zealand Man’ by Captain James Williams (in New Zealand c. 1851 - 1853). This ‘New Zealand Man’ is of Māori descent, with further drawings of indigenous ...

Category

Mid-19th Century New Zealand Antique British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Crayon

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

$1,200

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style (20th Cent) acrylic on board painting, depicting a brick house, within faux wood and decorated frame. (7 Similar pieces: 057835A, 057835B, 057835C, 057835E, 057...

Category

20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood

Irish Painting Michael Healy Original Watercolour Dubliners from Dawson Gallery

$803

Irish Painting Michael Healy Original Watercolour Dubliners from Dawson Gallery

By Michael Healy

Located in Kingsbridge, GB

Michael Healy Original Watercolour 'Dubliners' from Dawson Gallery Dublin. This important painting of Irish life in the dying days of English rule in the Republic of Ireland. Micha...

Category

1910s Irish Vintage British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paper

Bahamian Street Scene Watercolor Painting by Hartwell Leon Woodcock

$4,500

Bahamian Street Scene Watercolor Painting by Hartwell Leon Woodcock

By Hartwell L. Woodcock

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Watercolor painting of a Bahamian street scene possibly in Nassau. Complete with a woman carrying a bundle, a man in a cart, palm trees, house, gates and warm peaceful ambiance. Sign...

Category

20th Century North American British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Barber Shop sign

$1,296Sale Price|20% Off

Barber Shop sign

By Local 76

Located in Glasgow, GB

This is a very rare original Barber shop sign from the 1970's . Collected in Togo in 1985 it us in very good condition . These Barber shop signs are decorative as well as collectabl...

Category

1970s Togolese Vintage British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

Pair of Art Moderne Racehorses Paintings, Oil on Canvas, 20th Century

$13,000 / set

Pair of Art Moderne Racehorses Paintings, Oil on Canvas, 20th Century

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Art Moderne (Mid-20th Cent) oil paintings on canvas of various racehorses in frames

Category

20th Century Unknown British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage London Tower Bridge Print Charcoal Drawing Thames

$371 / item

Vintage London Tower Bridge Print Charcoal Drawing Thames

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a vintage print of London's famous Tower Bridge Printed from the original charcoal drawing Really captures the mood and atmosphere of London Bridge Piece is signed in...

Category

1980s Vintage British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

$1,200

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style (20th Cent) acrylic on board painting, depicting a brick house, within faux wood and decorated frame. (7 Similar pieces: 057835B, 057835C, 057835D, 057835E, 057...

Category

20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood

20th Century Hand-Painted English Country Brick House Acrylic Art

$1,200

20th Century Hand-Painted English Country Brick House Acrylic Art

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style (20th Cent) acrylic on board painting, depicting a brick house, within faux wood and decorated frame. (7 Similar pieces: 057835A, 057835B, 057835C, 057835D, 057...

Category

20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

$1,200

English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting, 20th Century, Framed

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style (20th Cent) acrylic on board painting, depicting a brick house, within faux wood and decorated frame. (7 Similar pieces: 057835A, 057835B, 057835C, 057835D, 057...

Category

20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood

20th Century Hand-Painted English Country Brick House Acrylic Art

$1,200

20th Century Hand-Painted English Country Brick House Acrylic Art

Located in Queens, NY

English Country style (20th Cent) acrylic on board painting, depicting a brick house, within faux wood and decorated frame. (7 Similar pieces: 057835A, 057835C, 057835D, 057835E, 057...

Category

20th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood

British Colonial paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique British Colonial paintings 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 paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paint, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used British Colonial paintings made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Caribbean pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include Dan Poole, Francis Carr, and Hartwell L. Woodcock. 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 paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $695 and tops out at $23,000 while the average work can sell for $3,900.