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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 Antique Poster British Empire Our Master Hope Britain Stanley Baldwin
Located in London, GB
design depicting a lion standing on a podium above illustrations of British Empire territories including
Category
Vintage 1920s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 35.04 in W 22.45 in D 0.04 in
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
Extraordinary British Empire Kettle on a Stand
Located in Middleburg, VA
Exceptionally well crafted, it is made of copper and brass and has a compartment in the very decorative stand for charcoal to keep the kettle warm. It is very elegant for domestic us...
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
H 39.77 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Original Antique Propaganda Poster British Empire And Liberty Beaconsfield UK
Located in London, GB
Original antique poster - Empire and Liberty Beaconsfield - featuring a great design depicting a
Category
Vintage 1920s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 35.04 in W 22.45 in D 0.04 in
Western Roman Empire Map: British Isles & Gaul - 1802 Tardieu Atlas
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map Description and title: "Partie Occidentale de l'Empire Romain ou du Monde connu des
Category
Antique Early 1800s Maps
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Buy British Tom Purvis EMB Empire Marketing Board
By Tom Purvis
Located in London, GB
economy following the Great Depression in America by buying British goods - Buy British from the Empire at
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 20.08 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
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
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Antique Poster Learn to Think Imperially British Empire Chamberlain UK
Located in London, GB
British Empire in red with ships sailing at sea on the horizon in front of a dramatic orange and yellow
Category
Vintage 1920s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 35.04 in W 22.45 in D 0.04 in
Original Antique Propaganda Poster Our Ocean British Empire England Tennyson UK
Located in London, GB
Original antique poster - Our Ocean Empire with her boundless homes For ever broadening England
Category
Vintage 1920s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 35.04 in W 22.84 in D 0.04 in
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
H 14.97 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
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
H 14.97 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
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
H 39.97 in W 59.85 in D 0.04 in
Antique Map of the British Isles According to the Geography of the Roman Empire
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Insulae Britannicae'. Interesting map of Britain, Scotland, and Ireland. It
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
H 8.08 in W 10.24 in D 0.02 in
Early 20th Century Biscuit Tin "The British Commonwealth"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A biscuit tin celebrating The British Commonwealth, both natural & architectural. The 1930s
Category
Early 20th Century English Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
British Campaign Mahogany “Knock-Down" Antique Armchair Johnstone & Jeanes
By Johnstone, Jeanes & Co.
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Furniture" by Nicholas A. Brawer,
illustrated in color, p. 352
Exhibitions:
*Britain's Portable Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 38.63 in W 22.5 in D 19.63 in
19th Century Original Rare British Dinning Room Set with 12 Chairs, Satin Wood
By Joseph Fitter
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
furniture, Maple & Co.
It is a perfect example of the English aristocracy and is still in great demand.
The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Empire Cupboards
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Satinwood, Lacquer
H 29.53 in W 116.34 in D 43.31 in
British Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar 19th century Egg Shaped with Lion Heads
Located in Sweden, SE
1,5 liters. Presumably great Britain.
Size app.: 30.5 cm (roughly 12 in) high, 14.5 cm (roughly 5.7
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Empire Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Stainless Steel
H 12 in W 5.7 in D 7.9 in
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
Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain, after Empire Engraving by Valentine Green
Located in Fairhope, AL
This large Empire Masterpiece is a faithful yet nuanced reproduction of "Charlotte, Queen of Great
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Empire Decorative Art
H 46.75 in W 55.75 in D 2.5 in
Solid Rosewood and rich inlay, British Empire Arm Chair
Located in Toronto, ON
The chair was brought to England by a family that was from the British establishment in India. It
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Armchairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Boxwood, Rosewood
Pair of English Art Deco Souvenir British Empire Exhibition 1925 EPNS Bud Vases
By Frederick Charles Herrick
Located in Port Hope, ON
purchased as souvenirs from the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924-1925. They each bear the
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Vases
Materials
Silver
H 5.125 in Dm 1.875 in
Map of the United States with the Contiguous British and Spanish Possessions
By John Melish
Located in La Jolla, CA
The visual embodiment of Thomas Jefferson's vision of American Manifest Destiny.
Hand-colored engraved wall map, dissected and laid on original linen.
Melish's map is generally...
Category
Antique 1810s American American Empire Prints
Materials
Paper
'Campaign' a Fine Early 19th Century Watercolor Depicting Travel in India
Located in New York, NY
, 2003
Exhibited: Britain’s Portable Empire: Campaign Furniture of the Georgian, Victorian and
Category
Antique 1820s English Campaign Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 10.25 in W 13.25 in D 1 in
British Empire Diorama by Andrew Sinclair
Located in London, GB
was briefly colonised by the fleets of Britain.’
Category
Late 20th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
Georgian Painted Arms Of The British Empire
Located in Essex, MA
Featuring the lion and the unicorn.
Category
Antique 1810s Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Original Vintage Advertising Poster for the British Empire Exhibition 1924
By Gerald Spencer Pryse 1
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the British Empire Exhibition, April-October 1924
Category
Vintage 1920s British Posters
Materials
Paper
1924 British Empire Chinese Exhibition Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Inlaid Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
centre table stamped for the 1924 British Empire Chinese exhibition
This table is as fine as they come
Category
Vintage 1920s English Chinese Export Side Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
H 30.32 in W 31.5 in D 31.89 in
Chinese Antique Side Table, Rosewood and Marble, British Empire Exhibition 1924
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a Chinese antique side table in rosewood and marble from the British Empire Exhibition of
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Side Tables
H 29.14 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Original Vintage Empire Marketing Board Poster - Buy British Support The £ Pound
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster issued by Empire Marketing Board - Buy British - Support The
Category
Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Posters
Materials
Paper
H 40.16 in W 59.85 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster British Empire Exhibition 1925 Wembley London World Tour
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising the British Empire Exhibition 1925 - A Glorious Company the
Category
Vintage 1920s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.97 in W 50.01 in D 0.04 in
19th Century British Empire Silver and Tooled Leather Mounted Rams Horn
Located in Middleburg, VA
well. Intricate silver work and gilded tooled leather. British Empire, circa 1850.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Silver
1930s Poster by Tom Purvis: Buy British from the Empire at Home & Overseas
By Tom Purvis
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster by Tom Purvis: Buy British from the Empire at Home and Overseas
Category
Vintage 1930s British Industrial Posters
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
British Colonial Art Deco Display Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
the British Empire, just before WWII, Burmese furniture makers adopted the new international Art Deco
Category
Vintage 1930s Burmese British Colonial Cabinets
Materials
Teak
1890s, Egypt Retour-Style Gilded Metal British Centerpiece
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Impressive centrepiece in gilded silver plate. The triangular base is in fusion finished with a soft chisel and supported by feets in spherical shape. The central part consists of th...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Empire Centerpieces
Materials
Vermeil
Vintage Union Jack, English, Cotton, Flag, UK, Great Britain, 1945
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large, vintage Union Jack. An English, cotton flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Category
Mid-20th Century British Empire Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Union Jack, English, Cotton, Flag, UK, Great Britain, 1945
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large, vintage Union Jack. An English, cotton flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Category
Mid-20th Century British Empire Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
A British Colonial Teak Wood Book Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
piece has great presence, despite its modest scale. During the British Empire, a huge quantity of
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Vintage Mahogany and Brass Military Chest of Drawers Campaign
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
19th century with
the Expansion of the British Empire, but personal furniture faded from military use
Category
Early 20th Century Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Late Empire Silver Plated British Oval Centrepiece
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Beautiful Late Empire oval bowl in silver plate. The boat-shaped structure is very slender, the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Sheffield and Silverplate
British Empire Educational Globe, circa 1890
By Charles Smith & Son
Located in London, GB
A handsome 8 inch terrestrial globe by C. Smith and Son printed in several colors presented on original turned mahogany base and upright, with brass mounting and secured with an acor...
Category
Antique 1890s English Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Commemorative Tray, English, British Empire Exhibition, Herrick, 1924
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
British Empire Exhibition was staged in London between April 1924 and October 1925, the aim to promote
Category
Early 20th Century British Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Iron
H 0.4 in W 4.53 in D 3.75 in
Superb, Large Map of British India, Chinese Empire, Indochina, Malaysia, 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
. A superb, large-scale map of British India, the Chinese Empire, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, and
Category
Antique 1860s Maps
Materials
Paper
H 22.8 in W 31.07 in D 0 in
Antique Map of India and Burma at The Time of the British Empire, 1834
Located in Langweer, NL
at the time of the British Empire. Scale bars and legenda below map. Artists and Engravers: Published
Category
Antique 19th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
A British Colonial Daybed
Located in Chicago, IL
Empire in Burma much furniture was made in the Anglo-Indian style using native hardwoods and local
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Daybeds
Materials
Teak
2 Volumes, Sir Humphrey F. DeTrafford, The Horses Of The British Empire
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Sir Humphrey F. de Trafford. The Horses of the British Empire. With frontispiece. Bound
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
Rosewood Corner Chair, British Empire
Located in Toronto, ON
The chair is carved all around, from the Victorian colonial period. The casts..? are original
It is a low and very comfortable.
It is a low and very comfortable.
Category
Antique 19th Century Corner Chairs
Phillips Globe of the British Empire
Located in Middleburg, VA
A wonderful 1900 Phillips globe of the British Empire under a Victorian glass dome. There are
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Campaign Globes
Turn of the Century "British Empire" Globe
Located in New York, NY
"British Empire" plaster globe on a wooden stand, England, circa 1900 (Globe: 6" Stands" 13 1/5
Category
Early 20th Century English Globes
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Early 20th Century Philips British Empire Terrestrial Table Globe
Located in Suffolk, GB
An early 20th century Philips British Empire terrestrial table globe.
This small globe is in
Category
Early 20th Century English Globes
Materials
Wood
Victorian Silver & Enamel British Empire Flags Propelling Pencil or Seal - Crest
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
shaped sheath with engraved seal end and enamelled with the crossed flags of The British Empire - the
Category
Early 20th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
H 4.81 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Bombay Blackwood Chairs
Located in Paris, FR
the second half of the nineteenth century. At that time, India is part of the British Empire. These
Category
Antique 1870s Indian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
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British Empire Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of British empire furniture for your home. An item from our selection of British empire furniture — often made from paper, animal skin and fabric — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of British empire furniture — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of British empire furniture, those designed in Empire and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of British empire furniture over the years, but those crafted by Austin Cooper, Joseph Fitter and Elijah Albert Cox are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a British Empire Furniture?
The average selling price for a piece of British empire furniture at 1stDibs is $931, while they’re typically $57 on the low end and $79,658 for the highest priced.
Questions About British Empire Furniture
- What period is Empire furniture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Developed in Paris at the end of the 18th century, Empire furniture was the official style of the Napoleonic Empire. The furniture is characterized by its heavy visual weight and Greek and Roman motifs. Shop a collection of Empire furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To identify French Empire furniture, look for characteristics of the period. Pieces typically have substantial, weighty silhouettes and ornate details. You will often find Greek and Roman motifs included in their designs. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of expertly vetted Empire furniture.