Early 20th Century Colonial Sri Lankan Satinwood Garden Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
Hand-turned garden chair made of solid satinwood, Colonial, Sri Lanka, circa 1900. Hand-caned seat and back. Came from a British Military family in Sri Lanka. 40.25" overall height ...
Cane, Satinwood
British Colonial Ceylonese Solid Satinwood & Hand Cane Armchair
Located in Southampton, NY
British Colonial Ceylonese Solid Satinwood & Hand Caned Armchair Made entirely out of satinwood. Gentle curved back. Hand caning seat - still in good condition. Spiral arms are a un...
Satinwood
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Antique Ebony Carved Grandfather Chair, Ceylon, 1820, Colonial Style
Located in New York, NY
The Grandfather shell mark chair, shown here, is from Ceylon, circa 1820. Featuring an exquisite carved ebony frame—distinguished with a shell mark detail on the top rail—and hand-c...
Cane, Ebony
Ebony Grandfather Chair from Sri Lanka
Located in Culver City, CA
Grandfather chair from Sri Lanka made from ebony wood and sugar cane.
Cane, Ebony
Unavailable
H 40 in W 24 in D 31 in
Set of Two Teak Wood and Cane Lounge Chairs from Colombo Area of Sri Lanka
Located in Houston, TX
Set of two midcentury elegant lounge chairs from the Colombo area in Sri Lanka. These are superbly crafted in old world carpentry. Unmatched in style and comfort. Maintained properly...
Teak
Unavailable
H 40 in W 24 in D 31 in
Set of Four Teak Wood and Cane Lounge Chairs from Colombo Area of Sri Lanka
Located in Houston, TX
Set of four mid-century elegant lounge chairs from the Colombo area in Sri Lanka. These are superbly crafted in old world carpentry. Unmatched in style and comfort. Maintained proper...
Teak
Set of Four Stylish Caned Chairs in Rare Nadun Wood
Located in Richmond, CA
Simple and elegant caned chairs made from rare nadun wood.
Cane
Unavailable
H 38.5 in W 19.5 in D 14 in
Four Mid-19th Century Exquisitely Carved Solid Ebony and Cane Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
It is the ebony and the magnificent craftsmanship make these chairs museum pieces. These were made on commission for the European settlers who owned coffee plantations in Gallee dist...
Ebony
Pair of Ebony and Rattan Banquettes
Located in London, GB
A pair of beautifully turned and carved ebony benches with caning. They are from a district known as Ceylon in Sri Lanka which which in the 18th and 19th century exported high qualit...
Ebony, Rattan
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19th Century Anglo Indian Ebony Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
A gorgeously carved Anglo Indian ebony bench from an important Northern California wine country estate. *We ship internationally*
Ebony, Cane
Early 20th Century Nadun Wood Armchair from Ceylon
Located in Richmond, CA
A beautiful nadun wood armchair with a newly caned seat from Ceylon. We have a total of five available.
Cane
Anglo-Indian Ebony Daybed
Located in Richmond, CA
A reproduction of an Anglo-Indian solid ebony daybed, side rails have a convex carved pattern which wraps around the entire frame. The wood is antique ebony used to create the reprod...
Cane, Ebony
A Pair of Sri Lankan Teak and Cane Planters Chairs
Located in London, GB
Sri Lanka, circa 1920 A pair of 20th century Sri Lankan sling back planters chairs in the British colonial style, the frames in solid teakwood with a shell motives carved to the bac...
Cane, Teak
Pair of Sri Lankan Easy Armchairs, Sri Lanka, Late 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
Additionally, the pair has many little details: Beautiful rounded corners and curved beams and the particular cane weaving technique. During the 1950s, Sri Lanka saw the appearance o...
Cane, Wood
Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Caned Satinwood Table
Located in Southampton, NY
Hand-Carved solid satinwood table with caned top, Sri Lanka, Colonial, circa 1890. Central pedestal with tripod base and hand caned top. Ebony detailing on scrolled feet. This piece ...
Satinwood, Ebony
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H 31 in Dm 36 in L 31 in
Early 20th Century Colonial Solid Satinwood Table with Caned Top, Sri Lanka
Located in Southampton, NY
Hand-carved solid satinwood table with caned top, Sri Lanka, Colonial, circa 1900. Central pedestal with tripod base and hand caned top. Ebony detailing on scrolled feet. This p...
Cane, Satinwood
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H 36 in W 24 in L 36 in
Pair of Dutch Colonial Solid Satinwood Caned Sling Back Planters Chairs, 1850
Located in Southampton, NY
Provenance: Harrington Estate, Importers of Colonial Raj Furniture from Sri Lanka
Cane, Satinwood
Pair of 19th Century Ceylonese Satinwood & Caned Lounge Chairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Made in the Late 19th in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), these chairs represent the fusion of British design influences with local craftsmanship.
Cane, Satinwood
British Colonial, Ceylonese, Mahogany Rolled Arm Caned Steamers Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
British Colonial, Ceylonese, mahogany rolled arm caned steamers chair. Handwoven caning in good condition. Restoration to left arm shown in photo. Arm is intact and stabile. Voyag...
Mahogany, Cane
An Early 19th Century Anglo Sinhalese Planters Chair
Located in London, GB
Sri-Lanka, circa 1820 An exceptional mid nineteenth century Anglo Sinhalese planters chair, of solid ebony construction, with scoop caned seat and scrolling arms, the seat rail and ...
Cane, Wood
19th Century Ceylonese Solid Satinwood Caned Reading Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Ceylonese solid satinwood caned reading chair, 1890 A beautifully carved reading chair from Sri Lanka. This chair came out of a Portuguese House in Sri Lanka. Hand ca...
Cane, Satinwood
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H 39 in W 24 in D 33 in
British Colonial, Ceylonese, Nadoun Wood and Caned Nursery Chair, circa 1900
Located in Southampton, NY
This is a smaller scale nursery chair which would have been used by the families of British officers stationed in Sri Lanka, around the turn of the century. Some areas of the hand-ca...
Cane, Wood
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H 24 in W 20 in D 30 in
British Colonial Ceylonese Child's Planters Chair in Satinwood & Caning, c. 1900
Located in Southampton, NY
A rare British Colonial, Ceylonese, child's plantation or planters chair in solid satinwood, handmade pegged construction, hand canning and footrest extensions (40 inches when extend...
Satinwood, Cane
Late 19th Century Coromandel Wood Anglo Indian Plantation Cane Bench
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Hand carved bench expertly constructed from coveted Coromandel wood with rich, dark grains interspersed with orange highlights. Vase turned feet and distinctive elbow rests define th...
Macassar
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H 38 in W 44.5 in D 27 in
Early 19th Century Antique Anglo Indian Caned Seat Settee in Carved Ebony
Located in Peabody, MA
An early 19th century Anglo Indian caned seat settee (with down filled cushion) in extensively carved solid ebony from the British colony of Ceylon (Sri Lanka today).
Upholstery, Ebony, Down
Early 20th Century British Mahogany and Ebony Magazine Table
Located in Southampton, NY
British mahogany and ebony newspaper/magazine table with caned shelves. Originally from Hill Country Station for the British Officers, in Nwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.
Cane, Ebony, Mahogany
Dutch-Colonial Ebony Chaise/Recamier with Caning
Located in Richmond, CA
Dutch-Colonial chaise lounge in solid ebony with caned seat and back. Smaller scale lounger with nicely carved details. Seat height = 12".
Ebony, Cane
19th Century Ceylonese Hardwood and Cane Planters Chair
Located in New York, NY
19th Century ceylonese, hardwood and cane planters chairs.
Cane, Hardwood
Dutch Colonial Nadun Wood Settee with Caned Seat and Back
Located in Richmond, CA
Dutch colonial settee made of rare nadun wood an extremely dense even grained, tropical hardwood. All major surfaces are carved. Overall nicely proportioned settee with caned seat, b...
Cane
Anglo-Indian Ebony Daybed with Caned Seat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anglo-Indian solid ebony daybed, side rails have a convex carved pattern which wraps around the entire frame. The slanted back also has the same convex carving. Seat and back are can...
Grandfather Arm Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Nadum Wood Grandfather Arm Chair
Wood, Cane
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