Most of the campaign furniture on the market is associated with the time of the British Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries when there was a high demand from military officers, administrators and colonists.

Campaign furniture is demountable, through clever use of wooden screws and sometimes metal hinges, so that it can disassembled and then packed into lots of manageable size for ease of movement by ship or animal between postings or camps.

The most common example of campaign furniture is the chest, which breaks into an upper and lower section, each with brass or rope handles at the sides. The corners are protected by brass cappings, and the handles are recessed so they are flush with front of the chest. The usual form is two half drawers and three full drawers, standing on baluster legs which usually unscrew, again for ease of transport.

Many campaign chests bear the more...

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A Colonial elm campaign chair, 19th century, the low folding…

19th Century Colonial Elm Campaign Chair

A Colonial elm campaign chair, 19th century, the low folding chair with a bowed pierced and extended crest and a trio of pierced mid rails, the seat with a hole to hole cane panel, 84 cm high, 39 cm wide, 70 cm deep

19th century folding campaign chair by F. W. Silver & Co.…

Antique Campaign Chair by F. W. Silver & Co. London

19th century folding campaign chair by F. W. Silver & Co. London caned back and seat, brass makers label to the top rail

A child's campaign folding rocking chair with tapestry seat by…

19th Century Child's Folding Rocking Chair by E.W. Vail

A child's campaign folding rocking chair with tapestry seat by E. W. Vail, 19th century, 60 cm high

A World War II military canvas and wood folding chair and two…

WWII Folding Chair & Regimental Swagger Sticks

A World War II military canvas and wood folding chair and two swagger sticks with regimental finials.

A stretcher-based mahogany campaign style desk and chair, 20th…

Mahogany Campaign Desk and Chair Set

A stretcher-based mahogany campaign style desk and chair, 20th century, with leather insert, three drawers with recessed brass handles, corner, strapping and stringing, pairs of X - form leg bases united by a turned, stretcher, the conforming chair with a…

A pair of bentwood framed cane seated 'campaign' folding…

Bentwood Campaign Folding Armchairs from The Water Diviner Film

A pair of bentwood framed cane seated 'campaign' folding armchairs, used in the film, The Water Diviner (2014), first quarter 20th century, each with a rounded back and a hinged folding mechanism incorporated into the seat and armrests. 116 cm high, 55.54…

Campaign chair, ebonised turned legs with gold finish…

Gold-Tipped Tapestry Chair with Iron Accents

Campaign chair, ebonised turned legs with gold finish decoration, tapestry upholstery, iron fittings

Victorian mahogany campaign armchair with upholstered back,…

Mahogany Campaign Armchair with Upholstery

Victorian mahogany campaign armchair with upholstered back, seat and arm rests

A 19th century Nicholas Gollingnon walnut campaign chair, the…

19th Century Gollingnon Walnut Campaign Chair

A 19th century Nicholas Gollingnon walnut campaign chair, the caned seat stamped with maker's details to the base, 'Gollingnon's Patent Sept. 19 1868', original finish

A pair of American folding mahogany chairs, circa 1940s-50s,…

Mahogany Folding Chairs with Tell City Label, 1940s-50s

A pair of American folding mahogany chairs, circa 1940s-50s, with label of Tell city Indiana, the spade back campaign style chairs with an octagonal and plume form midrail having a cushion seat upholstered in white and aqua 'Lotus pod' patterned cotton…

Antique 19th century French campaign chair, stamped to side…

French Campaign Chair with Stamped Brevete SGDG G.L

Antique 19th century French campaign chair, stamped to side (BREVETE SGDG G.L.), with later additonal upholstery & paint work

Antique folding campaign chair with fretwork splat, 59 cm wide

Antique Folding Campaign Chair with Fretwork Splat

Antique folding campaign chair with fretwork splat, 59 cm wide

Two 19th century campaign chairs, beech, with rattan seats,…

Beech Campaign Chairs with Rattan Seats & Sabre Legs

Two 19th century campaign chairs, beech, with rattan seats, sabre legs & rope twist mid bar

An 19th century rosewood campaign chair

Rosewood Campaign Chair from 19th Century

An 19th century rosewood campaign chair

Boar War era campaign chair,

Boer War Campaign Chair

Boar War era campaign chair,

Two leather and teak campaign armchairs (2)

Teak and Leather Campaign Armchairs (Set of 2)

Two leather and teak campaign armchairs (2)

Civil War folding campaign chair Believed to Have been Used by…

Civil War Folding Chair of 1st Lt. John Reynolds

Civil War folding campaign chair Believed to Have been Used by 1st Lt. John P. Reynolds 19th Regiment of Massachusetts. Turned wood with Carpeted Sling seat with Descriptive tag ?This chair Was Believed to be Carried in the great war of the Rebellion from…

A pair of Italian Renaissance style iron and leather campaign…

Iron and Leather Thrones from "Game of Thrones" Set

A pair of Italian Renaissance style iron and leather campaign style throne chairs as seen on HBO 'Game of Thrones'

A pair of Italian Renaissance style iron and leather campaign…

Italian Renaissance Iron & Leather Throne Chairs

A pair of Italian Renaissance style iron and leather campaign style throne chairs