campaign and military furniture
Campaign and military furniture. Furniture that was originally intended for use by officers in their quarters while on manoeuvres, which can include beds, trunks, chairs, and desks. The furniture is demountable, so that it can be packed for ease of movement between 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 label or plate of the retailer or maker, often in London or Ireland, and the scars of extensive travel. Examples made in India in the late 19th century, for use by the occupying British army, are also common.
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 label or plate of the retailer or maker, often in London or Ireland, and the scars of extensive travel. Examples made in India in the late 19th century, for use by the occupying British army, are also common.
6 item(s) found:
Colonial cedar campaign chest. Three drawer chest on two drawer base with high set turned legs. Height 113 cm. Width 99 cm D 47 cm
An Australian Victorian cedar and brass bound secretaire campaign chest, the secretaire drawer and short drawer above three long graduating drawers on bun feet, secretaire possibly added later. Width 118 cm. Depth 48 cm . Height 113 cm
A cedar campaign chest two sectional, having an arrangement of seven drawers with flush brass handles and strap work, bracket feet, 114 x 106 x 43 cm
A very rare and collectable cedar campaign bookcase Australian 205 x 95 x 55 cm in three parts fitted with three flights of drawers, to the base cupboard,…
A 19th century cedar campaign chest with two short drawers above three long, surmounted by a two door Victorian mahogany cabinet top
19th century pine and iron mounted campaign trestle table. Provenance: From a private collection in NSW