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 rare Tasmanian black-wood two-part campaign dining- table.…

A rare Tasmanian black-wood two-part campaign dining- table. Australian circa 1835. with legs which unscrew, 106 cm long 109 cm wide closed 77 cm high

An inlaid cedar and brass mounted blanket box, Australian,…

An inlaid cedar and brass mounted blanket box, Australian, circa 1870. with original brass corners, original cast iron carry handles with pull out drawer at base with brass military handles, 88 cm wide 53 cm deep 52 cm high

A Spanish walnut travelling case, 18th century, with seven…

A Spanish walnut travelling case, 18th century, with seven drawers and iron swing handles to each end, 40 cm high, 57 cm wide, 32 cm deep

An extraordinary gilt-gesso wall mirror celebrating the 16th…

An extraordinary gilt-gesso wall mirror celebrating the 16th century victory over the Turks/Ottoman Empire. Venetian, first half of the 19th century or earlier. Dr Susan Scollay ? on the Venetian/Ottoman rivalry. The Republic of Venice enjoyed robust…

Antique Rice Stix dry goods travelling strong box with lovely…

Antique Rice Stix dry goods travelling strong box with lovely fitted interior and Imperial Model T typewriter

A Victorian burr walnut double door eight drawer jewellery…

Victorian Burr Walnut Jewellery Cabinet

A Victorian burr walnut double door eight drawer jewellery cabinet, 19th century, the fine burr walnut veneer travelling jewellery cabinet, rectangular top with rounded edges, brass campaign side handles, the double doors opening to a tight arrangement of…

Rare Victorian folding campaign toilet mirror in mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Folding Toilet Mirror for Campaigns

Rare Victorian folding campaign toilet mirror in mahogany

An oak campaign hanging bookcase, three tiered, with brass…

Oak Campaign Bookcase with Brass Pillars

An oak campaign hanging bookcase, three tiered, with brass pillars, 58 cm high, 91 cm wide, 20 cm deep. Provenance: purchased from Christopher Clarke Antiques, England

A Victorian mahogany collectors cabinet, two panelled doors,…

Mahogany Collectors Cabinet with Seven Drawers

A Victorian mahogany collectors cabinet, two panelled doors, the interior with seven full width drawers with recessed campaign type ring handles, raised on ogee bracket feet. 84 x 48 x 108 cm.

A Georgian treen ware campaign folding coat rack, 18th/19th…

Georgian Folding Coat Rack

A Georgian treen ware campaign folding coat rack, 18th/19th century, 33 cm high, 36 cm wide

Louis XV walnut travelling table, c. 1775, the removable…

Louis XV Walnut Travelling Table, c. 1775

Louis XV walnut travelling table, c. 1775, the removable rectangular top above a folding base, the apron carved with scrolls and shells over trelliswork, on cabriole legs, height 71 cm width 130 cm depth 90 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW

Folding campaign desk Edwardian mahogany, with fitted interior…

Edwardian Mahogany Folding Campaign Desk

Folding campaign desk Edwardian mahogany, with fitted interior and shaped legs, height 79 cm, width 56 cm, depth 59 cm

A Colonial Australian folding campaign stool, 19th century 96…

Colonial Australian Folding Campaign Stool, 19th Century

A Colonial Australian folding campaign stool, 19th century 96 cm high

World War II Counter Top Recruitment Displays, 4, 'How she'll…

World War II Recruitment Posters

World War II Counter Top Recruitment Displays, 4, 'How she'll prize your letters from overseas,' one of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title Join the AIF This poster is subtitled…

Rare Australian Colonial cedar travelling bookcase, N.S.W.…

Colonial Cedar Travelling Bookcase, 1850

Rare Australian Colonial cedar travelling bookcase, N.S.W. Origin, c. 1850, with two doors enclosing a shelved interior, brass bounded, height 76 cm width 61 cm depth 38 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney, labels: illustrated K.…

A mahogany campaign table, mid Victorian, the rectangular oval…

A mahogany campaign table, mid Victorian, the rectangular oval panelled tray with four hinged drop sides, two with incorporated handles on a folding turned leg base, height 83 cm, length 96 cm, width 74 cm

Edwardian mahogany folding campaign desk

Mahogany Folding Campaign Desk from the Edwardian Era

Edwardian mahogany folding campaign desk

19th century small marquetry folding travelling shaving mirror…

Marquetry Folding Shaving Mirror with Dog Panel

19th century small marquetry folding travelling shaving mirror ornately inlaid with a panel depicting 2 dogs and a scrolling foliate field in a geometric surround with demi-lune floral inlays to the top and bottom, with original bevelled and silvered…

Early circa 19th mahogany campaign table traditional folding…

Mahogany Campaign Folding Table with Turned Stretchers

Early circa 19th mahogany campaign table traditional folding form with baluster turned stretchers

19th century campaign desk, mahogany with Xform folding legs,…

Mahogany Campaign Desk with X-Form Folding Legs

19th century campaign desk, mahogany with Xform folding legs, fitted leather interior

Good antique fold away travelling / campaign desk with fitted…

Antique Campaign Desk with Marquetry Inlay and Fitted Interior

Good antique fold away travelling / campaign desk with fitted interior, marquetry inlaid outer panels and x frame base, 55 cm wide, 56 cm deep open, 79.5 cm high open

French Second Empire cast iron folding campaign bed, 3rd…

19th Century French Folding Campaign Bed

French Second Empire cast iron folding campaign bed, 3rd quarter of the 19th century

An antique travelling bi-fold campaign drinks cabinet,19th…

19th Century Travelling Drinks Cabinet

An antique travelling bi-fold campaign drinks cabinet,19th century, 76 cm high, 45 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Campaign map table late 19th century, mahogany with, 'X' shape…

Late 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Map Table

Campaign map table late 19th century, mahogany with, 'X' shape base and turned stretchers, height 38 cm, width 92 cm, depth 49 cm

Georgian mahogany campaign desk with 4 drawers and screw off…

Georgian Mahogany Campaign Desk with Removable Legs

Georgian mahogany campaign desk with 4 drawers and screw off removable legs, the left back rear leg quite loose, 90 cm wide, 41 cm deep, 84 cm high

Campaign games table mahogany, c.1900, bridge and piquet…

Mahogany Campaign Games Table with Bridge and Piquet Drawers

Campaign games table mahogany, c.1900, bridge and piquet drawers, makers mark, J C Vickery for, John Collard Vickery, London, height 75, width 86, depth 86 cm

A rare Georgian mahogany folding campaign table with brass…

Georgian Folding Mahogany Campaign Table with Brass Hardware

A rare Georgian mahogany folding campaign table with brass hardware

Victorian sewing or games table inset game board to top, lid…

Victorian Inlaid Games Table with Fitted Interior

Victorian sewing or games table inset game board to top, lid opens to fitted interior, with segmented tray. Tri-footed. Vendor advises the table was hand made on board ship travelling from UK to Australia. (Height 77 cm

An Anglo-Indian campaign table, teak and oak, circa 1840,…

Anglo-Indian Teak Campaign Table (missing leaves)

An Anglo-Indian campaign table, teak and oak, circa 1840, unfortunately missing leaves, 75 cm high, 112 cm wide (extends to 265 cm wide with extra leg), 138 cm deep

Anglo Indian finely carved padouk gentleman's campaign press…

1850 Anglo Indian Carved Padouk Campaign Press

Anglo Indian finely carved padouk gentleman's campaign press circa 1850, original recessed brass handles, locks and escutcheons, excellent original condition and patina, height 199 cm, width 107, Separates into three pieces

Victorian fold away campaign desk with X framed base, 62 cm x…

Victorian X-Frame Campaign Desk - Foldable & Portable

Victorian fold away campaign desk with X framed base, 62 cm x 60 cm, 74 cm high, open

An important South Australian full cedar double ended campaign…

1837 South Australian Full Cedar Double Ended Campaign Sofa

An important South Australian full cedar double ended campaign sofa circa 1837, the lipped centered back with roll over ends above swan necked arms decorated with rondels to either side. Below the seat, a squared panelled front and turned legs., fold out…

Rare Demountable campaign desk Ex HMAS Cerberus circa 1900's,…

Antique Demountable Campaign Desk

Rare Demountable campaign desk Ex HMAS Cerberus circa 1900's, height 76, width 111, depth 58 cm, lacking gallery back

Campaign side table late 19th century, three tier, with brass…

Late 19th Century Brass-Edged Three-Tier Campaign Side Table

Campaign side table late 19th century, three tier, with brass edging & plaque, pull out leaves, height 56 cm, length 40 cm, depth 40 cm

Victorian cedar folding campaign table, 89 cm x 43.5 cm, 70.5…

Victorian Cedar Folding Campaign Table

Victorian cedar folding campaign table, 89 cm x 43.5 cm, 70.5 cm high

Victorian mahogany folding campaign table, 99.5 cm x 50.5 cm,…

Victorian Folding Campaign Table

Victorian mahogany folding campaign table, 99.5 cm x 50.5 cm, 73 cm high

Regency rosewood campaign desk fall front with green leather…

Rosewood Campaign Desk with Green Leather Surface

Regency rosewood campaign desk fall front with green leather writing surface on scroll legs joined by turned stretcher

19th century beech folding campaign sofa with makers label, S.…

19th Century Beech Folding Campaign Sofa by S.W. Silver & Co

19th century beech folding campaign sofa with makers label, S. W. Silver & Co London

A Baltic pine campaign side cabinet, used in the film, The…

Baltic Pine Campaign Side Cabinet from The Water Diviner

A Baltic pine campaign side cabinet, used in the film, The Water Diviner (2014), late 19th/early 20th century, the cabinet in three separate sections with hinged doors to the top and centre enclosing storage compartments, above three full-length drawers,…

An oak campaign desk, harp shaped folding legs with two drawers…

Harp-Leg Oak Campaign Desk with Drawers

An oak campaign desk, harp shaped folding legs with two drawers 71 x 83 x 45 cm

A c.1880 Anglo-Indian campaign camphor wood secretaire,…

Anglo-Indian Camphor Wood Campaign Secrétaire

A c.1880 Anglo-Indian campaign camphor wood secretaire, ebonized moulding to face, attractive brass banding & handles, four drawers, & fitted interior 125 x 124 x 52 cm

Campaign cellarette, c1850 camphorwood with brass fittings &…

Campaign Camphorwood Cellarette with Brass Fittings

Campaign cellarette, c1850 camphorwood with brass fittings & plaque, holds twelve bottles, height 46 cm, length 48 cm, depth 33 cm

Edwardian mahogany campaign desk, with burgundy leather fitted…

Edwardian Mahogany Campaign Desk with Leather Interior

Edwardian mahogany campaign desk, with burgundy leather fitted interior and gilt metal inkwell, height 74 cm width 56 cm depth 56 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late Janis Salisbury, Sydney

Victorian mahogany campaign armchair with upholstered back,…

Mahogany Campaign Armchair with Upholstery

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

A rare campaign traveling bookcase with bi-fold door and brass…

1840 English Traveling Bookcase with Brass Handles

A rare campaign traveling bookcase with bi-fold door and brass swing handles, probably English, circa 1840, 49 cm high, 70 cm wide, 35 cm deep

An antique recumbent campaign couch with faux suede buttoned…

Antique Recumbent Campaign Couch with Faux Suede Mattress

An antique recumbent campaign couch with faux suede buttoned mattress 183 x 62 x 43 cm

A Huon pine campaign wardrobe, circa 1890, 210 cm high, 162 cm…

Antique Huon Pine Campaign Wardrobe

A Huon pine campaign wardrobe, circa 1890, 210 cm high, 162 cm wide, 60 cm deep

A honey oak campaign games table 19th century. The folding…

19th Century Honey Oak Campaign Games Table

A honey oak campaign games table 19th century. The folding table with an 'X' frame stretcher base, having fold out metal rings to each corner and four shallow metal bound wells for game pieces, two drawers, one lockable and both fitted with various…

Regency mahogany travelling writing desk. Fall front, inlaid…

Regency Mahogany Writing Desk with Inlay and Ink Pots

Regency mahogany travelling writing desk. Fall front, inlaid with boxwood & ebonised lines. Compartmentalised interior with ink pots. on end supports with downswept legs. Key available. Purchased Phillips London Sale of 20th January 1998. Copy of original…

A Victorian teak, officers campaign secretaire bureau. Late…

Victorian Campaign Secrétaire Bureau by Army & Navy

A Victorian teak, officers campaign secretaire bureau. Late 19th century, with retailers plaque 'Army & Navy C.S.L. Makers'. The desk comes in two separate sections with lower part two drawers upon turned bun feet. The upper section has two drawers; the…

A late 19th century mahogany campaign folding desk the…

Mahogany Campaign Folding Desk with Stationery Compartments

A late 19th century mahogany campaign folding desk the rectangular body of compact proportions, opening in to two sections enclosing leather stationery compartments, a writing surface, an ivory letter opener and a brass ink well holder (inkwell missing),…

A cedar campaign bed, Australian, circa 1850, approx. 164 cm…

1850 Australian Cedar Campaign Bed

A cedar campaign bed, Australian, circa 1850, approx. 164 cm high, 198 cm wide, 130 cm wide. Provenance: ex Patuncaty (Northern Midlands, Tasmania), ex Kaye Pickett Colonial Auction c. 1835

Two leather and teak campaign armchairs (2)

Teak and Leather Campaign Armchairs (Set of 2)

Two leather and teak campaign armchairs (2)

English mahogany double pedestal campaign desk, the rectangular…

English Mahogany Campaign Desk with Green Leather Inset

English mahogany double pedestal campaign desk, the rectangular top inset with green tooled leather, brass pull hardware. Provenance: John Hawkins Antiques, Bowral, NSW

Antique teak inlaid mahogany two height campaign bookcase,…

Teak Inlaid Mahogany Campaign Bookcase - Antique

Antique teak inlaid mahogany two height campaign bookcase, approx. 208 cm high, 105 cm wide

A 1830 teak military secretaire, 5 drawers, 107 cm high, 109 cm…

Teak Military Secretaire with Journal of Voyage

A 1830 teak military secretaire, 5 drawers, 107 cm high, 109 cm wide and 50 cm deep, engraved Mr A.K.N Tremearne, together with A Journal of the Proceedings on board Honorable East India Company's ship, Charles Grant from Port of London to China,…