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

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

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.…

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…

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

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,…

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

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

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 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

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