Antique Camphor Wood Military Campaign Trunk

A Delightful Mid 19th Century Camphor Wood Military Campaign Trunk, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Well Figured Lift Up Lid Enclosing Storage Space, Original Brass Bound Decoration And Original Brass Handles. Its widely accepted that trunks like this were normally purposed for army use, often given into the ownership of high ranking officers to use for their travels around the various battlegrounds and territories of the empire around the world, hence the carrying handles and the brass banded decoration, which also serves the functional purpose of protecting the item from bumps and bashes during the numerous times it would have been transported. In modern day living this trunk would make a perfect coffee table boasting signifcant storage, or could also be used as a storage chest in many locations around the home including the hallway, living room or bedroom. The trunk is also a little smaller than a large amount which yuou will find on the market, which of course allows for it to be used in an even wider variety of spaces. The trunk has also been inspected in our workshops by our expert antique...

A very good quality 19th century camphor wood military Campaign trunk, Of Good Bold Proportions, Having Lift Up Lid, attractive original brass ...

A fine quality regency perioid mahogany sarcophagus shaped wine cooler, or cellarette, retaining original brass carrying handles and fine colour throughout, raised on original plinth...

A charming and rare 18th century Georgian yew wood miniature chest having four long drawers with original brass knobs raised on original shaped bracket feet. (There is often debate as to whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who is looking for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesman's sample piece, which is when a few articles were made as scale models in advance of a road trip during which a salesman would travel the country showing prospective clients the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and take orders from. This particular example doesn't really appear to quite fit either of those briefs however and may well have just been made as an individual, one off piece in a provincial workshop. One of the reasons for this is the construction from solid yewwood which is a rarely used material in items any larger than this as the trunks generally don't grow large enough. The overall quality is  excellent and clearly somebody has spent many, many hours  producing this wonderful piece. A really quite charming piece of antique miniature furniture...

A Very Attractive And Unsual Mid 19th Century Occasional Centre Type Table, Of Extremely Unusual Design, Having Rosewood, Birdseye Maple, Walnut And Other Exotic Veneers To Hexagonal...

A very good quality English regency period 19th century rosewood whatnot of unusual shape having three well figured tiers united by elegant silhouette end supports over one mahoga...

A late 19th century arched top camphor wood British military campaign chest, with original brass hardware. Built of durable materials and designed for travel, these rugged wooden che...

Superb large navy chest oe campaign chest from the beginning of the 20th century in camphor wood English navy chest with its typical fittings of this styl...

Antique camphorwood campaign chest This Antique camphorwood campaign chest was made circa 1840. This example most likely would have been made for a naval officer to use in the East. ...

Two large leather camphor trunks, circa 1830. One dark green and one black leather, both bound and decorated in brass with swag nail head detailing. Both clean inside. Manufactured by the British East India Company for an officer to carry his kit on Campaign. Will sell separately please message for details Green Length - 91 cm Height - 41 cm Depth - 46 cm Black Length - 79 cm Height - 33 cm Depth - 40 cm We are happy to work with your preferred choice of shipper We can also quote for uk and international shipping If you require any more images please message We also can offer a restoration...

A 19th century camphor wood campaign chest, This is a beautiful looking and fine quality camphor wood campaign chest, the interior shows signs ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made, antique Victorian circa 1860-1880 pine blanket chest which can be used as a coffee table A very good looking well made...