Kennedy Harrods Campaign

Military Desk

Campaign Partners Desk

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Military Night Table

Mid Century Campaign Furniture

Military Cabinet

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the kennedy harrods campaign you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each kennedy harrods campaign for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and hardwood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer kennedy harrods campaign, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each kennedy harrods campaign bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Regency hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Kennedy Harrods Campaign?

A kennedy harrods campaign can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,999, while the lowest priced sells for $407 and the highest can go for as much as $8,811.

A Close Look at Campaign Furniture

Sometimes called “knock-down” furniture, campaign furniture was designed to be folded, collapsed, taken apart and packed flat to load onto a ship or a camel’s back. Although mobile furniture for military campaigns dates back to the Romans, the British Army in its global conquests in the 18th and 19th centuries defined the style with sturdy and elegant pieces. Even in a tent thousands of miles from London, a four-poster bed, dining table and seating could simulate the comforts of home.

Antique and vintage campaign-style furniture was also initially designed as propaganda. The mahogany and teak structures were part of a purposeful demonstration of power in these campaigns, with the colonizing military officers imposing their culture and view of what they considered “civilized” on a given land and its peoples. Designers and manufacturers including Thomas Butler, Ross & Co. of Dublin, and Morgan & Sanders contributed to the rapid production of this furniture as the British Empire expanded through Africa, Asia and Australia.

Campaign furniture was utilitarian as well as refined, fitted with recessed brass handles and brass angles on stackable chests and other case pieces to protect vulnerable corners. The Wellington chest was one of the most famous pieces to come out of this style, named for the Duke of Wellington, who slept in his campaign bed long after his battles were over.

The flexibility of campaign-style furniture would influence 20th-century Scandinavian modernists such as Kaare Klint, Mogens Koch and Arne Norell. For his 1930s Safari chair, Klint drew on the simple Roorkhee chair, named for a town in northern India. The lightweight and adaptable campaign-style seat was created in the late 19th century and had no fixed joinery. The Roorkhee’s influence can also be seen in the Wassily chair, a pared-down work of tubular metal and durable canvas conceived by legendary Bauhaus instructor Marcel Breuer.

Now, 21st-century designers like Jomo Tariku and Dokter and Misses are creating pieces that recognize the contributions of African artisans to campaign furniture in order to reframe this style without overlooking its difficult past.

Find a collection of authentic antique and vintage campaign bedroom furniture, chairs, decorative objects and other pieces on 1stDibs.