Military Campaign Coffee Table
Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Walnut, Yew
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Vintage 1970s English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Yew
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Yew
20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s British Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1930s British Campaign Side Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Game Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Brass
20th Century British Campaign Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Side Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign End Tables
Brass
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Blanket Chests
Pine
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Trunks and Luggage
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Campaign Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century European Campaign Arms, Armor and Weapons
Metal
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Arms, Armor and Weapons
Steel
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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.
Finding the Right Tables for You
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .