Campaign Furniture
CAMPAIGN STYLE
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.
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Style: Campaign
Italian Antique Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metal base and the fruit wood rocking chair early 20th century. Rocking chair is from the Bassano Del Grappa in Veneto region.
we are offering In ho...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chic 1960s Brushed Steel, Bronze and Leather Campaign Chair by Otto Parzinger
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality and check 1960s brushed steel, bronze and leather Campaign chair by Otto Parzinger for Maison Jansen; a modern interpretation of the neoclassical folding Campaign chai...
Category
1960s French Vintage Campaign Furniture
Exceptional Pair of Campaign Style Folding Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome pair of Mid-Century mahogany folding chairs. The seats are soft, brown leather sling style with the backs being adjustable to four posi...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather
Vintage Brass and White Lacquered Campaign Style Writing Table/Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic Campaign style desk manufactured by Sligh of Holland/Grand Rapids, Michigan. Consist of five drawers with recessed brass pulls and brass legs. Brass bound corners and Campaign pulls...
Category
1950s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Two-Piece Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Folding Writing Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
This 19th century camphor wood British military Campaign two-piece chest of drawers features a hidden fold-out writing desk. The attractive "blonde" camphor wood is contrasted with d...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Eæ Slip Chair in White Oak and Charcoal Horween Leather by Erickson Aesthetics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Ben Erickson modeled his Slip chair after an antique African birthing chair from his personal furniture collection. “I found it at the ...
Category
2010s American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Cord, Leather, Oak
Vintage Harrods London Hardwood and Brass Military Campaign Coffee Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning RRP £2250 Harrods London medium sized mahogany military campaign coffee table brass fittings
This table is in vintage condition, t...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Classic and Versatile Campaign Style Mahogany Side or Dining Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A nifty versatile beautifully crafted Campaign style mahogany table by Benjamin Ferber that opens to become a side table or small dining table having a bar underneath that clasps aro...
Category
1980s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Chinese circa 1840 Campaign Chest Ornate Metal Work Swastika Well Being
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1840 Chinese hand carved campaign chest with ornate metal strap work depicting the Swasti...
Category
1840s Chinese Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
English Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Leather and Camphor Wood, circa 1820
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome medium-sized British officer's military Campaign camphor trunk or chest of brass-bound and studded leather over camphor wood, circa 1820.
Manufactured by the British East India...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bevan Funnell Reprodux Campaign Chest of Drawers Leather Top TV Stand
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely RRP £4500 Bevan Funnell Reprodux Military campaign desk of drawers with brass fittings and leather top designed to seat a TV.
A very...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Stunning Late 19th Century Campaign or Travelers Desk Attr. to Thomas Potter
By Thomas Potter
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique quarter-sawn, two piece oak campaign desk.
This may very well be the most beautiful and interesting campaign desk you will ever be able to acquire. The architectural design, the quality of the materials AND of the make, the combination of the striking colors and its overall look and feel is, in one word, awesome. We cannot think of a single company in existence in the world today who would put such an effort into creating one single and unique piece of furniture. We could have posted 30 images (which is not possible) and you still would not have seen all the fine details and 'gadgets' that make this desk the interesting and marvelous piece that it is.
Especially when displayed in the way it is in image one, it will make everyone want to stop and look at this desk. It simply is difficult not to want to. Used by a high ranked officer, this top of the line desk would have cost a small fortune and it would have been taken from one campaign posting to the next. The chest on top can be fully closed and it has a perfect working lock and key (all original). The perfect brass handles on either side makes the chest easier to carry. Never easy though, because it has got some significant weight to it. Apart from minor bending of the desktop (best seen when closed. . .see image7), an incomplete leather inside in the lid (see image 15) and a cracked, but glued white tile (for which we do not know the purpose. . .image 3), this piece is of museum quality.
The solid, tiger oak bottom half too is as stabile as the day it was made and it is in amazing condition. It comes with a mint drawer (both inside and out) and it too has a perfect working lock with the original key. The extra tier with the gallery of hand turned pillars makes this fine design open and spacious and it too is of wonderful quality and condition.
Some of the finest details are on the inside of the stationary box-like chest. It is the quality in the design, the workmanship, the expensive materials, the attention to detail, the completeness, the execution and, finally, the timeless beauty, that makes us believe that this desk could only have been made by Thomas Potter...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Old Walnut Veneered Wing Chairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of old walnut veneered wing chairs
lack of veneer, old restorations.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rare Lovely Coffee & Side Table Nest of Tables Military Campaign with World Maps
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely nest of three side tables with world maps detailing
A nice decorative set, each one has a good quality print of a world map. They ar...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Campaign Style Square Side Table White Laminate Top by Hickory Furniture Mfg
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and useful small square campaign style side, end, or occasional table with a white laminate top made by Hickory Furniture Manufacturing. It is in wonderful vintage condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker Milling Road Banded Front Campaign Style Tall Chest of Drawers - Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Milling Road Tall Dresser by Baker. The dresser features a very nice Hollywood Regency / campaign style design with striking, figured wood grain, 5 dovetai...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare African Campaign Military Metal Chest Luggage the Owomeji Jones Brothers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice and collectable antique field used Jones Brothers & Co of Wolverhampton LTD Steel Unform case “The Owom...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Steel
19th Century Campaign Vanity Dressing or Jewelry Box with Boule Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Campaign vanity dressing box with boule inlay.
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Category
1890s Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century British Officer's Campaign Bed with Original Storage Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century British Army officer's painted pine campaign chest containing original steel & brass campaign bed. Stand is modern as is bed canva...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Steel
Six Novelty 20th Century Silver Plated Campaign Spirit Cups, English Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A most interesting and novel set of spirit cups fashioned to replicate British campaign field service cookware, likely intended for use in toasting ceremonies, their undersides all b...
Category
Early 20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Sheraton mahogany Campaign slant front desk with two upper case flanking doors concealing pigeon holes, sliding lower case writing surface concealing fitted interior over si...
Category
1820s American Antique Campaign Furniture
English Mahogany Campaign Slant Bureau / Bedstead with Original Brasses, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany campaign hinged slant front bureau / bedstead with removable faux drawer front panel with the original brasses and escutcheons, fitted interior with a folding bedste...
Category
1790s English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Small Buffet by Franz Xaver Sproll, Switzerland, circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Rare small buffet with two doors in solid pine, without any addition of metal parts, except the lock.
Handmade by Franz Xaver Sproll and stamped on...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
English Campaign Oval Table of Wood and Brass, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
A Fine English Campaign ware or ship captain's table or three-tiered tray table of mahogany and brass, featuring an oval top with a brass gallery, over a middle and bottom tier, mounted by four stylish brass column posts, with round finial tops and brass feet.
Great for a collector of nautical or maritime furniture...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stunning Coffee and Side Table Nest of Tables Military Campaign with World Maps
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning nest of vintage military campaign tables to include one large coffee table and two sm...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Large Dome Top Trunk, Dated 1857
Located in New York, NY
Large and decorative dome top trunk, treasure chest, dated 1857. Made of solid wood with hand-hammered tin trim. Chest shows some wear, normal and consi...
Category
1850s Scandinavian Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Tin
Pair of Baker Campaign Style Two-Drawer Dresser Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome pair of ebonized Baker Campaign style two-drawer dressers cabinets with brass hardware. Marked. Price is per cabinet.
Category
1960s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Large Stools, France, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Hand-forged iron stools in the campaign style with interwoven slats as seats and newly produced brown leather cushions. We re-welded the seams and restored all surfaces to original finish.
Height: 24” (20” seat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Bayonet Polished Steel and Copper Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of polished steel and copper candelabra made from old bayonets.
Category
Early 20th Century French Campaign Furniture
Fine Antique British Mahogany Campaign Style Server Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine antique English mahogany Campaign style server chest, with a step back two tiered hinged top with walnut turned spindle supports for the two shaped a...
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
English Mid-19th Century Camphor Wood Trunk, Leather and Brass Bound
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English leather over camphor wood trunk with brass studs from the mid-19th century. This English rectangular brass bound trunk features two latera...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Metal Campaign Chaise Chair with Custom Brazilian Cowhide Cushion
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A beautiful antique metal campaign chaise lounge from France. The chaise can be positioned into three different positions - as a chair, a traditional chaise, and a flat daybed. We custom made three cushions from our gorgeous ivory cowhide. Each cushion is generously stuffed with down feathers and a little synthetic to hold the shape. The cushions are attached with leather straps. We adore this one of a kind piece. Perfect for a sunny bedroom!
Dimensions as a chaise with back...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lacquered in Royal Blue Campaign Style Seven-Drawer Dresser
Located in Dallas, TX
This attractive piece is crafted from solid walnut. Dresser is professionally lacquered in blue and has decorative recessed hardware to the corners and recessed brass bail pulls. The...
Category
1970s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Fitted Drawer
Located in Montreal, QC
This particular campaign chest is remarkable in several ways. Unlike most such chests, it has a wonderfully complete and well- appointed secretary drawer with birds-eye maple veneer...
Category
19th Century British Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
All Solid Brass Studded Rectangular Table with Carry Handles
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual all solid brass reinforced with studs long rectangle coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Solid Oak Tray Top Table
Located in New York, NY
Nicely constructed oak tray top table with folding X-form base. Classic Campaign furniture style, with removable handles top and collapsable base.
Po...
Category
1950s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Oak
British Campaign Royalty Leather Traveling Trunk, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
British Campaign water proof leather traveling trunk with leather fitted interior compartment, brass banding mounts, Royal coat of arms brass plate, brass side handles, and retains t...
Category
1820s English Antique Campaign Furniture
Pair of Faux Drum Tables
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of realistic faux drum stands crafted in wood and rope raised on drum stick legs and turned feet. Painted with historical accuracy depicting the crest of James I 1603, uniting the English lion with the Irish harp...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Rope
Vintage Tole Tray Table with Red Coral Motif, Coral Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Corallium rubrum is Latin for red coral and that is the subject of this midcentury hand painted coffee or cocktail table. The tole tray is removable for service and the folding iron base...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century Campaign Iron with Leather Rocking Chair R.W. Winfield
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Early Modernism. Created out of Strap Iron and Leather, in complete original condition. Beautiful sculpted hand forged iron which completely breaks dow...
Category
1850s English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Armchairs in Walnut with original Yellow Velvet upholstery
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair armchairs in massive turned and carved walnut. Yellow velvet capitonnè in good condition still usable. Sanitized and wax polished.
Measures cm: H 85 x W 74 x D 80.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century China Trade Sea Captain's Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 19th century China Trade Sea Captain's chest, circa 1880. Aluminum banding and steel handles with double locks (one missing). The trunk lid interior is ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Table Lamps with Wood Sculpture for a Mountain Home
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Nice pair of lamps ( from Borneo), complete with iron hats , perfect in a mountain home -
It is not necessary to change the power supply, but also use Your lamps with 110 W -
12 V....
Category
Late 20th Century Malaysian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Turkish Hereke Rug
Located in New York, NY
A one of a kind small finely woven turkish rug. We can also see this piece be used as a wall covering.
4'3" x 5'10"
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Sivas Rug
Located in New York, NY
A square shaped finely woven antique Turkish sivas small rug.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wool
Symbolic Turkish Sivas Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A highly inspiring directional Turkish sivas carpet woven for the Turkish government. Inscribed is the name of the regime at the time, "OSMANI". You also see the same elements seen in the Turkish flag...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wool
Oversize Vintage 20th Century Turkish Oushak
Located in New York, NY
An enormous Turkish Oushak in candy color accents on a bone color ground. Full pile excellent condition.
Measures: 14'5'' x 24'1''.
Category
20th Century Turkish Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of English Victorian Horseshoe Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Victorian (19/20th Cent) military style brass high back side chairs with rifle design and horseshoe seat and back
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Secretary Military Campaign Chest Of Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful two part secretaire campaign chest of drawers circa 1960 , the upper section of the chest having a pull out secretaire drawer enclosing a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century Chinese Brass Bound Campaign Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Brass bound camphorwood campaign chest, Chinese, mid-19th century. Made for the English military market. Bail & rosette carrying handles. Brass escutcheons. Family provenance: purcha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Military Campaign Style Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A smart and very useful pair of antique military campaign style bedside chests. They were made in England, and date from around the 1950’s.
They are of super quality and are a great...
Category
1950s British Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Lovelly Pair Of Military Campaign Style Open Bookcase
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this lovely pair of mahogany military campaign style small bookcase , in good condition , circa 1980 .
Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any quest...
Category
Late 20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Treen Traveling Candlestick and Match Holder, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A rare and ingenious olivewood travelling candlestick holder with a compartment for the striker. The cover holds the candle in place, when unscrewed it acts as the handle. Beneath th...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Olive
1980's Campaign Style Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
Campaign style writing desk with four cock beaded dovetailed drawers boasting fiery Mahogany grains. A well designed desk with generous storage for its mid size. Matching pieces can ...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
German Leather Dice Cup - Desk Accessory or Pencil Jar
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Germany
Leather dice cup- could also be used as a desk accessory for holding pencils, pens, or other accessories. Great saddle leather and topstitching. Tactile feel.
Base label is h...
Category
1960s German Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather
Antique Military Campaign Style Desk
Located in London, GB
A top quality antique military campaign style desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
It is very well made, with...
Category
1930s British Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Beautiful Vintage Campaign Style Nightstands
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this fantastic pair of bedside table made by teak and brass , each one with two drawers and a spacious shelf . In good condition . Circa 1980.
Don't hesi...
Category
Late 20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
1970's Campaign Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Southampton, NJ
A limited edition walnut desk by Alex Stuart Designs in the Campaign style with tooled leather top, generous writing surface & a single felt lined drawer...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Gold, Brass
Campaign furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Campaign furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Campaign furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods, Henredon, and Drexel. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $2,458.
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