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
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
20th c. Brass and Leather Barstools
Located in Clermont, FL
A set of Bauer International campaign style barstools. Seat and leg accents crafted from genuine leather. Part of the Schooner Collection.
DIMENSI...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Massive french earthenware bottle, late 19th century - terracotta bottle
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Massive french earthenware bottle, late 19th century - terracotta bottle
Superb old terracotta bottle.
Its circular shape and rough texture make it a beautiful and original piece.
I...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Earthenware
Vintage Parisian Leather Clad Luggage Trunk Chest of Drawers
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Parisian Leather Clad Campaign Luggage Trunk Chest of Drawers
Category
1990s French Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather
Vintage Campaign Style Box on Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Campaign Style Box on stand with brass hardware. Opens for storage & is a wonderful side table.
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Burl
19th C Antique Military Campaign English Traveling Writing Desk Tompson Patent
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique, circa mid 19th Century English Military Campaign traveling writing or lap desk with brass details, a fitted leather and gilt interior, two ink bottles, pen tray and compa...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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-century Maison Jansen Campaign Style Nest of 3 Tables
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Mid-century Maison Jansen Campaign Style Nest of 3 Tables
Nest of 3 Tables, the table tops have brass trim with brass inlay to the Legs and early world maps on black glass
These are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Campaign Furniture
Materials
Glass
C. Kennedy of Ipswich Beautiful Military Campaign Coffee Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sake this beautifull teak and brass mounted campaign style coffee table by C. Kennedy of Ipswich, fitted with two oak-lined drawers, in good condition.
Don't ...
Category
20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Camphor wood campaign chest
Located in Salisbury, GB
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.
...
Category
1840s English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting antique campaign chest crafted in mahogany with dramatic wood grains, brass inlays and hardware, and featuring a foldout writing desk hav...
Category
Early 20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Campaign Desk Inset Pulls Tooled Leather Top Circa 1860
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1860 English Mahogany Campaign Desk with inset brass pulls and inset tooled gilt black leather top constructed in three sections - the top section with three drawers; each of ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Antique Confit Green Redware Faience Yellowware Art Pottery Pot France
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
A rustic French confit pot from the late nineteenth / early twentieth-century.
Originally used for storing preserves.
This would make a lovely addition to a collection of antique p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Stunning Vintage Mahogany& Brass Military Campaign Coffee Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this Lovely Campaign Style mahogany &brass Coffee Table with black leather top separated in three parts , three opening drawers with inset brass handles ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
British Colonial Antique Campaign Leather Top Three Person Desk or Workspace
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable 19th century English three person desk or workspace handcrafted in mahogany, featuring a green tooled leather top over three knee holes and three pedestals with t...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of McGuire Campaign Style Oak Directors Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare pair of campaign style folding directors chairs made by McGuire. The chairs feature an oak frame instead of the more common rattan pole construction McGuire is known for. The oa...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
1950s English Campaign Style Brass & Banded Mahogany Butler’s Tray Coffee Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an English campaign style banded mahogany butler tray top coffee table. The tray is not attached. Note the brass reinforced corners. It is a handsome timeless piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early Mid Century Thonet style stool model 4601, 1930s 40s
By Thonet
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Thonet bentwood stool , model 4601. 1960s Wicker .
This is probably produced in the the late 30s early 40s.
A bentwood stool possibly produced by Thonet.
A classic bentwood stool w...
Category
1930s Polish Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Cane, Beech
Military Campaign Style Desk Table in Wood, Brass and Leather, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing desk table in the antique military campaign style in wood, brass and leather top with three drawers by Sea Line Orvieto.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
It has three good size...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stunning REH Kennedy Military Campaign Centre Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing centre table made by KENNEDY OF IPSWICH retailed by Harrods London . Made by MAHOGANY AND BRASS , the octagonal top fitted with four real an...
Category
20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of rustic tripod stools brutalist style Jean Touret artisan of Marolles
By Jean Touret
Located in Lyon, FR
Set of two rustic vintage stools with a brutalist design in the taste of Jean Touret's work. Handcrafted work done with a gouge to carve the solid...
Category
1960s French Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Oak
1960s Vintage Overscale Walnut, Brass Campaign-Style Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
1960s Vintage Overscale Walnut, Brass Campaign-Style Mirror
Offered for sale is a vintage 1960s overscale walnut framed mirror with brass trim and copper corner details. The mirror...
Category
1960s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Flame Mahogany Étagère or Bookshelf with Brass Gallery
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Maitland Smith étagère or bookcase with five shelves, book matched flame mahogany back veneers with crossbanded borders, small top brass ...
Category
20th Century Philippine Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
English 19th Century Bissitt & Brunton LTD Campaign Chest with Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small English 19th century Campaign chest by Bissitt & Brunton LTD, with two drawers, brass hardware and bracket feet. This charming small English 19th-century Campaign chest, craf...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Driftwood-Color Rattan and Bamboo Bench or Footstool
Located in Austin, TX
This is an unusual and terrifically versatile piece. It's made entirely of bamboo (probably European-produced bamboo) and held together with rattan roping. It's in great condition, a...
Category
Late 20th Century French Campaign Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Pair of Mid-Century Savonarola Campaign Chairs with Leather Seats & Backs
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of 20th century Italian iron ,bronze and leather Savonarola chairs,, Retain original tooled leather seats and backs,, minor tear to one chair (see photo). also a few missing gro...
Category
1950s European Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
XL French Antique Confit Green Redware Faience Yellowware Art Pottery Pot France
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
A rustic French confit pot from the late nineteenth / early twentieth-century.
Originally used for storing preserves.
This would make a lovely addition to a collection of antique p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Tortoise-Bamboo and Rattan Headboards -- A Pair
Located in Austin, TX
Timeless chic! I love LOVE these headboards! A palette of browns, khakis, ochres and a touch of black, these one-of-a-kind headboards will bring a beaut...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Antique Scottish or English Campaign Butler's Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in Centennial, CO
An elegant and functional antique Scottish or English campaign style butler's desk chest of drawer. Crafted out of teak or sycamore (exterior) and elm (interior) with original brass ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Drexel Campaign China Cabinet
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho china cabinet. Made by the iconic Drexel group and tagged inside the drawer. Beautiful burnished brass campaign hardware. Interior glass shelving and a wood b...
Category
Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Baker Fruitwood Campaign Style Chests
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of chests or commodes crafted in fruitwood in a sleek modern form with hints of tradition having brass campaign style hardware and classic turned feet. Signed Baker i...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
French Turn of the Century Wood Navy Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
A small French natural wood navy chest from the early 20th century, with brass hardware. Created in France during the early years of the 20th century, this small navy chest, inspired...
Category
20th Century French Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
English Campaign Style Desk with Two Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
We are delighted to offer for sale this high quality desk crafted in the Campaign taste is such a striking element for the tasteful study. This handsome campaign desk follows the design tradition of the master cabinetmakers of the 18th and 19th century who were commissioned by Officers in the British Army to create heirloom quality pieces that were not only exquisitely hand-crafted but also practical to set up when on the campaign trail. It features a rectangular top provides a convenient writing surface with French dovetail...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Campaign End Tables - probably 19th Century English
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Campaign Chests or End Tables, believed to be English, circa 19th Century. They are a versatile size and can be used as side or end tab...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Rosewood Campaign Writing Slope Desk 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century English Georgian campaign writing slope, box or travel desk. Made of walnut feautring rectangular form with brass banding. Opens to purple velvet interior with...
Category
19th Century Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century tall campaign chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century tall campaign chest of drawers circa 1880.
Good quality tall chest made in a hardwood like padouk. Bank of 7 equally proportioned drawers...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Extraordinary Pair of Mastercraft Side Tables with Faux Bamboo Brass Legs
Located in Hartville, OH
Ultra Rare and Impeccably kept, these beautiful pieces by William Doezema for Mastercraft are extra fine examples.
Condition Disclosure:
Please understand nearly all of our inven...
Category
1970s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
English Naval dockyard campaign chest
Located in Salisbury, GB
Victorian Naval dockyard chest
This Victorian Naval dockyard chest was made in the last quarter of the 19th century.
Made in 2 parts so this was easily transported to and around the...
Category
1870s English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Teak
Campaign Style Pair of Vintage Two Tiered Table or Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome pair of British colonial style stands crafted in mahogany with two tiers in a stylized parsons form with campaign style brass hardware.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
XL French Antique Confit Pot Green Redware Faience Yellowware Art Pottery France
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
A rustic French confit pot from the late nineteenth / early twentieth-century.
Originally used for storing preserves.
This would make a lovely addition to a collection of antique p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Pottery
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Modular Stackable Chests - Pair A
By Henredon
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of modular stackable two-drawer chests in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Mahogany with smooth surface top, low height, brass accents, drawer handles & side han...
Category
Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Burr Walnut & Hardwood Military Campaign Chessboard Chess Coffee Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage hand made in England, Military Campaign style Chessboard table with Burr Walnut chess squares
...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor.
The cigars depicted are for illustrative purposes only.
Category
20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair 1960's Vintage Tall Campaign style Walnut Wardrobes/ Armoires - Slim
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Rare Pair of Vintage 1960's Tall and Slim Campaign style Wardrobes/ Armoires/ Cabinets. The hardware is stunning. These would work anywhere but...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Brass Bounded
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box. The Writing Box of slim re...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
!9th Century Brass Officer's Campaign Bed/Coffee Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a very interesting coffee table that has been adapted from an English or French 19th century brass campaign bed. The table is in overall very g...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Campaign Chest In Camphor Wood From The 19th Century With Tray
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb large 19th century campaign chest in camphor wood with tray in camphor wood
Chest of the English navy with its fittings brasses of this style of furniture and its carrying han...
Category
19th Century British Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique British Colonial Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome British Colonial chest crafted in mahogany with six drawers in a low profile with brass campaign hardware and bracket feet.
Category
Early 20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Modular Stackable Chests - Pair B
By Henredon
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of modular stackable two-drawer chests in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Mahogany with smooth surface top, low height, brass accents, drawer handles & side han...
Category
Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique English Campaign Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial pair of campaign stands crafted in mahogany with a brass bound top over a case with three drawers with brass hardware on bracket feet.
Category
Early 20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker Pair of Vintage Fruitwood Campaign Style Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century pair of stands crafted in fruitwood in a modern form with campaign hardware, one drawer, lower storage, and turned feet. Signed Baker in a drawer.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Henredon British Colonial / Campaign Style Display / Vitrine Cabinets - Pair
By Henredon
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of Henredon display cabinets with campaign styling. The backs are mirrored with adjustable glass shelves. They have two lights ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Style Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing antique campaign style chest crafted in mahogany with well placed dramatic grains, brass inlays and hardware, keys for all drawers and turn...
Category
Early 20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
HARRODS KENNEDY DOUBLE SIDED TWO PERSON MILITARY CAMPAIGN TWiN PEDESTAL DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign twin pedestal double sided partner desk g...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
FULLY RESTORED X LARGE HARRODS KENNEDY MILiTARY CAMPAIGN COFFEE TABLE HARDWOOD
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very large, fully restored, Harrods Kennedy Mahogany and Brass Military Campaign coffee table
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
A very good looking and well made military table, made by Harrods oldest concession, they retailed through Harrods for 87 years. The drawers are baize lined, the hard wear all brass
It has a lovely rich honest patina, it has been fully restored by a Victorian trained French...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
10 Blown Glass Bottles Grape Chamber Thomery Moissac France
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Lot of 10 blown glass bottles from a 19th century grape chamber Thomery Moissac
Lot of 10 blown glass bottles from the 19th century from Moissac Tarn et Garonne.
Height 5.11 ...
Category
1860s French Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Late 20th Century Baker Furniture Campaign Style End Table Faux Bamboo Legs
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Late 20th Century Baker Furniture Campaign style rectangular end table comprised of walnut & mahogany veneer, burlwood top, triple cane faux bamboo legs, and X cross-str...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Mahogany
Fine Harrods London Kennedy Chest of Drawers Brown Leather Writing Slope Desk
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Harrods London Kennedy Military Campaign chest of drawers which doubles as a writing bur...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Oak
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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