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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Zebra Rug, South Africa, Wool Felt Backed with Leather Trim, New Hide, In Stock
Located in New York, NY
Decorative new zebra rug from South Africa. The hide is backed with a wool felt fabric and trimmed with leather all around.
This zebra hide is sold but we just got in a new one. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Campaign Furniture
Materials
Zebra Hide
Zebra Ottoman / Coffee Table, Large Square, Two Zebra hides, Custom Made In USA
By Area ID
Located in New York, NY
Large zebra ottoman, measures: 42 inches by 42 inches and 14 inches high. Great as a coffee table or ottoman. Built in our NJ factory.
Made of beautiful zebra hides from South Africa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Campaign Furniture
Materials
Zebra Hide
Campaign Style Six Drawer Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign style six drawer chest or filing cabinet. Fits A4 and letter hanging folders. With brass hardware, drawers on runners and raised on bun fee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Zebra Hide Ottoman, Chocolate & Cream, Round, Contemporary, New Hides, USA Made
By Area ID
Located in New York, NY
Decorative zebra hide ottoman. Zebra hides are from South Africa and the ottoman is made in NJ. Measures: diameter is 36 inches and height is 12 inches. The mane of the zebra is very...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Campaign Furniture
Materials
Zebra Hide
Thomas Pheasant for Baker Furniture Campaign Mahogany and Brass Nightstands
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style nightstands or end tables
By Thomas Pheasant for Baker Furniture
USA, Early 21st Century
Dark mahogany, with brass h...
Category
Early 2000s American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Palecek Rattan End Tables with Faux Crocodile Leather Tops, c. 2010
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of uncommon Palecek rattan and mahogany end tables with faux crocodile or alligator leather tops.
Rattan base features X-shaped sides and square bottom with wrapped and woven...
Category
Early 2000s American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Rattan, Mahogany
Trunk Mobile Office Bureau Leather Black Restoration Hardware Timothy Oulton
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Travel and take your work anywhere, anytime
Funky, fun, ergonomic, mobile office, compact bureau or bookcase for the home or travel to exhibitions or sites
Vintage trunk stylish and ...
Category
2010s Central American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Campaign Style Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of Campaign office bookcases, each with four pigeonholes, eight shelf sections and one drawer with brass fittings. The original Victorian.
Di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Fine Campaign Style Cherrywood Console Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine cherrywood, brass mounted campaign style console table of fabulous quality and with a rich patination to the wood. The moulded top of rectangular form fitted with brass corne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large English Gun Case Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
In the antique English Campaign style. The large lift-top wooden coffee table provides ample storage in a unique traditional style. With brass mounts and pulls. Raised on a Georgian ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Annville, PA
A Small Mahogany Campaign Chest in an English style. This Small Mahogany Campaign Chest works very well as a either a night stand or as an end table. Great quality construction featu...
Category
2010s Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Raffia Grasscloth Campaign Style Hat Trunk Boxes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous pair of mahogany hat trunk cube shaped storage boxes or side tables featuring a raffia grasscloth clad exterior. The lidded trunks have decorative metal studded borders and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Campaign Furniture
Materials
Nickel, Metal
Wide Modern Campaign Style Etagere
Located in Westwood, NJ
A combination of a traditional English campaign style with an updated modern design.
This three-tier etagere is a satisfying combination of wood and brass, it has a sophisticated,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Modern Campaign Form Cocktail Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a solid textured beech frame in a dark Cardamon finish, with brushed brass corners. With an inset tempered glass top with a stretcher base.
Dimensions: 54" W x 34" D x 18" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Legacy Barstools by Charleston Forge
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pair of Legacy Barstools by Charleston Forge
A pair of Charleston Forge wrought iron and leather barstools. Forged heavy black wrought iron with c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Modern Campaign Style Etagere
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Campaign Style Etagere. A combination of a traditional English campaign style with an updated modern design.
This three-tier etagere is a satisfying combination of wood and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
White Campaign Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Campaign Coffee Table with a white painted oak finish, with interior storage, brass hardware and mounts in the style of an antique English campaign case. On a stretcher base. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage-Style Pearl Leather Trunk Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Vintage-style pearl leather trunk bench. A fully functional trunk that hinges open to reveal storage. The padded leather exterior makes it a great bench ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Campaign Form Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign form leather wrapped coffee table with an antiqued brown leather, brass-bound corners, and nailhead trim details, raised on a George III style H form stretcher base.
Di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Campaign Form Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign style dresser with antique brown leather-wrapped sides. With four drawers and a slide, brass handles, and nailhead details all around the frame.
Dimensions
40" W x 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Campaign Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A 19th-century style Campaign desk, the flip-top revealing a fitted interior, slide-out tooled leather writing surface, raised on splayed legs with a stretcher.
Dimensions: 29.25"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Leather Box on Stand
Located in Westwood, NJ
A leather box on stand. The box is wrapped in elegant antiqued leather with a brass drop handle, when opened the box is lined with decorative paper. It si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Provincial Style Extensible Oval Table with a Light White Cream Finish
Located in Landivy, FR
This 2 leaves extensible oval table is typical of French classical furniture pieces and belongs to our TRADITION collection which takes up the timeless classics of the charm of the F...
Category
2010s French Campaign Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Oak
Palecek Campaign Style Leather and Chrome Lounge Armchair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
Palecek JM Parkhurst genuine leather and chrome lounge armchair
Made of thick cowhide leather with a...
Category
2010s Campaign Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Small Campaign Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign style mahogany campaign desk, the circular crossbanded molded edge top hinged and folding open to reveal an interior with pigeon holes and a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Oval Extensible Dining Table in solid Oak, in a French Countryside Style
Located in Landivy, FR
This oval dining table is in a French Countryside style also called "Campagne chic" in French.
2 integrated extensions of 40 cm / 15.7" each are folded under the tray
The tabl...
Category
2010s French Campaign Furniture
Materials
Oak
Atelier Luer Campaign Style Tray/Side Table with X-Frame Base and Leather Straps
Located in Miami, FL
Atelier Luer Campaign Style Tray/Side Table with X-Frame Base and Leather Straps
Offered for sale is an Atelier Luer campaign style low tray/side table with and x-frame base secured...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Modern Campaign-Style Console
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern campaign-style console table with an embossed leather top. This three-drawer console is accented with brass campaign-style hardware and sits on a metal base.
Dimensions:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal
Campaign Style Filing Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign style verdigris brass bound filing pedestal chest of drawers, with three drawers, on bun feet.
Suitable for A4, Legal and Letter Hanging Fold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
EÆ Slip Chair in Wenge 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
Leather, Cord, Wenge
French whitened & pearl-grey lacquered oval Table in Oak with 2 extensions
Located in Landivy, FR
This piece belongs to our TRADITION collection which takes up the classics and the charm of the classical French countryside named "Campagne Chic".
The saber legs, the pilasters and ...
Category
2010s French Campaign Furniture
Materials
Oak
Saddle Leather Campaign Side Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign side chair, the padded rectangular back with a pierced carrying handle above an upholstered seat on square tapering legs joined by stretchers. Inspired by a 19th century E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Campaign Style Etagere II
Located in Westwood, NJ
A campaign-style Beech etagere with glass inset shelves. This etagere is crafted of solid textured Beech with our anise finish and is accented with brushed brass-finished corners.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Campaign Style Cabinet, Drift White
Located in Westwood, NJ
Campaign style cabinet with two drawers, two doors, and hand-cast polished brass hardware has a “drift” white painted finish with subtle grey di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Campaign Style Cabinet, Mahogany
Located in Westwood, NJ
Campaign style cabinet with two drawers, two doors, and hand-cast polished brass hardware rich brown hand-rubbed finish on mahogany quarter cut ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
English Campaign Decorative Box on Stand
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Campaign style decorative box on stand, this smaller wood box is beautifully detailed with brass tacks and hardware with leather accents. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Leather Upholstered Campaign Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign-style armchair, the padded rectangular back with a pierced carrying handle above an upholstered seat on square tapering legs joined by stretchers. Inspired by a 19th centu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
English Campaign Style Filing Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Campaign style and brass filing chest of drawers, with nine drawers, on bun feet. Suitable for A4 and Letter Hanging Folders.
Dimensions: 51" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Medium Dark Walnut Architect Adjustable Desk with Black or Brown Leather Insets
Located in Ballard, CA
The Iconic Jean Pierre desk named after the famous actor Jean Pierre Aumont is an handcrafted desk in solid walnut with black or brown leather insets,...
Category
2010s North American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Leather Upholstered Campaign Side Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Campaign side chair, the padded rectangular back with a pierced carrying handle above an upholstered seat on square tapering legs joined by stretchers. Inspired by a 19th century E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Campaign Style Bookcases
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of Campaign office bookcases, each with four pigeonholes, eight shelf sections and one drawer with brass fittings. The original Victorian.
Dim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Furniture
Materials
Wood
Four Kennedy Harrods London Military Campaign Leather Dining Chairs 4
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of perfect condition Kennedy Military Campaign dining / study chairs with black leather upholstery r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Kennedy Harrods London Military Campaign Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime condition Kennedy Military Campaign coffee table retailed through Harrods London RRP £2400
This piece is part of a suite, I have in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Kennedy Harrods London Military Campaign Television Stand Drawers TV
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime condition Kennedy Military Campaign TV media stand with large single drawer retailed through Harrods Lon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Architect Adjustable Desk with Black or Brown Leather Insets
Located in Ballard, CA
The Iconic Jean Pierre desk named after the famous actor Jean Pierre Aumont is an handcrafted desk in solid walnut with black or brown leather insets,...
Category
2010s North American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Architect adjustable Coffee Table in walnut with Black Leather Insets
Located in Ballard, CA
The iconic coffee table, named after the famous actor Jean Pierre Aumont, is an handcrafted coffee table in solid walnut with black or red leather insets, adjustable top position, Cl...
Category
2010s North American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
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
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
Timothy Oulton Cigar Leather Steamer Trunk Secretary Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large campaign style reproduction of an antique steamer trunk that opens to a secretaire with a leather fold (29.5" high) down desk. Designed in England by Timothy Oulton for Restora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal, 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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