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
Victorian Walnut Campaign Travelling Desk
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian walnut campaign travelling desk, opening to a maroon leather interior, the frame remains in very good condition fo...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A Victorian mahogany tripod folding campaign easel
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian mahogany tripod folding campaign easel, all three legs with lockable brass hinges, the two outer legs with 13 peg holes, the central one with a tapered end and two additi...
Category
1860s English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
A Pair of Collapsable Travelling Treen Egg Cups What fun, an “egg”
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Collapsable Travelling Treen Egg Cups
What fun, an “egg” and when broken apart the turned bases are inside.
Beautifully and skilfully turned from sycamore in the 19th cent...
Category
19th Century Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Sycamore
Kennedy for Harrods Military Campaign Three Drawer Chest with Brass Corners
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A 20th century Kennedy For Harrods Military Campaign Three Drawer Chest with Brass Corners & Flush Handles.
R. E. H. Kennedy has been producing some of the finest traditional furnit...
Category
1950s English Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
UNIQUE HARDWOOD KENNEDY HARRODS LONDON MiLITARY CAMPAIGN COFFEE COCKTAIL TABLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this fine Kennedy Military Campaign coffee table retailed through Harrods London
Please note the delivery f...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Victorian Military Campaign Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Slope with Accessories
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Victorian Military Campaign brass bound mahogany and brass writing slope with black leather tooled Interior and secret compartment.
Made in 1800s #11
Features a blank brass front shield ideal for engraving
Antique lap desks...
Category
19th Century British Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Henredon circa East Console or Server on Rattan Base
By Henredon
Located in Southampton, NJ
Henredon "Circa East" limited production mid 1970s console server featuring lovely hardwood four drawer case with beautiful laced leather & ra...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Copper
Pair Asian Modern Style Walnut Campaign Chests Henredon, 1970's
By Henredon
Located in Rochester, NY
A pair of Asian style two drawer figured walnut campaign bachelor chests by Henredon Fine Furniture with decorative brass hardware at fronts and recessed brass swing handles at sides...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Rosewood 'Collapsible' Campaign Pedestal Desk
Located in London, GB
An Ingenious 'Collapsible' Campaign Pedestal Desk
Constructed from rosewood, each pedestal supported on tapering feet, one enclosing two drawer...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
ViNTAGE RESTORED HARRODS KENNEDY GREEN LEATHER MILITARY CAMPAIGN PEDESTAL DESK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage, Harrods London retailed, REH Kennedy made, Military Campaign twin pedestal partners des...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Victorian Campaign Mahogany Map Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top when opened. Folds up for transport.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Superb Original Vintage Chelsea Bordeaux Handmade Brown Leather Armchair
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A superb, original handmade Chelsea Bordeaux vintage brown leather armchair in excellent condition.
This is a fine example of quality British craftsma...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather
19th Century Teak and Brass Campaign Bookshelves
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th Century Teak and Brass Campaign Bookshelves. Campaign furniture was designed to be collapsable and portable for military and travel use. This examp...
Category
1880s British Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Campaign Chest Secretary of Brass-Bound Mahogany for British Military Officer
Located in Austin, TX
A fine British military officer’s Campaign ware secretary or secretaire from the 19th century, fashioned as a chest of drawers, featuring a patinated mahogany exterior, showing two s...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950s English Campaign Style Mahogany & Brass Demilune Form Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1950s English mahogany and brass campaign style desk. It is marked with a back brass plate. The drawers have dovetail construction. It has a subtle curving to the shape.
M...
Category
1950s English Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Pair of Campaign Style Rosewood Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic pair of vintage campaign style stands crafted in dramatic grained rosewood with a drawer and two doors each, burnished brass hardware and sim...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Natural Oak Credenza, France, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Unearthed in Normandy, this Breton-style sideboard in solid oak boasts a stunning brutalist look that brings a touch of raw and powerful design to any space. With two spacious storag...
Category
1940s French Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Oak Storage Box
Located in Hudson, NY
The antique oak storage box, shown here, is as decorative as it is practical. Made in the 1840s-1850s, the box is solidly crafted of oak and fitted with brass corner braces and corner guards...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Oak
MiLITARY CAMPAIGN STYLE BROWN MAHOGANY CHEST/TV STAND
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this charming Military campaign brown mahogany chest/tv stand.
This good looking, well made and decorative piece is proudly presented with four go...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
RESTORED HARRODS KENNEDY BEDSIDE NiGHTSTAND SIDE LAMP TABLE
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Stunning Harrods Kennedy Furniture Campaign Side Table.
Made by R.E.H Kennedy and retailed through Harrods London, a beautiful and well-mad...
Category
20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Anglo-Indian Campaign Rosewood Bookcase 43w 80h 18d
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A wonderful Anglo-Indian Rosewood Campaign Bookcase with mirrored doors made in three section for ease of travel. Campaign furniture was designed by the British during their various ...
Category
1840s Indian Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
LOVELY Vintage BROWN Military CAMPAIGN TV Media STORAGE CABiNET FALSE DRAWERS
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely military campaign, mahogany cabinet with false drawers and one real drawer.
This aesthetically attractive and well made cabinet is pre...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
FINE HARDWOOD KENNEDY HARRODS LONDON MILITARY CAMPAiGN DESK OR WRITING TABLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this fine Harrods London, REH Kennedy Military Campaign desk or writing table
Please note the delivery fee ...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Faux Bamboo, Brass & Brown Leather Folding Campaign Safari Chair
Located in High Wycombe, GB
20th century Faux Bamboo & Brown Leather Folding Campaign Safari Chair With Sling Arms & Brass Mounts
Havana Teak and Faux Bamboo & Brass Folding Ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Milling Road English Regency Walnut Buffet or Credenza
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1970s
Baker Furniture Milling Road English Regency campaign style walnut buffet. This is a substantial and beautifully constructed storage piece. Each of the two cabinets has a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Military Campaign Used Ammunition Box from Ww2 Stunning Period Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this period Military Campaign used, WW2 Ammo box with all the original patina
I have two of these for sale, the second piece is listed under my ...
Category
20th Century European Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal
English Campaign Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English desk handcrafted in mahogany with a tooled leather top, three piece campaign construction, brass hardware, and classic bracket feet.
Kneehole measures...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Teak Two Piece Campaign Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century teak two piece Campaign chest, brass bound edges, ebony string inlay on drawer fronts, two short drawers one with desk interior, over three...
Category
19th Century British Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Teak
Vintage Gulf War Military Campaign Used Ammunition Bomb Box Period Patiia
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this period Military Campaign used, Gulf War Bomb Ammo box with all the original patina.
I have two of these for sale, the second piece is liste...
Category
20th Century European Campaign Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Pair of English Campaign Chests
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of English antique five drawer campaign chests crafted in mahogany in a two piece construction with brass hardware and turned feet. Signed Shapland & Petter one of Englands oldest furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
English Leather Top Campaign Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century English campaign desk featuring the original tooled green leather top, campaign brass hardware, two pedestals and a case with nine paneled drawers and block fee...
Category
19th Century English Antique 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 Italian Neoclassical Style Steel & Brass Folding Campaign Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of steel and brass Neoclassical X base folding Campaign stools attributed to Maison Jansen.
Category
20th Century Italian Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Faux Bamboo Leather & Brass Folding Campaign Chair with Sling Arms Maison Jansen
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Maison Jansen Faux Bamboo Folding Campaign Chair Finished With Brass Studs & Red Leather Cushioned Seat And Brass Mounts 1950's
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
1970s National Mt. Airy Military Campaign Style Executive Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Another good looking campaign style piece for your collection! We are delighted to offer for sale this vintage executive desk hand crafted in the Military Campaign style by Mt. Airy, which is one of the higher quality campaign manufacturers. This well-made desk executed out of oakwood which has a lovely warm patina to it, the cuts of timber are lovely with great proportions from any angle. Supporting a rectangular top with a central drawer flanked on either side by a column cabinet with four drawers each having a top and bottom drawer, two of which are double as a filing drawer in the middle offering plenty of storage space. Solid finished back all standing on a plinth base to make it more stable. The brass inset military handles & brass corner brackets are all original and in brass. Signed "National Mt...
Category
Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Oak
English 19th Century Mahogany Campaign Chest of Drawers.
Located in Burton, TX
This 19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Chest of Drawers is made of two parts each flanked with side handles to allow for easier transport. The corners of the piece are covered i...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique English Mahogany Campaign Style Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique English mahogany campaign style travel desk / writing slope box with beautifully aged warm rich patina. circa 1825
Commonly used by military officers in the field, ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Two (2) Substantial Campaign Bar Height Bar Stools by Maitland-Smith, 80s
Located in Deland, FL
As stylish as they are grand in stature these truly one of a kind barstools are the embodiment of Exotic Luxury. With seats made from thick-cut genuine leather, elegantly sculpted fr...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Drexel Heritage Campaign Style Side Tables, Circa 1970s, a Pair
By Drexel
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 1970s Drexel Heritage Furnishing campaign style side tables. Excellent vintage condition.
Measurements are 21.25"W x 25.75"D x 25"H...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Harrods London Kennedy Military Campaign Bedside Side End Table Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of restored Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign side tables with drawers
A truly stunning and well made pair by Kennedy Furnitur...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Georgian Military Campaign Brass Bound Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A stunning georgian military campaign rosewood & brass bound hand crafted writing slope.
With Red Tooled Leather Interior, Befit with the original glass inkwells.
Made by Esteemed Maker with Royal Warrant "Tompson" circa 1830s
A rare Thompson lock with attractive stamped escutcheon with coat of arms.
The top and front have been decorated with brass inlay and brass reinforcing edges and corners.
Inside there are secret drawers concealed beneath the writing surface.
The glass ink bottles are original to the item with red leather tooled interior.
This writing slope comes with original "Tompson" lock.
Will sent with a vintage writing pen...
Category
19th Century British Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Folding Campaign Tray Table by Drexel
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Beautiful midcentury Campaign folding table with removable tray and folding scissor base. Designed by Stewart MacDougall and Kipp Stewart...
Category
Mid-20th Century Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker Low Campaign Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic vintage campaign style chest crafted in walnut with three drawers in a hip low form with brass hardware and turned feet. Signed in a drawer with a Baker s...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Faux Bamboo Brass & Suede Folding Safari Chairs By Galeries Lafayette
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Beautiful and Hand-Crafted Pair of Faux Bamboo, Heavy Brass & Suede Folding Colonial Safari Campaign Chairs By Galeries Lafayette Of France 1950s
Provenance, we had a matching folding table with a label featuring Galeries Lafayette, and these chairs were from the matching set.
The Galeries Lafayette is an upmarket French department store chain, the biggest in Europe. Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris but it now operates in a number of other locations in France and other countries. In 2019, Galeries Lafayette recorded earnings of over five billion euros. It is a part of the company Groupe Galeries Lafayette and has been a member of the International Association of department stores since 1960.
In 1894, Théophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn opened a fashion store in a small haberdasher's shop at the corner of rue La Fayette and the Chaussée d'Antin, in Paris. In 1896, their company purchased the entire building at 1 rue La Fayette; in 1905 they acquired the buildings at 38, 40 and 42 boulevard Haussmann and 15 rue de la Chaussée d'Antin. Bader commissioned the architect Georges Chedanne and his pupil Ferdinand Chanut to design the store at the Haussmann location, where a glass and steel dome and Art Nouveau staircases...
Category
1950s French Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage British Colonial Style Zebra Safari Folding Stool
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury British Colonial style folding zebra hide seat fitted to three mahogany legs with brass feet.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fully Restored Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign Side End Table Drawers Leather
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime, fully restored, vintage Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign side table with drawers and Brown leather top
A truly stunning and well...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Hardwood & Green Leather Military Campaign Davenport Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a Davenport desk circa 1880 in mahogany with a green leather writing slope
A very ...
Category
1880s English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Trapezoidal Lingerie Chest
Located in Hanover, MA
One stylish pyramid form chest of drawers made of ebonized oak and embellished with hammered silver metal accents.
15.5 inches wide at the top descending to 23 inches wide at the bo...
Category
1990s American Campaign Furniture
Materials
Oak
Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign Side End Lamp Wine Table Drawers, circa 1960s
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime vintage circa 1960's Harrods London retailed, REH Kennedy made, English Military Campaign bedside table sized lamp wine table
A tr...
Category
1960s English Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Thomasville Embassy Wood Inlay Asian Modern Campaign Style Brass Accent Credenza
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Dorothy Draper style campaign credenza made by esteemed US furniture maker Thomasville circa 1970s. Old growth flaxen flared grain fruitwood (most likely pecan) from top to bottom are the hallmarks of the Embassy line. Black lacquer accents and brass pull hardware tie together British traditional and Eastern design. The door facades exhibit a diamond pattern wood inlay with contrasting color tones, presented tastefully to demonstrate a delicate ornate sensibility. Two large Interior cabinet spaces offer heaps of open storage with a single stationary shelf in each bay. No composite or MDF anywhere on this campaign credenza. Thomasville used a combination of solid hardwood interiors, solid fruitwood and veneers.
We purchased this from the original owners out of time-capsule estate and nearly everything in the home was from the Thomasville Embassy...
Category
1970s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Milling Road Stepped or Beveled Walnut Mirror
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1970s
Baker Furniture / Milling Road stepped or beveled mirror in a large size- 34 x 44. This piece is both substantial and well made. It offers a nice combination of quality, ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Tanned Saddle Leather Side Chair Designed by Biermann Werner for Arte Sano, 1960
By Arte Sano
Located in Deland, FL
1960's original Colombian, tanned saddled leather & kiln dried teak and white walnut wood side chair designed by Beirmann Werner for the Arte Sano Company. A...
Category
1960s European Vintage Campaign Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Unique Vintage Telephone Campaign Style Bench
Located in Crawley, GB
Unique Vintage Telephone Campaign Style Bench. It’s military campaign style with brass corner fittings & sunken military brass handles. I would date ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Substantial Military Campaign Style Hardwood and Brass Coffee Table with Drawers
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this nicely made Military Campaign style coffee table with three drawers and brass fittings
Please note t...
Category
20th Century English Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Drop Front Desk and Four Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Campaign chest from the 19th century, with drop front desk, four drawers and brass hardware. Add a touch of antique charm to your home with this English Campaign two-part ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Wood Frame Glass Display Case
Located in Hudson, NY
The vintage wood frame glass display case, shown here, is generously sized to allow plenty of storage opportunity for collections of all typ...
Category
19th Century Antique Campaign Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Lovely Vintage Meubles Gautier Made in France Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
By Meubles Gautier
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice chest of drawers by Meubles Gautier made in France in the military campaign style
A decorative and functional chest of drawers, it is quite a shallow chest...
Category
20th Century French Campaign Furniture
Materials
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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