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C19th Campaign Low Chest of Drawers
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C19th Campaign Low Chest of Drawers

19th century
Description

Of good colour and well figured this camphorwood chest ( bottom section of original 2 part , probably Colonially made) has brass bindings throughout, the 2 drawers ( Bramah locks) with sunken brass handles and carrying handles to each side, raised on block feet.

(unusually the chest is solid camphor throughout )

Physical Dimensions
Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
109cm (42.91")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Declaration

Antiques Decorative has dated these Mahogany Campaign Chest Drawers to the 1880s.

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Description
Of good colour and well figured this camphorwood chest ( bottom section of original 2 part , probably Colonially made) has brass bindings throughout, the 2 drawers ( Bramah locks) with sunken brass handles and carrying handles to each side, raised on block feet.

(unusually the chest is solid camphor throughout )

Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
109cm (42.91")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Date of Manufacture

Antiques Decorative has dated these Mahogany Campaign Chest Drawers to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1197327
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With over 30 years in the london antiques world, I have since established a dealership supplying the trade and private clients.

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A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles.

C19th Campaign Low Chest Of Drawers

Archive II A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View II
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Archive IV A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View VII
Archive VIII A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View VIII
Archive IX A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View IX
Archive X A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View X
Archive XI A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View XI
Archive XII A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View XII
Archive XIII A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View XIII
Archive XIV A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles. View XIV
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A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles.
C19th Campaign Low Chest Of Drawers
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A nineteenth-century mahogany campaign chest featuring two wide drawers with flush brass handles, protective brass corner mounts, and side carrying handles.
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Campaign furniture encompasses wooden furniture specifically engineered to be dismantled or easily transported by military officers while on foreign campaigns during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

These chests were primarily constructed from dense hardwoods such as mahogany, teak, or camphor wood, paired with flush-fitting brass mounts and corners to withstand heavy transit.

Authentic pieces feature inset recessed brass handles, flush corner brackets, side drop-handles for lifting, and frequently separate into two modular sections with hand-cut dovetail joints.

A low campaign chest functions effectively as a hall table, media unit, or bedside furniture, offering practical storage alongside a structured, architectural aesthetic.

Keep the wood hydrated with periodic applications of beeswax, clean original brass hardware using soft dry cloths to preserve aged patina, and avoid placement near direct heat sources.
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