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ANTIQUE #SA1218186

Mahogany Campaign Chest By S. W. Silver & Co. London & Liverpool. Circa 1860

£2,400    $3,211    €2,810
The mahogany two-part chest, most probably of navel use, with iron carrying handles to the sides, nicely detailed with cock beading to the draw fronts, and mahogany draw linings, with all its original brass sunken handles, all individually stamped “S.W. Silver & Co 66 & 67 Cornhill Works Limehouse. F.” complete with original working key to all draws.
 
The removable turned feet are replacements having been professional remade to the original S.W Silver design. The top with stains and burn marks, otherwise a fine and genuine labelled navel campaign chest.
 
102cm Total Height x 100cm Wide x 47cm Deep.
 
S.W. Silver & Co. (Stephen Winkworth Silver & Co.) was a prominent 19th-century British outfitter, manufacturer, and merchant firm renowned for specializing in campaign furniture and exploration equipment. The company played a massive role in British colonial expansion by supplying officers and explorers, ultimately growing so vast that the area became permanently known as Silvertow...
Antique SA1218186 shown on this page was made in 1860. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1860
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Kendall House Antiques a traditional shop in the North Cotswold’s Market town of Chipping Campden.
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
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