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Brass Mounted Teak Campaign Secretaire with Cast Iron Carrying Handles
David Griffith Antiques
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Brass Mounted Teak Campaign Secretaire with Cast Iron Carrying Handles

19th century
Description

Brass mounted teak campaign secretaire with original feet and cast iron carrying handles. (Circa 1870).

Physical Dimensions
Height
96.5cm (37.99")
Width
88.9cm (35.00")
Depth
38.1cm (15.00")
Declaration

David Griffith Antiques has dated this Teak Campaign Secretaire Chest to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA883128
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76293
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Description
Brass mounted teak campaign secretaire with original feet and cast iron carrying handles. (Circa 1870).
Height
96.5cm (37.99")
Width
88.9cm (35.00")
Depth
38.1cm (15.00")
Date of Manufacture

David Griffith Antiques has dated this Teak Campaign Secretaire Chest to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA883128
Dealers Internal Ref
76293
David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2019

Specialising in library, hall and club room furniture, leather seating and writing tables, campaign and travelling furniture.

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A Victorian teak military campaign secretaire chest featuring brass mounts, flush-fitting handles, side iron carrying handles, and turned feet.
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Archive I A Victorian teak military campaign secretaire chest featuring brass mounts, flush-fitting handles, side iron carrying handles, and turned feet.

Brass Mounted Teak Campaign Secretaire with Cast Iron Carrying Handles

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David Griffith Antiques

David Griffith Antiques
Telephone 020 7226 1126 or 07976 800 062
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17 Camden Passage
Islington
London
N1 8EA
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David Griffith Antiques
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A Victorian teak military campaign secretaire chest featuring brass mounts, flush-fitting handles, side iron carrying handles, and turned feet.
Brass Mounted Teak Campaign Secretaire with Cast Iron Carrying Handles
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A Victorian teak military campaign secretaire chest featuring brass mounts, flush-fitting handles, side iron carrying handles, and turned feet.
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A military campaign secretaire chest is a portable piece of storage furniture engineered for officers on active service during the 19th century, featuring a two-part modular construction and a drop-front writing drawer.

Campaign furniture was typically constructed from dense timbers such as teak, mahogany, or camphor wood, reinforced with flush-fitting brass corner mounts, recessed brass handles, and heavy iron side carrying straps.

Authentic campaign pieces feature a stackable two-part construction, side-mounted iron transport handles, flush brass corner brackets designed to protect the timber during movement, and recessed drawer pulls.

This type of piece operates as a functional desk in a home office, a hallway console table, or a chest of drawers in a bedroom, pairing effectively with contemporary leather upholstery and structured lighting.

Dust the timber regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply clear beeswax polish periodically, taking care not to apply abrasive metal cleaners to the aged brass hardware.
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