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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: 20th Century
Early 20th Century Armchairs in Walnut with original Yellow Velvet upholstery
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair armchairs in massive turned and carved walnut. Yellow velvet capitonnè in good condition still usable. Sanitized and wax polished. Measures cm: H 85 x W 74 x D 80.
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Campaign Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Vintage Needlepoint Director’s Chair Folding Black Brown White Geometric
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome black wood folding director’s chair with a handmade black, brown, and white geometric pattern needlepoint sling seat and back. It is in wonderful vintage condition. The wood has a new coat of black paint. The needlepoint is all intact and has been carefully cleaned. Please see photos, circa 1960s-1970s. Now this is a director’s chair!! I fell totally in love...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Campaign Furniture

Materials

Textile, Wood

Pair Of Faux Bamboo Brass Suede Folding Safari Chairs By Galeries Lafayette
Located in Reading, Berkshire
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...
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1950s French Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Caribbean Style Highboy Dresser with 11 Drawers
Located in Freehold, NJ
This vintage dresser features hardwood construction, original knotted pine finish with lots of unique carved wood details, beautiful cabinet door with brass hardware and a secret dra...
Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Oak, Pine

Vintage MCM John Widdicomb 9 Drawer Dresser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Presenting a superb vintage Mid-Century Modern nine-drawer dresser by the esteemed John Widdicomb, Makers of Fine Furniture. This exceptional piece, likely from the 1960s, exemplifie...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Wall Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique mirror in original condition.
Category

Early 1900s Italian Antique Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wood

Indian Bronze Elephant Bell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Elephant bell and clapper that rings with a deep rich tone and cast in bronze. Having acquired a verdigris patina and presented on a rustic wood and hide...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Campaign Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Boho Nailhead Leather Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This sophisticated vintage desk is a masterclass in Hollywood Regency and Campaign-style design, offering a sleek, masculine aesthetic that anchors any room. Featuring a classic Pars...
Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

1972 Pennsylvania House Solid Cherry Campaign Style Coffee with Storage Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
A very well kept 1972 Pennsylvania House campaign style coffee table with Storage Chest in Solid Cherry throughout and panelized sides. Excellent condition with virtually no scratches. Dovetail joints and both brass handles and brass fittings in place. Storage with removable and sliding deep tray...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Lovely Vintage Rich Golden Brown Oak Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice vintage chest of Military Campaign drawers A decorative and functional chest of drawers, made in the Campaign style in oak with b...
Category

20th Century English Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Reprodux Bevan Funnell Stunning Military Campaign Style Chest Of Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this stunning military campaign style chest of four drawers made by Bevan Funnell having two short and two long drawers with brass drop handles , lovely ...
Category

Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair Of Antiqued Pine Wood and Brass Column-Form Table Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Of Antiqued Pine Wood and Brass Column-Form Table Lamps in great vintage condition. Measures 6.5" in diameter at the base, and stand 27" to the top of the suckets, and 36" to ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Eichholtz Faux Book Front magazine holder 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
A very nice and decorative magazine rack with faux books on the front, 1970-1980. some interesting titles . Manufactured by Eichholtz . USA . Very decorative and practical and with ...
Category

1970s American Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Faux Leather

Pair of Campaign Style Two Door Woven Wicker Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of vintage Bielecky Brothers stands hand crafted in woven reed in a campaign style with brass hardware, two doors in front, and plenty of storage.
Category

20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Reed

Symbolic Turkish Sivas Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A highly inspiring directional Turkish sivas carpet woven for the Turkish government. Inscribed is the name of the regime at the time, "OSMANI". You also see the same elements seen in the Turkish flag...
Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wool

Symbolic Turkish Sivas Carpet
Symbolic Turkish Sivas Carpet
$3,200 Sale Price
23% Off
Zabihi Collection Turkish Hereke Rug
Located in New York, NY
A one of a kind small finely woven turkish rug. We can also see this piece be used as a wall covering. 4'3" x 5'10"
Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Turkish Hereke Rug
Zabihi Collection Turkish Hereke Rug
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
RENO WAHL FOR DYRLUND ViNTAGE DANISH HARDWOOD METAMORPHIC CAPTAINS CAMPAIGN BAR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1960’s solid Rosewood at home bar on wheels designed by the great Reno Wahl Ivers...
Category

1960s English Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Baker Pair of Vintage Fruitwood Campaign Style Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century pair of stands crafted in fruitwood in a modern form with campaign hardware, one drawer, lower storage, and turned feet. Signed Baker in a drawer.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

PAIR OF VINTAGE MiLITARY CAMPAIGN TALLBOY CHESTS OF DRAWERS GREEN LEATHER TRAYS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of vintage Military Campaign tallboy chests of drawers which are brass mounted and come co...
Category

20th Century English Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Scandinavian Campaign Table, early 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Vintage Scandinavian Campaign Table, early 20th Century. Round, folding table with wood locking mechanism and brass fittings.
Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Yew Wood Military Campaign Sidebord
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful military campaign style sideboard / bank of drawers in yew wood. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950’s. The quality is...
Category

Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Kaare Klint Design Beech Frame Safari Chair With Black Leather Sling
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Mid Century Kaare Klint Design Beech Frame Safari Chair With Black Leather Sling Arms & Canvas Upholstery No labels or makers marks Height to seat: 33cm I Height to arms: 53cm
Category

Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Beech

Mid-Late 20th Century Baker Furniture Campaign Style End Table Faux Bamboo Legs
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Late 20th Century Baker Furniture Campaign style rectangular end table comprised of walnut & mahogany veneer, burlwood top, triple cane faux bamboo legs, and X cross-str...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Pull Out Tray 4 Drawers Flame Mahogany Brass Pull Compact Bachelor Chest Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pull Out Tray 4 Drawers Flame Mahogany Brass Pull Compact Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT!
Category

20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Antique Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metal base and the fruit wood rocking chair early 20th century. Rocking chair is from the Bassano Del Grappa in Veneto region. we are offering In ho...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Campaign Furniture

Materials

Metal

Italian Antique Rocking Chair
Italian Antique Rocking Chair
$1,950 Sale Price
44% Off
Pair Of Campaign End Tables Or Bedside Tables - England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb and rare pair of English end tables or bedside tables called campaign furniture (English army furniture) Very beautiful pair in solid satin wood square shaped Very beautiful t...
Category

Early 20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Satinwood

Vintage Henredon Green Chinoiserie Style Campaign Sideboard
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Vintage Henredon Green Chinoiserie Style Campaign Sideboard. Featuring three drawers at the top, three doors at the bottom that open up to storage space, brass ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

A Composition of Stoic Vernacular: Breton Oak Sideboard, Normandy
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A composition of stoic restraint, this Breton sideboard—unearthed in Normandy—reveals a language of rural geometry and sculptural calm. Executed in so...
Category

1940s French Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Oak

Vintage Tole Tray Table with Red Coral Motif, Coral Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Corallium rubrum is Latin for red coral and that is the subject of this midcentury hand painted coffee or cocktail table. The tole tray is removable for service and the folding iron base...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Campaign Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Boho Rattan Pagoda Etagere After John Wisner for Ficks Reed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This impressive vintage étagère is a superb example of the Campaign and Asian-influenced tropical furniture popularized by designers like John Wisner during the Mid-Century period. C...
Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chest on Chest Two Part Asian Campaign Style Two Doors Cabinet Dresser Storage
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chest on Chest Two Part Asian Campaign Style Two Doors Cabinet Dresser Storage
Category

20th Century Southeast Asian Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Hardwood Campaign Brass Bound Chest of Two Short and Two Long Drawers
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Early 20th century hardwood campaign brass bound chest of two short and two long drawers with sunken brass handles, raised upon out swept feet.
Category

Early 20th Century English Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Harrods of London Brass Bound Campaign Mapped Globe Nesting Tables Glass Tops
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Kennedy for Harrods of London. A set of 3 Brass Bound Military Campaign Nesting Coffee Tables With Glazed Tops Depicting Antiquarian Maps of the World. R. E. H. Kennedy has been pro...
Category

1980s British Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Boho Raymond Waites for Tyndale Elephant Sconce - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This dramatic pair of vintage wall sconces makes an unforgettable statement, embodying the bold, maximalist aesthetic of Hollywood Regency with a distinctive exotic, safari flair. Ea...
Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Beautiful Yew And Brass Military Secretary Campaign Chest Writing Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing military secretary campaign chest with three large drawers and brass corners with brass insert handles and one faux drawer , however the top...
Category

Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Rare Burr Yew Wood Military Campaign Gun Case Coffee Side Table on Original Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very rare highly collectable Burr Yew Wood Military Campaign gun case with original stand formed as a coffee table ...
Category

20th Century English Campaign Furniture

Materials

Yew

Campaign Style Console Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dashing mid-century two tiered console crafted in mahogany in an unusual form with influences from neoclassic and British colonial. The brass campaign style hardware has a bronze lik...
Category

20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Signed Snaffles WW I Naval Print. Gentlemen Unafraid.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Snaffles WW I Naval print "Gentlemen Unafraid". A coloured Snaffles lithograph entitled "Gentlemen Unafraid" showing sailors in the bow of a boat "Bedelia...
Category

Early 20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Paper

Antique Military Campaign Nesting Coffee Table / Side Tables
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique military campaign nesting coffee table / side tables. These were made in England, they date from around the 1930’s. They are of excellent quality and have a very...
Category

1930s British Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

A Composition of Rural Geometry: Breton Sideboard in Solid Oak, Normandy
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A composition of stoic clarity, this Breton sideboard unearthed in Normandy reveals a language of sculptural restraint softened by regional tradition....
Category

1940s French Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Oak

Vintage World Map Mirror Based on the Original by Johnson 1882 Military Campaign
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique style pictorial plan map of the globe based on the original by Johnson in 1882 This is a very interesting and decorative pie...
Category

20th Century English Campaign Furniture

Materials

Mirror

Campaign Style Ebonized Mahogany Brass Inlay Two Drawers Small Dresser Chest
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Campaign Style Ebonized Mahogany Brass Inlay Two Drawers Small Dresser Chest Mint!
Category

20th Century Unknown Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

FULLY RESTORED FRENCH POLiSHED HARRODS KENNEDY MILITARY CAMPAIGN COFFEE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lightly restored and traditionally French Polished, extra large Harrods Kennedy Flamed Mahogany and bra...
Category

20th Century English Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Lovely Yew Wood Secretary Campaign Chest
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this lovely yew wood secretary campaign chest made by Kennedy of Ipswich and retailed by Harrods London , this is a ver...
Category

Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Dixie Cane Rattan Campaign Style White Hollywood Regency Nightstands - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Dixie Cane Rattan Campaign Style White Hollywood Regency Nightstands - a Pair. Item features laminate top, chrome Campaign style handles, rattan and cane front, white/cream l...
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Wood

Lovely Campaign Style Nest Of Three Tables
Located in Crawley, GB
Stunning antique military campaign style nest of three tables in mahogany and brass , made in England between 1950-1960 with brass corners and inlaid brass plaque in amazing conditio...
Category

Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Fully Restored Harrods Kennedy Brown Leather Military Campaign Pedestal Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage, Harrods London retailed, REH Kennedy made, Military Campaign twin pedestal partners desk with hand dyed, cigar brown leather w...
Category

20th Century English Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair of Solid and Large Oak French Church Bench from the 1960s Pews
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very long benches (340 cm) from the 1950s in solid oak. French handcrafted work.
Category

1960s French Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Oak

Antique Cradle In Solid Beech – Early 20th Century
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Antique Solid Beechwood Cradle – Early 20th Century A Childhood Treasure Passed Down Through Generations. This charming cradle, handcrafted in turned solid beechwood in the early 20...
Category

1910s French Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Military Campaign Writing Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to ofer for sale this amazing military campaign writing table with brass corners and leather top made by R.E.H Kennedy of Ipswich and retailed by Harrods London . Don't he...
Category

Mid-20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Large Chippendale Campaign Style Mahogany Brass Magazine Rack c1970s MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Chippendale Campaign Style Mahogany Brass Magazine Rack c1970s MINT
Category

20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Campaign Style Serving Tray with Two Folding Leafs
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century campaign style server features hardwood construction, original oak finish, removable serving tray with brass accents, and two folding leaf’s with removable legs. 

M...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Stunning REH Kennedy Military Campaign Centre Table
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing centre table made by KENNEDY OF IPSWICH retailed by Harrods London . Made by MAHOGANY AND BRASS , the octagonal top fitted with four real an...
Category

20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair Bronze Balustrade Lamps, Large Scale
Located in Norwalk, CT
These lamps are heavy and substantial.The cast bronze has a lovely antiques patina showing natural oxidation. Quality lamp conversion features two bulbs on each lamp and adjustable s...
Category

1970s Vintage Campaign Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Wooden Hand Truck
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique Wooden Hand Truck Wear consistent with age and use
Category

Mid-20th Century Campaign Furniture

Materials

Metal

Large solid wood farmhouse table
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Its patina is what gives it its character !! Large solid wood farmhouse table Brutalist - Natural decoration - Vintage Measures : 198,5x72cm H:78cm Materials : Wood - iron Sold as is
Category

20th Century Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign Side End Table Drawers Green Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of vintage Harrods Kennedy Military Campaign side tables with drawers and green leather tops A truly stunning and well made p...
Category

20th Century English Campaign Furniture

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Restored Burr Yew Elm Wood Brass Military Campaign Three Drawer Coffee Table
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning burr yew & elm wood military campaign coffee table retailed by Harrods London. This piece was retailed through Harrods London; the...
Category

20th Century British Campaign Furniture

Materials

Brass

Oversize Vintage 20th Century Turkish Oushak
Located in New York, NY
An enormous Turkish Oushak in candy color accents on a bone color ground. Full pile excellent condition. Measures: 14'5'' x 24'1''.
Category

20th Century Turkish Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wool

1 of 2 Harrods London Kennedy Hardwood Bookcase Home Bar Cabinet Faux Books
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 2 very rare hand made in by Kennedy Furniture and retailed through Harrods London solid mahogany Bookcase TV media stands with faux book front...
Category

20th Century English 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.