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The Campaign Trail I
My good friend, Simon Clarke, of Christopher Clarke Antiques, emailed me over the weekend with details of an interesting campaign table he has at the moment (figure 1). Fig. 1. Mahogany and inlaid campaign table, circa 1790. (Christopher Clarke Antiques) … Continue reading
Arthur Wellesley
Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Arthur Wellesley was born in Dublin on this day in 1769. The Iron Duke forged a stellar military career defeating the French time and again. During the Peninsular Wars Wellington saw off the … Continue reading
A Secretary all at Sea
Three key features point to this two-piece campaign chest as having been made for maritime use; the most obvious being its shallow 14-1/2″ depth. George IV brass-bound teak secretaire chest, circa 1820. (Richard Gardner) The second indication is the chest’s … Continue reading
Sea(t) Worthy
Continuing with the thread of blogs on maritime furniture, I came across this folding chair, typical of many used aboard warships in the late eighteenth-century, which were designed to be easily stowed during battle. Fig. 1. Mahogany Hepplewhite folding chair, … Continue reading
Picture This XIX
Split (two-part) domestic chests of drawers (figs. 1 – 4) were relatively common in the last quarter of the seventeenth-century and the eighteenth-century. Fig. 1. Circa 1685 walnut frame-and-panel split chest. Fig. 2. Side view. Fig. 3. Back view. Fig. … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign furniture, demountable furniture, frame-and-panel, split chest
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Picture This VIII
If ever there was any doubt that inset campaign brasses weren’t scraped flush after installation, then this image should dispel it. George IV mahogany kneehole desk, circa 1825. (Wilkinson) Note also that the screws have been seated naturally and not … Continue reading
Posted in Cabinet Fittings, Maritime Furniture, Picture This
Tagged campaign furniture, clocked screws, kneehole desk
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Additional Examples of Maritime Case Furniture
Eighteenth-century campaign case furniture was normally made in two or more sections for ease of transportation, but for the most part, it was made to the same overall proportions as conventional domestic case furniture with depths ranging from 19″ to … Continue reading
Posted in Maritime Furniture
Tagged campaign furniture, case furniture, maritime furniture
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The Original Campaign Chair
Almost two hundred years before the Roorkhee chair was adopted by twentieth-century adventurers and militias, Windsor chairs were commonplace anywhere cheap, lightweight and portable seating was required. Black- or green-painted Windsors known as ‘forest chairs’ were used outdoors from the … Continue reading
Making a Campaign Table – Part Three
This simple little table went together quite quickly. The gate hinges absorbed a little time, however, the top was straightforward, being attached with two face-mounted brass hinges. The entire table was oiled to clarify and deepen the chatoyance of the … Continue reading
