In publishing catalogues on antique campaign furniture and travel requisites we hope to greatly increase the information on the subject. Aside from Nicholas Brawer’s book ‘British Campaign Furniture’, there is little available on the subject other than our catalogues. As you will see from the descriptions below and the sample pages to the side, we try to impart as much information on each piece as possible and every item has at least one colour image of it. Most of the larger catalogues also have information on specific makers or area of collecting. Sometimes guest writers such as Nick Brawer write these.
Our catalogues are listed below in the order of the most recently published. Following these are smaller catalogues produced for exhibitions held in Australia. They can be purchased as individual publications or there is a discount for buying the set.
The Quartermaster General
This catalogue has 97 items and 60 pages plus covers
There is no article on a specific maker or area of collecting in this catalogue but there is a high number of items that either have a provenance or makers name, which are written about at length. These include pieces by Alderman, Hill & Millard & William Day. There are items connected to the siege of Sevastopol and Major General Pack. This catalogue has a high number of campaign tables in it and some exceptional boxes. £ 15 sterling
Brass Bound & Portable
This catalogue has 83 items and 52 pages plus covers
There is a good selection of campaign chests, a rare Regency Teapoy and several decanter boxes among many unusual pieces. It also has an 8 page article on the well known maker J W Allen, illustrated with examples of their work as well as a number of images from one of their catalogues. £ 12
The Captain’s Kit Bag
This catalogue has 167 items and 60 pages plus covers
A joint catalogue with Manfred Schotten, a specialist in sporting antiques. The Captain’s Kit Bag explores the strong relationship between the military, sport and the British Colonies. It also looks at the companies who manufactured both portable furniture and sporting equipment and marketed their goods to both the military and sportsmen. Article on Benjamin Edgington and SW Silver. £ 12
Furniture Fit For Heroes
This catalogue has 82 items and 48 pages plus covers
It has a good varied selection of campaign furniture from chests, tables and chairs to lanterns, mirrors and cutlery. There is an article on the maker William Chapple & Son and one on Folding Lanterns by Sean Clarke. £ 12
England Expects
This catalogue has 80 items and 48 pages plus covers
Part of this catalogue focuses on Nelson and the Navy with 36 items related to the subject. This includes an article written by Treve Rosoman, a curator for English Heritage, on a receipt dated from 1775 to 1780 by the cabinetmaker Lawrence Fell to Captain Elphinstone for Naval Furniture. Aside from the Naval items there are also numerous pieces of other campaign furniture and items made by Reilly of Manchester and Charles Green. £ 12
An Englishman’s Tent
This catalogue has 52 items and 28 pages plus covers
It has a variety of items from a good, early campaign chest of unusual form to a sideboard made to dismantle for travel. Added to this there are 3 different types of traveling tea caddies and information on the maker N. Hosking with an illustration of his letterhead. £ 12
Essential Baggage
This catalogue has 105 items and 48 pages plus covers
Again there is a good range of various items of campaign furniture from an Imperial dining table to a portable sofa table; a Ross of Dublin square back armchair to a pot cupboard by the same company. The catalogue also has an article on Brighton Bun Travelling Candlesticks by Nicholas A. Brawer. £ 12
The Portable Empire
This catalogue has 88 items and 44 pages plus covers
Included amongst the items are a rare Sheraton period campaign secretaire table, a chair bed by Thomas Butler of Catherine Street, a Brown Brothers Suspensory chair, a flat pack Arts and Crafts campaign chest, a portable shower and pieces by SW Silver & Co., Thomas Handford and Luscombe & Co of Allahabad. There is also information on the makers JW Allen, Richard Millard and E. Ross. £ 12
The above catalogues are all fully illustrated with good descriptions of the items. The price includes post and packing.
Furnishing The Colonial Bungalow
This catalogue has 33 items and 20 pages plus covers
It was published for an exhibition at The Historic Houses Trust of NSW’s important Glenfield House. It was curated by Dr. James Broadbent and showed campaign furniture from Christopher Clarke Antiques and Colonial furniture from Warwick Oakman Antiques. The catalogue has an essay by Dr. Broadbent on the Colonial Bungalow and the items have short descriptions. £ 12
All of the above 9 catalogues on antique campaign furniture can be ordered together at a reduced price of £ 90 sterling, with the 2 below catalogues given free, whilst stocks last.
The Portable House
This catalogue has 19 items and 8 pages plus covers
It was for an exhibition in Sydney, Australia mounted by Christopher Clarke Antiques & Warwick Oakman Antiques and curated by Dr. Broadbent. It has an article on the relevance of campaign furniture to Australia by Dr. James Broadbent, a historian, curator and conservationist. £ 12
Campaign Furniture
This catalogue has 15 items and 8 pages plus covers
It shows a campaign desk chair by Ross & Co. of Dublin as well as an unusual campaign cylinder bureau probably by Gregory Kane also of Dublin. £ 12
The above two 8 page catalogues are fully illustrated with short descriptions. They are priced at £ 12 sterling each which includes post and packing but will be given free if you order all of the larger catalogues, while stocks last. |
