Teak Anglo-Indian Campaign Secrétaire Chest
A 19th century teak Anglo-Indian campaign secretaire chest, fitted with four drawers, the secretaire drawer with well fitted interior, brass mounts. Height: 58.66 in. Width:43.31 in. Depth: 17.32 in.
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- Campaign Furniture - Most of the campaign furniture on the market is associated with the time of the British Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries when there was a high demand from military officers, administrators and colonists.
Campaign furniture is demountable, through clever use of wooden screws and sometimes metal hinges, so that it can disassembled and then packed into lots of manageable size for ease of movement by ship or animal between postings or camps. - Mounts - Mounts are used to describe bronze, brass and ormolu adornments on furniture especially quality furniture in the rococo and classical revival style, and are also the cabinet makers' name for the metal fittings on furniture, such as hinges, locks and handles, and metal edges and guards which protect furniture from damage.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Anglo-Indian - furniture, chests 63
- Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam and sadeli boxes - sewing and other boxes 347
- chests of drawers, period - Victorian 1,216
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chests of drawers, style
- campaign and military 130
- four drawer 260
- secretaire 89
