Lot 492
492
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A MAHOGANY AND CANED CAMPAIGN BED

THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Details
A MAHOGANY AND CANED CAMPAIGN BED
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
With a ratchetted, adjustable seat and turned tapering legs with brass capped castors.
75in. (90.cm) long (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot is subject to storage and collection charges. **For Furniture and Decorative Objects, storage charges commence 7 days from sale. Please contact department for further details.**

Lot Essay

A similar campaign bed, stamped Robinson and Sons, Original Inventors and Makers, Ilkley, is illustrated in N.Brawer, British Campaign Furniture Elegance Under Canvas, 1740-1914, New York, 2001, p.198. Brawer notes similar beds being manufactured by Leveson & Son and the Army and Navy Co-Operative Society about 1875.

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