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A campaign or colonial furniture is a piece of furniture intended to be embarked on ships or ashore in shipping companies. Furniture is more often intended to remain ashore and those on board have a system of attachment to the ground or the bulkheads of ships.
The campaign furniture is of a great aesthetic because of its simple forms the color o...
A campaign or colonial furniture is a piece of furniture intended to be embarked on ships or ashore in shipping companies. Furniture is more often intended to remain ashore and those on board have a system of attachment to the ground or the bulkheads of ships.
The campaign furniture is of a great aesthetic because of its simple forms the color of its wood with its corners and brass locks.
(Mahogany, teak, rosewood, camphor are the most used wood species).
The deconstructed boats no longer have any antique furniture, the research is done on sites of demolition of ships, on the markets, in antiquarians or private individuals.
The search for naval and colonial furniture is very long, the last deconstructed ships currently have practically no antique furniture.
Our supply is difficult but regular, the restoration is often ensured by our cabinetmaker, mainly for large furniture.
Subcategories
Marine chairs and armchairs, mostly come from different premises on board ships, such as the Captain office, different room. Often in mahogany or teak with leather seats.
Most often they were fixed to the ground with turnbuckles (a rigging device is a device for fixing an object to a fixed part with the possibility of adjusting the voltage in case of too strong sea or storm).
In the seventeenth century, voyages to colonies and places of exploration, trunks were made directly in ports with exotic woods (camphor) brought back by ships on their return journeys. These trunks had simple shapes, construction was sturdy, but often brass in the corners and delicate parts.
The trunks have grown strongly since the 1850s. Used in large liners and in trains.
Writing box usually made of precious or exotic wood, closed by a lid containing inkwell, often had drawers or secret compartments.
Furniture map chest: the piece of furniture on the bridge, on which the commanding officer draws his roads, makes his navigation, and places his maps.
Revolving bookcase: revolving bookcase unit in which the books are stored. Often turning its small furniture were used in the squares and offices of ships.
Campaign chest of drawers is made up of two easier bodies to pass the doors of the ship. It has simple shapes and the color of its wood with its reinforcements and brass locks makes it a very nice piece of furniture.
(mahogany, teak, rosewood, camphor are the most used wood species).
Marine tables with feet fixed on deck. In heavy weather, one puts there ankles called violins or toggles to immobilize the objects.
The desks and bedside tables were also fixed to the deck or to the bulkheads of the cabins.
Headlights & headlamps torch morse , miscellaneous.
Lighting is paramount on board a ship. There are lights for outside navigation, with Fresnel lenses.
Projectors for the landing of goods. Searchlight for sea research.
Interiors in corridors and living spaces. In the past, they were made of copper and brass.
Currently. They are made mostly of aluminum.
Superb "Bridge" armchair of steamer, it is in teak, with caned seat this armchair of Art-Deco office.
Elegant and superb this Campaign Chest secretary in mahogany, restored .