An Anglo-Indian second quarter 19th century rosewood campaign correspondence or 'military dispatches' cabinet On a later mahogany stand, the cabinet possibly Dutch colonial The cabinet comprised of a pair of panelled doors each applied with a central radiating reeded oval and four conforming quarter spandrels, enclosing a configuration of pigeon holes and compartments of assorted dimensions, the central lockable painted metal panelled 'safe' door with a raised shield shaped cartouche, enclosing one shelf and one drawer, above one long and two short drawers, the reverse of the doors with divided documentation and letter holders of various proportions, on a stand with a slide over one long drawer, on four detachable screw-in turned tapering legs, 81.5cm wide x 42cm deep x 134.5cm high, (32in wide x 16 1/2in deep x 52 1/2in high) Footnotes: Provenance The offered lot, along with the eight other pieces of campaign furniture featuring in this section of the sale, previously belonged to a private collector who acquired these items over the course of the last approximately 60 years. Following the collector's death, this wonderful selection of campaign furniture, which includes some particularly interesting and rare examples of its type, passed by familial descent on to the current owner and vendor. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP Y TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing