An early or mid Victorian camphorwood campaign secretaire chest of narrow proportions 1850-1875 In two sections, the secretaire drawer enclosing seven pigeon holes, two short drawers and a leather inset writing surface, above three long drawers, on ribbed tapering feet, with four brass handles mounted to the sides, 75cm wide x 42cm deep x 99cm high, (29 1/2in wide x 16 1/2in deep x 38 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 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. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing