Campaign bed

The Sale of the Estate of San Francisco Interior Designer Anthony Hail, at Christies, October 8 A passionate collector, a moment in time, a style and a focus—and inspiring interviews with a legendary tastemaker. I featured his Russian Hill apartment in my first book, ‘San Francisco A Certain Style’ and wrote about him often and with great pleasure. COLLECTION OF ANTHONY HAIL & CHARLES POSEY Christies, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, 8 October 2013 The estate of Anthony Hail, who died in 2006…

An iron bound, painted pine trunk by J. T. Thompson that opens to form a 6ft. brass and iron bed with canopy. This form of campaign bed was extremely practical in that it could be assembled very quickly. The maker described it as composed of metallic drawn tubes, one tube over the other; but the simplicity of its construction is its chief merit. The whole bedstead is in one piece, with the legs attached, and merely the act of opening fixes those legs without any fastenings whatever; with a…

For Sale on 1stDibs - This brass and iron Camp Bed can be considered rare and it is the first single bed of this type we have had. It is fortunate to have retained its original

Antique beds such as this are historical limited editions (date of manufacture is 1870). Cherished back then - rare find today. Priced at £1,195. For sale by Collinge Antiques.

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An iron bound, painted pine trunk by J. T. Thompson that opens to form a 6ft. brass and iron bed with canopy. This form of campaign bed was extremely practical in that it could be assembled very quickly. The maker described it as composed of metallic drawn tubes, one tube over the other; but the simplicity of its construction is its chief merit. The whole bedstead is in one piece, with the legs attached, and merely the act of opening fixes those legs without any fastenings whatever; with a…

Because I spend 18 weeks a year on the road, teaching and researching, I am always relieved when I return home and my key still works in the front door.

, mid-19th c., in the Rococo taste, height 33 in., length 70 in., width 41 1/2 in. from Neal Auction Company