19th Century Campaign Banquette Bench

19th Century Campaign Banquette / Bench.

A 19th-century campaign banquette seat, traditionally upholstered throughout with a fully sprung seat and horsehair fillings.

The back is buttoned, the frame is solid with a trim to the edge of the seat and is raised on solid oak legs. Each leg is fitted with a wooden screw thread at the top, allowing them to be removed for transport, typical of campaign furniture.

The legs retain their original brass castors by Cope. 

Width 137cm × Depth 72cm × Height 83cm, with a seat height of 47cm.

This upholstered bench would work well at the foot of a bed, as a window seat, in a hallway, or as a dining bench.