A handsome large British Campaign-era military or naval officer's rectangular trunk or chest (coffer) of brass-bound camphor wood, manufactured for an officer to carry his kit on campaign - with original recessed brass front latch, escutcheon, corners, and carrying handles to each side.

Campaign-era trunks and coffers were the travel items of British military officers who bought and commissioned them for their campaigns abroad to India and Ceylon (The Raj); indeed, the whole of the British Empire. The officers, being predominately from the upper classes, were accustomed to a certain standard of living and found it unthinkable to travel without their necessaries.

Perfect for use as a cocktail (low) or coffee table.