ROSEWOOD & CAMPHOR WOOD CAMPAIGN CHEST IN TWO PARTS WITH SECRETARY INSERT.Mid-19th Century. Lock to the secretary replaced and marked Goury 4 levers. Brass bound camphor wood campaign chest with recessed pulls and handles to end of top case. Top case having a deep drawer which opens to a secretay with black leather writing surface with brass nailhead trim, three short drawers, flanked by two compartments over one long drawer; flanked by two deep drawers. Lower case having three long drawers. Raised on turned feet. - 42 1/8" high x 39 1/8" wide x 17 1/2" deep. Estimate $400-600
PROVENANCE: Estate of Claude William Lasalle II, Washington, DC
Lock to the secretary is replaced. Cases both structurally sound and surface in good condition.