December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2024
76 in. L x 40 in. W x 34 in. H. This folding camp bed or coat (in its original red paint) is a pattern that had widespread usage among American and British officers during the Revolutionary War through War of 1812 periods. One, said to have belonged to the Marquis de Lafayette, is in the Connecticut Historical Society. Other documented examples with Revolutionary War usage are in Canadian and American collections, including one with George Washington association in the New York Historical Society. This fine example still has its original sailcloth or canvas cover and the head and footboards remove to allow folding of the cot. Acquired in 2002 from Massachusetts dealer Colette Donovan. CONDITION: Very good, with some edge wear to the cot legs, some darkening of the paint on portions of the headboard; otherwise fine and essentially, in very good working order.