Jas Shoolbred Morris & Co Style a Pair of Aesthetic Movement Reclining Armchairs

£6,500 £5,200 / item

Jas Shoolbred. In the style of Morris and Co, after a design by Philip Webb. A pair of Aesthetic Movement adjustable reclining armchairs. Professionally reupholstered in a Morris and Co style floral fabric. Priced individually James Shoolbred & Co also known as Jas Shoolbred began in the 1820s as a draper's shop, supplying textiles to the furniture trade with premises in Tottenham Court Road, London. In the 1860s, Jas Shoolbred began designing and making high-quality antique furniture.

They were so successful that by the 1890's, they had workshops, showrooms, and other premises in London at: 7-31 & 36 Grafton Street 2, 3 & 4 Midford Place (cabinet making) 7 & 8 Midford Place (decorating department) Queen’s Buildings, Tottenham Court Road (blind factory) 6 Torrington Place (upholstery); 260-266 Euston Road (cabinet making) 79-97 Huntley Street (carpet planning & warehouse) 32-39, 41 & 43 University Street (linen drapers) 16-23 Upper Gower Street (stables & factory) 150 Tottenham Court Road (woollen drapers) 161 & 162 Tottenham Court Road (linen drapers) 32-39, 41 & 43 Tottenham Court Road (upholstery & cabinet retailers).

They employed professional designers such as Owen W. Cavis and H. W. Batley, the latter who had worked alongside E. W. Godwin and specialized in Japanese, Aesthetic style furniture. Jas Shoolbred was granted a Royal warrant by the mid-1880s, and their furniture was some of the best quality available in the late Victorian period.

Measures:

Height 39.5" inches

Width 25" inches Depth from the front leg to the back leg is 30 inches.

Sold as
Individually
Dimensions
Height: 39.57 in (100.5 cm)
Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)
Depth: 30 in (76.2 cm)
Year of manufacture
1890
In the style of
Morris & Co.
Maker
Jas Shoolbred
Period
Aesthetic Movement
1890-1899
Style
Aesthetic Movement
Condition
Good

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