James Shoolbred Luggage Rack

Sn5456 Unusual Victorian satinwood luggage rack with slatted, oversailing top, shallow frieze and four turned and ringed legs united by turned and ringed stretchers, all in home read...

P0292 Fine quality and very unusual Victorian solid mahogany luggage rack, having slatted top and shallow frieze, all standing on four turned legs terminating in original brass cup c...

Sn5511 Stylish Victorian, oak umbrella stand in the manner of James Shoolbred, having brass gallery to the shelf over moulded recessed panels and reeded uprights all fitted with deco...

Sn5416 Victorian solid walnut luggage rack with slatted top and turned and ringed tapered legs. This luggage stand would make a good hall bench, all in home ready condition. c1880 H1...

Stylish Edwardian hall bench in figured walnut, having shaped and reeded upstand to back and sides, figured walnut seat and reeded frieze, standing on t...

Sn4646 stylish rosewood plant stand / jardinière, having original brass gallery to the top and lift up centre enclosing original liner, above fine...

2 pairs of French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical hand .wrought iron and partially gilt benches, stools or luggage racks circa 1937-1940. The pieces feature a Classic, sober X-form o...

Early 20th century French bench trunk.

Large 20th century Indian chest. Double trunk in carved wood and painted in pastel colors. Furniture mounted on wooden wheels to facilitate movement. ...

This midcentury, ebonized radiator cover by the celebrated French designer Robert Guillerme, was created as part of a line of design he produced for the company Votre Maison. Feature...

The rectangular padded seat covered in brown leather, opening to reveal a set of library steps, over a solid inlaid seat-rail and ring-turned tapering legs ending in castors. 18in. high, 34 1/2in. wide and 16 1/2in. deep. Opened, 36in. high and 49in. wide. Rooms organized during the Regency period as libraries often had floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. The upper shelves were difficult to reach, so movable library stairs were invaluable. Further, libraries were one of the most important rooms in a stately house, symbol of its owner's wealth, culture and status. As a consequence, designers, architects and cabinet or chair makers devoted much attention to its architecture and decoration. Hence, the emrgence of innovative ideas such as our bench. Enter the Regency era metamorphic library chair/bench (chairs are more common than benches)! The tables, chairs and stools containing library steps were patented in Great Britain by Robert Campbell in 1774 but this innovative chair-based design did not become immediately popular. Once the Regency was established, a neo-classical interpretation of Campbell’s Metamorphic Library Chair concept started to become popular in London. Any early attributions rely heavily on two contemporary sketches...

A rare George III English mahogany metamorphic library step ladder from the 19th century that converts into a bench (also ideal for use as a side table, cocktail table). Having red i...