Rare Howard & Son's Fully Stamped Four-Piece Suite, Pair of Armchairs and Sofas

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Rare Howard & Son's Fully Stamped Four-Piece Suite, Pair of Armchairs and Sofas

Name: Rare Howard & Son's Fully Stamped Four-Piece Suite, Pair of Armchairs and Sofas
Brand: Howard & Sons Ltd
Rating: 4.7 (154 reviews)

About the Item

We are delighted to offer this lovely original Howard & Sons four-piece suite The suite costs in the tens of thousands to have made new today Please note the delivery fee is just a guide, for an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I will price up delivery for you I’m sure if you are looking at this listing then you will know what this suite is, for those of you who don’t I will include below a brief history The suite is in excellent condition throughout, it was made new on the 21-10-02 so is from the current stock as made by the renamed Howard Chairs LTD in Camden town, you can see the range currently listed on their site The suite retails in the high thousands, I will include the full breakdown shortly The cushions are a mixture of densely padded and full feather filled, the base is coil sprung on each piece and the naturally the base cover is hessian The suite currently sits on hard wood floor protectors, these can of course be removed and castors fitted if the new owner should wish, please contact me with a price if you would like to go ahead with this option 3-4 seat sofa dimensions Height:- 76cm from the floor to the top of the frame, 83cm to the top of the cushion Width:- 226cm Depth:- 96cm 2-3 seater sofa dimensions Height:- 76cm from the floor to the top of the frame, 85cm to the top of the cushion Width:- 198.5cm Depth:- 95cm Pair of armchairs dimensions Height:- 73cm from the floor to the top of the frame, 82cm to the top of the cushion Width:- 82cm Depth:- 96cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask Any questions please feel free to ask before you bid A Brief History of Howard and Sons, Berners St. By Paul A. Shutler In 1820 John Howard started trading at 24 Lemon St, London, as a ‘Cabinet Manufacturer’. He was to stay there for nine years until he moved premises to 27 Great Alie St. and then later in 1832 he was to move the small distance to 34 Great Alie St where he would stay and open an upholstery workshop/showroom at 36 Red lion St until 1845 (the Red Lion premises were only used for one year). It wasn’t until 1848 after a short period of non-trading that the company was to take on part of the address more familiar with the company. In 1848 John Howard and Sons started trading at 22 Berners St as ‘Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer and Decorator’. In 1853 John Howard expanded the business into 26 Berners St. From 1861-89 and 1865-68 there were workshops at Tottenham St, Charlotte Mews and Fitzroy Sq respectively. After Crystal Palace 1862 saw the first big break for the company when they won a prize at only the second Exhibition they attended, the prize was for suite of library furniture, of which fig 1 forms a part. Fig 1, 1862 International Exhibition, Art Journal engraving. In1865 the young George Howard patented a method for veneering walls with a wooden veneer, instead of wall paper or paint, This was to evolve into flooring which prompted George to take out a patent in 1867 on the improved production of parquet flooring. From 1865 Howard and Sons were listed as ‘Upholsterers, Cabinet Makers and Parquet Flooring Manufacturers by Steam Power’. A further four patents were subsequently taken out on the manufacture and fixing of parquetry to floors and ceilings in November 1879, July 1880 and July and December 1883. In 1866 George Howard Patented something that would secure his family’s company a place in history, he patented the ‘Elastic Seat’. His patent totally re-designed the inside workings of traditional upholstery, creating the superior seat, is what they are now widely known only for. 1872 saw the company’s most significant move when they settled at the address 25, 26 and 27 Berners St, this was only after they consolidated their workshops in 1869 to the Cleveland Works in Cleveland St. These addresses were to remain unchanged until 1935. Howard and sons were to exhibit and win prizes from this address at the 1878 International Exhibition, the 1894 Antwerp Exhibition and win 1 silver and 2 gold medals at the 1900 Paris Exhibition. Howard and Sons became a limited company in 1899, and advertised in 1920 as manufacturers of ‘Parquet Floors by Electric Power’, and were awarded a royal warrant In 1935 Howard and Sons traded from 31 Old Burlington St where they produced mainly upholstered furniture and then ceased trading in 1947. This was the end of the cabinet making side of the firm under the name ‘Howard’, as after seven years of silence in 1954 the well established house decorators Lenygon and Morant Ltd advertised as being ‘Makers of Howard Chairs and Sofas’ from their address at 48 South Audley St, this lasted until 1959 when the name was once again silent. Chairs that follow George Howard’s patent are today available at 30 Lyme St from ‘Howard Chairs Ltd’. Howard and Sons would make identification easier by marking their work. Cabinet work would either have paper labels, stamps on later pieces Ivorine labels. Upholstered furniture would have either a name and/or number stamp on the inside of the back foot, a paper label on the hessian or a name stamp on the castor cup or wheel. The content i.e. address on the stamp varies depending on the date of the piece. Instant identification however can be determined by their favoured use of a variation of turning on the front legs, generally speaking the more squashed this turning the later the piece, fig 2 and fig 3, a standard square tapered leg was also used, fig 4. Some upholstered pieces retain their initialled (fig 5) calico covering, either this or a floral calico (fig 6) were used on all upholstered pieces and were usually covered using a well fitted loose cover also made by Howard and Sons. Both the initialled and floral covers came in a limited range of colours. Delivery or collection This item is available for collection from our Wimbledon warehouses, we can have it delivered nationwide to include Scotland Wales and Ireland, please contact me with your postcode for a delivery quotation, please be sure to include which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on size and distance, if you would like more than one piece of furniture we offer a substantial discount on the second and third item, for international shipping please view the below information Condition Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition Please also ask any questions before you bid and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of cracking creasing and wear, we recommend regular waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade.

Creator:
Howard & Sons Ltd (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 88.98 in (226 cm)Depth: 37.8 in (96 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 4
Style:
Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Beech,Chenille,Feathers,Hand-Carved,Hand-Crafted
Period:
2000-2009
Date of Manufacture:
21/10/2002
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
West Sussex, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU282337876413

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Howard & Sons Ltd

For more than two centuries, the name Howard & Sons Ltd has been synonymous with elegance and exceptional handcrafted quality. Their Victorian furnishings graced grand old hotels like The Savoy in London, British Royal residences and luxury yachts of the day, including American business tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt’s North Star.

Today, stately armchairs, sofas and rich, hand-carved serving tables from Howard & Sons continue to be a gold standard among the most discerning furniture collectors. Queen Elizabeth II is even said to have owned the world's most extensive collection of Howard & Sons chairs.

Howard & Sons Ltd was founded in 1820 on Leman street in London by cabinetmaker and upholsterer John Howard. Although he had three sons — George, Charles and Joseph — it was only George who later joined his father in running the family business. Before their upholstered armchairs and sofas garnered universal acclaim, Howard & Sons was a cabinetry company that collaborated with another well-known cabinetmaker, Gillows of Lancaster and London, on large projects and likely manufactured upholstered furniture for Gillows.

Howard & Sons Ltd showcased their pieces and won awards at several important exhibitions towards the end of the 19th century. They were given medals at the 1878 Paris Exhibition, the 1894 Antwerp Exhibition and the 1900 Paris Exposition. In 1901, they received their first Royal warrant to supply upholstered furniture to King Edward VII.

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