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Place of Origin: British
Fully Sprung Thomas Chippendale Restored Aged Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare absolutely stunning, circa 1930s fully restored Chesterfield aged whiskey brown leather gentleman’s club sofa with Thomas Chippendal...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Settees
Materials
Leather, Oak
$9,672 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Carved Mahogany Chippendale Double Settee, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Chippendale style double chair of settee offers mahogany frame with carved shell and foliate crests over violin form slat backs surmounting upholstered seat with s...
Category
20th Century Chippendale British Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Custom George Smith 2000s Black Tufted Leather Sofa
By George Smith
Located in New York, NY
An original custom made soft mottled black leather tufted with brass tacks and mahogany wood legs by famed bespoke British furniture maker, George Smith. Original label. Excellent co...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern British Settees
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Settee
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved mahogany settee having a quality mahogany shaped back with carved ribbons and bows to the top, newly reupholste...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Other
H W Batley. Anglo Japanese settee with fretwork below the backrest & to the arms
By Henry William Batley
Located in London, GB
H W Batley attributed. An Anglo-Japanese settee with Japanese fretwork below the backrest and the arms, the arms with pagoda shaped details. Blue velvet uph...
Category
1880s Anglo-Japanese Antique British Settees
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian Style Mahogany and Fabric Sofa
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An antique mid-18th century style mahogany settee with later fabric coverings. The serpentine apron is carved with scallop and acanthus decoration, the supporting cabriole legs termi...
Category
Late 19th Century George II Antique British Settees
Materials
Mahogany
Robert Adam Window Seat
By Robert Adam, Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine carved giltwood window seat after a design by
Robert Adam. Upholstered in client’s own material.
Bespoke sizing, design adaptations and finishing available.
We are curr...
Category
18th Century Regency Antique British Settees
Materials
Giltwood
$9,617 / item
Antique 19thC Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Parchment Leather
Located in London, GB
As a Lapada dealer and furniture maker, I always have a very good selection of pieces in stock with a wide range of price points.
This really is a beautiful 19thC Chesterfield sofa ...
Category
1870s Chesterfield Antique British Settees
Materials
Leather
English Art Deco Walnut Framed Cane Bergere Sofa C.1920
Located in London, GB
An English Art Deco Walnut Framed Bergere Sofa C.1920.
Classic Art Deco shaped arms with with acanthus leaf and lion head carvings.
A scalloped apron terminating on ball and claw f...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
$5,520 Sale Price
50% Off
Restored Hand Dyed Brown Leather Chesterfield Designer Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored whiskey brown leather contemporary designer sofa.
Where to begin! This sofa is absolute eye candy from every angle, it has the original leather hide, the leather is in fully restored condition throughout, the sofa was basically new when we got our hands on it but the leather was a plain tax, we have stripped it back, hand dyed it six times, antiqued it, then sealed and waxed it
It is a very good looking piece, a bit art modern, it has the look and feel of a Fritz...
Category
20th Century Chesterfield British Settees
Materials
Leather
$4,663 Sale Price
25% Off
Fully Restored Antique Hand Dyed Brown Leather Four Seater Knole Drop Arm Sofa
By Knoll
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very rare fully restored four seater Knole sofa with oversized feather filled cushions
If you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you kno...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Brass
$10,383 Sale Price
25% Off
Made to Order Large Heritage Brown Leather 2 to 3 Seater Sofa
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely made-to-order large Heritage brown leather 3 to 4-seater sofa.
This sofa has been handmade by Mark Elliot, a manufacturer based in S...
Category
20th Century Regency British Settees
Materials
Leather
Vintage Giltwood Love Seat Conversation Settee Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic English vintage giltwood love seat or conversation "Sociable Settee" mid 20th century in date.
It is of clover leaf outline and has four individual seats with...
Category
1950s Vintage British Settees
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Fully Restored Hand Dyed Leather Sofa Howard & Sons Style Feather Filled
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Gorgeous vintage brown leather hand-dyed Howards & Sons Style three seater sofa.
Very good looking and timeless model sofa. The back cushi...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Settees
Materials
Brass
Antique Double Spoon Back Settee, English, 3 Seat, Sofa, Early Victorian, C.1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique double spoon back settee. An English, rosewood three seater ornate sofa, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Striking ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Howard & Sons Aesthetic Movement Sofa Claw & Ball Feet Chinoiserie Fabic
By Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare and original Howard & Son's circa 1880 two seat sofa with duvet feather padded arms and seat cushions, with Aesthetic movement ebonised frame and Claw & Ball feet in the original Chinese Chinoiserie upholstery.
I have a large collection of very fine restored and original unrestored Howard & Son's seating listed under my other items.
This is simply put the most comfortable sofa in the world, the arms back and base are all feather and fibre filled, you sink when seated in a similar manner to a very plump feather filled duvet.
The upholstery is super rare original Victorian, heavily distressed, its Chinese Chinoiserie and has wonderful colours. The frame is period Victorian, it is the only Aesthetic movement ebonised frame I have seen and one of very few Claw & Ball examples as well.
Howard & Sons are simply put are the finest sofa and armchair makers in history, the Queen even had a private collection.
This piece is totally original and unrestored, it will only every be original once, as such I have left it as it is for the new owner to decide what to do with it, I can help with full restoration should the new owner wish. To confirm though, as you can see the upholstery is very distressed, the frame is structurally solid and does not require any repairs
Dimensions
Height:- 74cm
Width:- 137cm
Depth:- 77cm
Seat height:- 44.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point.
A History of Howard and Sons
The name of Howard and Sons is probably one of the best known and highly sought-after names in Upholstered furniture. Over the next few paragraphs, I will do my best to give you a brief history of the company.
The company was started by John Howard in 1820 trading from 24 Leman St, London as a Cabinet Maker. Over the next 25 years they would make several changes of premises within the Whitechapel area. First to 27 Great Alie St (Now just Alie St) before moving a short distance to 34 Great Alie St.
In 1844 the company made its first venture into upholstered furniture by opening a showroom/workshop at 36 Red lion St. This was also to be a big move towards what would be their next and most famous location. In 1848 they moved to a new address much more accustomed with the name; Berners St. London as “Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer and Decorator” under the name John Howard and Sons.
The business seemed to boom at this location with workshops opening up at Tottenham St, Charlotte Mews and Fitzroy Sq and an expansion to a second Berners St building in 1853. In 1869 the company consolidated its many workshops into the one building on Cleveland St.
By 1872 the company was occupying 25, 26 and 27 Berners St. These adresses would remain unchanged until 1935. During this period they became a limited company in 1899 and won the first of their Royal warrants in 1901. In 1935 the the well-established decorators Lenygon and Morant...
Category
1880s High Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
FINE GEORGE SMITH HOWARD SiGNATURE SCROLL ARM SOFA MULBERRY FLYING DUCKS VELVET
By George Smith, Mulberry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this brand new, George Smith Signature Scroll Arm large sofa with feather filled back and base cushions upho...
Category
20th Century Country British Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Beech, Oak
George II Carved Walnut Love Seat
Located in London, GB
With rectangular back and outscrolled arms, supported on very unusual animalier carved cabriole legs, terminating in ball and claw feet.
Now with preparatory upholstery, covered in ...
Category
Mid-18th Century George II Antique British Settees
Materials
Mahogany
George II Revival Carved Mahogany Upholstered Settee
Located in London, GB
An impressive George II revival mahogany settee upholstered in red silk damask, having padded arms with lion’s head terminals raised on curved leaf carved supports. The settee with g...
Category
19th Century George II Antique British Settees
Materials
Mahogany
Fully Restored Ralph Lauren Graham 3-4 Seater Leather Sofa Hardwood
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare RRP £15,000 custom made to order fully labelled Ralph Lauren Graham cream leather sofa in fully restored condition with feather fill...
Category
20th Century Art Deco British Settees
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$5,181 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Antique Carved Mahogany Settee's in the Chippendale Manner
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
A pair of triple back settees In the mid-Georgian Chippendale manner
Constructed in a richly carved, well patinated mahogany; rising from cabriol...
Category
19th Century Chippendale Antique British Settees
Materials
Mahogany
Philip Webb for Morris & Co. Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Settee with Bobbins
By William Morris (English), Philip Webb
Located in London, GB
Philip Webb for Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. The firm became Morris & Co in 1875.
A rare Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Settee.
Professionally re-upholstered in period-style fabric....
Category
1860s Aesthetic Movement Antique British Settees
Materials
Beech
Restored Victorian 1890 Cornelius V. Smith Stamp Chesterfield Leather Sofa Brown
By Cornelius V. Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely rare original fully restored Victorian 1890 Cornelius V Smith Stamped aged whiskey brown leather Chest...
Category
1890s High Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$9,672 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Tortoise Bamboo Settee
Located in Southampton, NJ
Antique Aesthetic Movement Tortoise bamboo settee carefully curated to emulate Japanned bamboo furniture of the period. Fully restored with p...
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique British Settees
Materials
Mohair, Bamboo
19thC Howard & Sons Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Leathers - Wimbledon Green
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer and furniture maker, I always have a very good selection of pieces in stock with a wide range of price points.
Original Howard & Sons 19thC Chesterfield sofa that we have fully restored in our hand dyed British leathers, fully hand tacked with horse tail...
Category
Late 19th Century Chesterfield Antique British Settees
Materials
Leather
Rare Egyptian Revival Ebony and Inlaid Settee, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Egyptian Revival ebony and inlaid settee, late 19th century
"Of architectural form with geometric borders and inlaid with fruitwoods, ivory, mother of pearl and wire, the carved giltwood cresting rail in the form of serpents centred by a tablet inlaid with a winged bird, probably the symbol of the Egyptian Goddess, Nekhbet, clutching a payrus stalk, the padded back between two moulded cartouches depicting Horus and Iris, the arm supports in the form of Canopic jars surmounted by the head of Anubis, with a padded seat and shaped legs terminating in paw feet.
Measures: 26" deep x 56" wide x 45.5" high x 18" seat height
In the nineteenth century, the Egyptian Revival became fashionable following the Napoleonic campaigns in Egypt with the publication of Voyage (1802) by Vivant Denon...
Category
Late 19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique British Settees
Materials
Wire
Hand Carved, Louis XV Style Sofa Made By La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style, hand-carved, curved back, freestanding, sofa. Hand finished in antique white and lightly distressed. Upholstered in a Lelievre, damask, fabric with deep filled, feath...
Category
2010s Louis XV British Settees
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Sofa
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid settee sofa which has a pretty inlaid shaped top rail, lovely inlaid shaped splats, shaped open arms, newly recovered seat, standing on square taper...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Settees
Materials
Other
19th Century English Hand-Painted Sheraton Style Caned Seat Settee
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A three-seat settee, painted in delicate leaf and vine decoration. The back and arms with formed C-scrolls centered with oval painted plaques. The plaques depict cherubs playing musi...
Category
Early 19th Century Sheraton Antique British Settees
Materials
Cane, Wood
Rare Solid Carved Mahogany English Georgian Settee Canape Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superbly carved, expertly designed and crafted piece of English furniture with carved plumes and various floral carved details. The frame is in good condition and has no ma...
Category
1890s Georgian Antique British Settees
Materials
Mahogany
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Bruce Talbert, for Gillows an Aesthetic Movement Ebonized & Parcel-Gilt Settee
By Bruce James Talbert, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert, for Gillows of Lancaster and London.
A very good quality English Aesthetic Movement ebonized and parcel-gilt upholstered settee with a rollover back and arms with in...
Category
1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique British Settees
Materials
Gold
Early 19th Century Mahogany Framed Scroll End Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Early 19th-century mahogany framed scroll end settee, the acanthus scrolling arched top rail above deep buttoned back and seat flanked by scrolling burg...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Settees
Materials
Wood
$16,582 Sale Price
39% Off
Contemporary Alae Wing Sofa in Navy Melton Wool with Black Walnut Legs
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
With its fluid lines and subtle angles, we have our Alae Wing Sofa.
Construction: Solid seasoned beech frame, with a sprung seat and webbed back with a feather and down wrapped CMHR...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern British Settees
Materials
Wool, Walnut
19th century settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century settee, the well-carved shaped frame, having sweeping arms and foliated carved seat rail all raised on cabriole supports terminating in scrolling toes.
Dimensions
Height 36 Inches...
Category
19th Century Antique British Settees
Materials
Wood
$3,288 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Victorian Mahogany "Tête-à-Tête" (Head to Head) Lovers Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare English 19th Century Victorian mahogany "Tête-à-Tête" (Head to head) Lovers or Kissing Settee, The rounded arched crests over S-shape...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Mahogany
$8,750 Sale Price
27% Off
19th Century Queen Anne Settee
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Queen Anne settee. Features Wonderful bleached wood with lovely French blue seat cushion . Beautiful curved arms and cabriole leg...
Category
19th Century Queen Anne Antique British Settees
Materials
Textile, Wood
Duke of Leeds Fortuny Gothic Settee
Located in Hanover, MA
Antique Circa 1910 reproduction of the Duke of Leeds double chair from Hornby Castle.
William & Mary form parcel gilt and dark green polychromed double-c...
Category
19th Century William and Mary Antique British Settees
Materials
Silk
A Very Good MidC Hand Dyed Leather Chesterfield Sofa - Horse Hair Filled
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer and furniture maker, I have many many pieces in stock and extensive resources.
This particular piece is a very very beautiful and quite literally the “Holy Grail”...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chesterfield British Settees
Materials
Leather
George Smith Signature Large 7 Seater Corner Sofa with Velour Floral Upholstery
By George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare George Smith Signature full scroll arm corner sofa that seats up to seven people
Well.. where to begin, what a sofa! This piece is sim...
Category
20th Century Art Deco British Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Duke of Leeds Hornby Castle Settee in Fortuny
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
Antique circa 1910 reproduction of the Duke of Leeds double chair from Hornby Castle, as illustrated in The History of English Furniture b...
Category
1910s William and Mary Vintage British Settees
Materials
Cotton, Giltwood, Walnut
$5,700 Sale Price
40% Off
Contemporary Tux Lux Sofa in British Wool with Brass or Walnut Legs
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Tux Lux Sofa compliments the already established Tux range, with the addition of a feather and down wrapped seat cushion it adds softness to the design wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern British Settees
Materials
Wool, Wood, Walnut
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN MAPLE & CO HOWARD ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE SOFA PART OF SUITE
By Maple & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian Maple & Co country house sofa which is part of a suite
Please note the del...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
ViNTAGE HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER ART DECO THREE SEAT SOFA FEATHER FILLED SEAT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage hand made in England Art Deco style reddish brown leather sofa with overstuffed feather ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco British Settees
Materials
Leather
Fine Victorian Howard & Son's Claw & Ball Feet Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard Chairs Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s Berners Street London, large Baring sofa upholstered with new Fully Anilin...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Leather
18th c. Chairback Settee
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century mahogany settee having double Chippendale chair backsplats on rectangular padded seat with scrolled arms over three front ...
Category
1780s George III Antique British Settees
Materials
Mahogany
$12,900
Important Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Chesterfield Sofa Inc Ticking Fabric
By Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale very rare, original Victorian circa 1860 Howard & Son’s Chesterfield sofa with the original ticking fabric and long, ...
Category
1860s High Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Walnut
Country House Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine late Regency design monumental sofa of country house proportions. The perfect combination of decadence, comfort and fine styling. Fully upholstere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency British Settees
Materials
Wood, Leather
$27,222 / item
Our Signature Howard Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Elephant Grey Leather
By David Robinson
Located in London, GB
Our Howard Chesterfield sofa is a key piece from our Signature Collection and they can be finished in any hand dyed leathers or fabrics.
All craft...
Category
2010s Chesterfield British Settees
Materials
Leather
Whiskey Brown Hand Dyed Leather Serpentine Club Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind restored hand-dyed whiskey brown serpentine club leather sofa.
This is a solid and very good qua...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Settees
Materials
Leather
Carved mahogany framed settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Two seater mahogany settee, having three-part splat back to the upholstered seat enclosed by scrolling arms raised up on cabriole front legs.
Dimensions
Height 36.5 Inches height to ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Settees
Materials
Upholstery
$1,984 Sale Price
20% Off
Our Signature Wilmington Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Elephant Grey Leather
By David Robinson
Located in London, GB
Our Wilmington Chesterfield sofa is a very classic style of generous proportions that is certain to bring gravitas and elegance to your space.
The very generously rolled arm is very...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chesterfield British Settees
Materials
Leather
Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Inlaid Settee
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality mahogany inlaid settee having a quality mahogany inlaid settee with unusual attractive shaped back, newly reupholstered standin...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Settees
Materials
Other
Our Signature Lantern Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Amber
Located in London, GB
Our Signature Lantern installation piece is based around a serpentine shape and built with enduring quality and sustainability in mind.
More often than not, spaces are created to fit a budget and life span which can prove to be a very disposable approach to a project.
In this case, our client and I designed our Lantern sofa to represent longevity and the highest level of crafting.
The piece shown will endure for generations and age in a way which is unlike any other piece of furniture.
The leathers will patinate perfectly. The frame is fully 8-point-hand-tied loose coil sprung and horse tail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chesterfield British Settees
Materials
Leather
$66,328 Sale Price
20% Off
Bruce Talbert attri. An Aesthetic Movement upholstered love or twin window seat
By Bruce James Talbert, Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attributed. An Aesthetic Movement upholstered love or twin window seat made from stained Beech with turned and rounded finials and tramline details to the back headrest...
Category
1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique British Settees
Materials
Beech
Georgian Walnut Settee
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early George III walnut settee of very graphic form, the square back over deep seat having gentle scrolled arms, the square legs with original brass castors and having dramatic ...
Category
1760s George III Antique British Settees
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
$11,500
Incredible Adams Painted Decorated Triple Oval Back Settee Circa 1910
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fun and whimsical Adams settee with prancing deer on the upholstery and gorgeous painted decoration on the frame. The settee is a rare model with triple ovals and is a grea...
Category
1910s Adam Style Vintage British Settees
Materials
Walnut
$2,396 Sale Price
40% Off
Settee Sofa Couch Knole Velvet Strie Olive 3-seater H44" Adjustable L67-101"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- This is an early 20th century interpretation of the infamous, sumptuously, upholstered, 17th century, couch with hinged arm rests, found at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, the ancestral seat of the Sackvilles made by the most eminent upholsterer of the early 20th century.
- The original couch served the Dual purpose of bed and settee, and is one of the earliest examples of English, upholstered, seat furniture. In the late-19th century this model of settee was revived, particularly for Great Halls, bedrooms and galleries in large country houses for its early aesthetic, comfort and draught exclusion from the high backs. - These settees are extremely comfortable as well as injecting period atmosphere into the interior. They sit equally well within contemporary and historical interiors and jutapose with contemporary and modern pieces and art.
- This is a particularly fine example, with a Grade II* listed Jacobean manor house provenance and almost certainly made by Morant & Co. It retains the original iron ratchets so the wings can be lowered to different heights.
The inside and outside back, wings, seat and cushion are upholstered in a strie velvet and trimmed in the traditional manner with matching braid and fringe and studs. The strie velvet probably dates from the 1950's, as there is significant fading from the original pale green/aqua to a pale olive/old white. The adjustable padded wings are joined to the arms with original ratched iron hinges which are attached to the back. The arms are supported by oak turned uprights. The seat has a large loose cushion. Standing on original castors. English, circa 1900.
During the late 16th-early 17th century a new form of daybed was introduced to match the contemporary upholstered 'X' chairs and stools. They were padded and upholstered throughout and the ends were let down on a toothed steel ratchet to enable the occupant to repose at full length. They were generally destroyed when the coverings had worn out at the woodwork was of little value. Similar couches were plentiful in France under Louis XIII and can be seen in Abraham Bosse's engravings of domestic interiors but they were only found at court and the houses of great noblemen in this country. When the contents of the Royal Palaces were dispersed after Charles I's execution a number of couches were included in the sale.
PROVENANCE : Barrow Court, a Grade II* listed Jacobean manor house with origins dating back to the 13th century.
MORANT & CO Upholsterers, Decorators. 91 New Bond St., London. With Royal Coat of Arms, dated 1825, 1831, 1837 and 1890, founded 1790.
The dictionary of English furniture makers 1660-1840, published by the Furniture History Society informs that Morant Snr. was a maker of carved and gilded frames from early in the reign of George IVth, and his trade card describes the company as 'Ornamental Painter and Paper Hanging Manufacturer to their Royal Highnesses'. Work was executed for Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Robert Peel...
Category
Early 1900s Baroque Revival Antique British Settees
Materials
Velvet
Arts And Crafts Wing Back Settee
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Petworth, GB
Beautiful Arts and Crafts wingback settee. Probably retailed through Liberty & Co London. Solid beech frame with typical Arts and Crafts oak tapering feet. Traditionally reupholstere...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique British Settees
Materials
Beech
Stunning Restored George Smith Norris Three Seat Sofa in Mulberry Flying Ducks
By Mulberry, George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this fully refurbished, George Smith Norris three seat sofa upholstered in Mulberry Flying Ducks linen which
...
Category
20th Century Country British Settees
Materials
Linen, Beech
Hand Dyed Restored Bordeaux Reddish Brown Leather Howard & Son's Style Sofa
By Howard and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this nicely restored Bordeaux brown leather three seat sofa
A good looking and decorative sofa, the leather has been refurbished, it has a lovel...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Settees
Materials
Leather
$2,901 Sale Price
30% Off
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