ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES SHOOLBRED & CO.

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY HALL STAND
Attributed to James Shoolbred & Co.
The rectangular baluster galleried platform above a moulded panel flanked by reeded uprights surmounted by reeded ball finials, above a U-shaped moulded bar and panel, above a black-painted zinc removable later tray with two divisions, inset in a moulded plinth, on bracket feet, with lozenge-shaped registration plaque
39¾ in. (101 cm.) high; 23¼ in. (59 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25 cm.) deep

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Sale room notice

This hall stand is closely related to that illustrated in the Trade catalogue of Messrs Smee & Cobey, who changed their name from W.A. & S. Smee in June 1888. This hall stand may have been manufactured by them. We are grateful to John Bedford ACIS, for this information.

Lot Essay

The umbrella stand, with galleried vase shelf and brass enrichments, has flowered and foliated enrichments reflecting the enthusiasm for 'Art botany' promoted by Christopher Dresser (d. 1904), the self-styled 'ornamentist', who contributed to Owen Jones's Grammar of Ornament 1856 and whose numerous publications included, Studies in Design, 1874-6; Principles of Decorative Design, 1873; and Modern Ornamentation, 1886.

An almost identical Shoolbred hall stand was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 9 March 2000, lot 1 (£4,600).

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