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AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY READING WING ARMCHAIR
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AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY READING WING ARMCHAIR

BY HOWARD & SONS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY READING WING ARMCHAIR
BY HOWARD & SONS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With a curved padded back, side, seat and seat cushion covered in green foliate William Morris pattern material, with a hinged ratcheted book rest stamped '12717/9196/HOWARD & SONS LTD/BERNERS ST.', on square tapering legs with castors, one back leg stamped '448/HOWARD & SONS LTD/BERNERS ST.', the castors stamped 'HOWARD & SONS/LONDON'
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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

Lot Essay

Howard and Sons are now most famous for their comfortable and elegant easy armchairs. One of the most successful and well-known Victorian cabinet-making firms, it was begun by John Howard in 1820 and established in Berners Street by 1854. Messrs. Howard and Sons exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition, and amongst several notable commissions contributed to the furnishing of Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire and Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire.

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