BY HOWARD AND SONS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A VICTORIAN WALNUT SOFA
BY HOWARD AND SONS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Of typical form with scrolled arms, upholstered in crimson and pink striped cotton covers, on turned legs with brass capped castors, one leg stamped '12976 9780' and bearing a paper label 'HOWARD & SONS LTD EASY CHAIR & SOFA FACTORY Upholsterers 25, 26 & 27, Berners Street LONDON PATENT DINING TABLES' and with an ink inscription, the castors stamped 'HOWARD & SONS/LONDON'
84in. (213cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Howard and Sons are now most famous for the comfort and elegance of their easy armchairs and sofas but they were also one of the most successful and well known of the big Victorian cabinet-making firms. Begun by John Howard as early as 1820, by 1854 he had established himself in large premises in Berners Street, Soho. Exhibiting widely, the firm built up a formidable business and by the end of the century they were able to supply the full range of country house furniture, as demonstrated by the group at Stokesay Court, sold in Sotheby's house sale, 28 September - 1 October 1994.

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