RETAILED BY JAMES WINTER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

This bench bears the stamp of the retailer James Winter who founded his business at 101 Wardour Street in 1823. The business survived until 1870, when it was operating from 151, 153 and 155 Wardour Street (The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986, p. 992-3).