ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES SHOOLBRED & CO., CIRCA 1860

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A PAIR OF MID-VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED OAK HALL STOOLS
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES SHOOLBRED & CO., CIRCA 1860
Each with pierced baluster back rail and reeded downswept supports above a rectangular seat with roundel sides, on reeded legs joined by stretchers, the reverse of one stamped twice with patent diamond, minor variations
24¾ in. (63 cm.) high; 21½ in. (54.5 cm.) wide; 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

James Shoolbred and Company was located on Tottenham Court Road, a thriving center for fashionable furniture shops from the 1860s. They operated one of the first great department stores in London, and while their trade was diverse, they began producing furniture in around 1870. They issued an important catalogue of the firm's work in 1876 and earned a Royal warrant in the mid-1880s. Their output encompassed all prevailing styles including Art furniture, 'Old English' and 'Japanese'. A pair of hall stools of this design was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 26 January 2006, lot 185 (£8,400).

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