Jas Shoolbred Morris & Co Style A Pair Of Aesthetic Movement Reclining Armchairs

Jas Shoolbred.In the style of Morris and Co, after a design by Phillip Webb.A pair of Aesthetic Movement adjustable reclining armchairs. Professionally reupholstered in a Morris and Co style floral fabric.James Shoolbred & Co also known as Jas Shoolbred began in the 1820s as a draper’s shop, supplying textiles to the furniture trade with premises in Tottenham Court Road, London. In the 1860s, Jas Shoolbred began designing and making high-quality antique furniture. They were so successful that by the 1890’s, they had workshops, showrooms, and other premises in London at:7-31 & 36 Grafton Street2, 3 & 4 Midford Place (cabinet making)7 & 8 Midford Place (decorating department)Queen’s Buildings, Tottenham Court Road (blind factory)6 Torrington Place (upholstery); 260-266 Euston Road (cabinet making)79-97 Huntley Street (carpet planning & warehouse)32-39, 41 & 43 University Street (linen drapers)16-23 Upper Gower Street (stables & factory)150 Tottenham Court Road (woollen drapers)161 & 162 Tottenham Court Road (linen drapers)32-39, 41 & 43 Tottenham Court Road (upholstery & cabinet retailers) They employed professional designers such as Owen W. Cavis and H. W. Batley, the latter who had worked alongside E W Godwin and specialized in Japanese, Aesthetic style furniture. Jas Shoolbred was granted a Royal warrant by the mid-1880s, and their furniture was some of the best quality available in the late Victorian period.Measures: Height 39.5 inchesWidth 25 inchesDepth from the front leg to the back leg is 30 inches.