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Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk by Jas Shoolbred

Name: Victorian Mahogany Pedestal Desk By Jas Shoolbred
SKU: as402a1858
Price: 825.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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A very good mahogany pedestal desk from the late Victorian period by the renowned maker of Jas Shoolbred and co. Of good construction in solid mahogany and attractive mahogany veneers. There is an arrangement of one long central drawer flanked by 2 sets of 4 shorter, graduated drawers. The top is fitted with a sumptuous red leather writing surface decorated to the edges with gilt tooling. This desk is finished to the rear so could be free standing within a room if desired. Offered for sale in very good original condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops, now with a great colour and patina. Splits into 3 sections for ease of installation.

Dimensions:
Width 138cms
Depth 76cms
Height 77cms
Kneehole height 61cms

James Shoolbred & Co
The name of James Shoolbred & Co is highly respected among admirers of Aesthetic Movement antique furniture. Their antique desks, Victorian dining chairs and antique marquetry antique furniture were produced for wealthy households up to 1931. A particularly fine example of James Shoolbred antique marquetry furniture – an ornate piano by designer Henry Batley – is on display at the V & A museum, London.

Established in the 1820s, James Shoolbred’s Tottenham Court Road company began life as a drapers. It began supplying textiles to the furniture trade, and expanded into the stores either side, branching into interior design. By the 1870s, the company was designing and manufacturing its own furniture.

A major factor of James Shoolbred’s success was their detailed catalogues, which were published from around 1873. Configured to showcase the company’s designs beyond the confines of London, they made Shoolbred an overnight success.

In the 1880s the firm moved to larger premises. Imaginatively laid out, with detailed room schemes showing off the company’s latest furniture and textile designs, it became an unmitigated success.

Although James Shoolbred & Co specialised in furniture of the Aesthetic Movement they encompassed all the fashionable trends of the time, from the motifs and patterns of Japanese design in their antique marquetry antique furniture, to Art Nouveau and gothic influences in their antique desks and Victorian dining chairs. If you would like to view this item please contact us. We can arrange delivery to any part of the UK at a reasonable cost. We can also arrange delivery worldwide. Please feel free to contact us about your requirements or any help in general.
Camden Antiques
units 20 & 19
The vinery
Poling
West Sussex
BN189PY
07887503904

Price

£~~825.00~~

$~~1069.20~~ USA

€~~955.85~~

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Category Antique Furniture Date 1890 Late Victorian Antiques Material Mahogany Origin English Maker James Shoolbred Item code as402a1858 Status Sold

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Units 20, 19, and 18
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Poling
West Sussex
BN18 9PY

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