Victorian Claw & Ball Foot Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa from Howard & Sons

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We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored howard & son’s berners street london, large baring … Read more We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored howard & son’s berners street london, large baring sofa upholstered with new fully aniline cattle hide leather with hand carved claw & ball feet this is pretty much the finest sofa ever made, howard & son’s are known as simply put the makers of the most comfortable sofas in the world. This is a highly collectable baring model, it has an extra deep seat that you can comfortably curl your legs up on and then some. The inside back left leg is stamped with the serial numbered howard & son's ltd berners street this sofa has been on a journey of restoration, it came to me with all the fabric removed and ready for reupholstery, the feathers had all sagged and lost their plumpness so the first thing was to have the backs and sides refilled with down feathers, the sofa then went to my french polisher to have the woodwork washed back and traditionally french polished from the ground up, the piece then went back to the upholsterers to be fully upholstered, i have used a very fine italian cattle hide leather, this is fully aniline leather which is upholstered plain, with this type of leather you can see the natural grain and patina of the hide for a more authentic victorian look, we then had new feather filled seat cushions made and it was off to the leather polishers, to achieve this colour the piece had to be hand dyed six times, antiqued, sealed and then finally waxed down this is the finest quality and condition howard & son's sofa for sale anywhere in the world today bar none. Dimensions height:- 86.5cm width:- 194.5cm depth:- 105cm seat height:- 58.5cm please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. Condition please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the pertaining to the condition. Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of creasing and wear, we recommend annual waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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