Victorian Bridgewater Armchair with Kilim Upholstery from Howard & Sons

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Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare, totally original, Howard & Son's Berners street fully … Read more Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare, totally original, Howard & Son's Berners street fully stamped Bridgewater model armchair with the super rare, English Country House Kilim upholstery. This is a rare chair, it is the original and most collectable model, the Bridgewater, the inside back left leg is stamped 12332 9522 which is the order number and Howard & Son's LTD Berners St, the castors are all stamped Howard & Son's London. Upholstery wise, as mentioned this is Kilim upholstered which is the most famous and expensive type of English country house upholstery, it is actually a rug which has been skillfully adapted to use as upholstery, you will never see this type of armchair again with this finish as simply put, its the only one! Howard & Son’s are simply put the finest chair makers in history, the late Queen even had by repute the largest private collection in the world Armchair dimensions Height:- 86cm Width:- 75cm Depth:- 96cm Seat height:- 35.5cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. 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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