Jas Shoolbred Morris & Co Style a Pair of Aesthetic Movement Reclining Armchairs

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 Street
2, 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 inches
Width 25 inches
Depth from the front leg to the back leg is 30 inches.