Circa 1880, Howard & Sons, Chesterfield Sofa for Reupholstery (English).

Late 19th Century, Howard & Sons, Berners Street, Chesterfield, 3 Seat Sofa. Back leg is stamped Howard & Sons Ltd, with Serial Number, with Howard & Sons paper label to the underside. 
 
CONDITION:
 
The frame, legs and castors are in good condition. In need of reupholstery.
 
PROVENANCE:
 
From a prominent country house in Somerset.
 
**Buyer must collect, or arrange collection, from Westbury, Wiltshire.C. 1880, Howard & Sons, Chesterfield Sofa for Reupholstery (English)
 
ABOUT HOWARD & SONS:

Howard & Sons have been renowned for being one of the most sought after names in English furniture throughout the 19th and early 20th Century, and for good reason! Their chairs are the most comfortable you will sit in and has passed the test of time. They make chairs for actually sitting on, rather than those more delicate chairs that one simply perches on (hoping it will stay upright).

The company was started by in 1820 by John Howard who started this iconic name trading from 24 Leman Street, London as a cabinet maker. Having this background in making furniture enabled them to expand into upholstery, opening their first showroom / workshop in 1844 at 36 Red Lion Street. 

After four years they moved to the iconic address of Berners St, London as “Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer and Decorator” under the name John Howard and Sons. The business was extremely successful at this location with workshops opening up at Tottenham St, Charlotte Mews and Fitzroy Square, with an expansion to a second Berners St building in 1853. By 1872 Howard and Sons where occupying 25, 26 and 27 Berners Street where they stayed until 1935, winning a Royal Warrant in 1901.