Inlaid Mahogany Bureau By Jas Shoolbred & Co.

A good Edwardian period inlaid mahogany bureau by Jas Shoolbred & Co. of London. Well constructed in solid mahogany with attractive flame mahogany veneers. The fall front , top and drawer fronts decorated with inlaid rosewood banding. The fall front (lockable key supplied) opens to reveal a nicely fitted interior. There are 3 long drawers (lockable with the key supplied) all fitted with their original solid brass handles.. Cleaned and waxed in our workshops and offered for sale in excellent condition ready to go straight into the home or office.

Dimensions:

Width 76cms

Depth 47cms

Overall height 99cms

Height of writing surface 73cms

James Shoolbred & Co

The name of James Shoolbred & Co is highly respected among admirers of Aesthetic Movement furniture. Their antique desks, Victorian dining chairs and antique marquetry 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 Shoolbreds 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 Shoolbreds success was their detailed catalogues, which were published from around 1873. Configured to showcase the companys 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 companys 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 furniture, to Art Nouveau and gothic influences in their antique desks and Victorian dining chairs.

Internal Ref:

17942

Date of manufacture : 1900