A late Victorian mahogany secretaire Wellington chest by *James Shoolbred of London. The 3rd and 4th drawers down pull forward and open to reveal an interior with a tooled leather writing surface, pigeon-holes and 2 birds eye maple veneered drawers flanked to either side by carved acanthus leaf capitals.24�w x 47�h x 17''d 61cm w x 119cm h x 43cm d*stamped to top drawerCirca 1880J Shoolbred & Co. London(1820 � 1931)James Shoolbred and Co. (aka Jas Shoolbred) were established during the Regency period of the 1820�s. Originally a drapers supplying the furniture trade they became part of it when, sometime around 1860, they started manufacturing and selling furniture to their own designs; Noted for a sophisticated aesthetic look, their pieces often referenced Regency interpretations of Greek and Roman antiquity.Gaining a reputation for high quality furniture, their catalogues featured complimentary products and room sets and became as much a guide to good taste for the Victorian home, as a sales catalogue. Such was the success that by the 1880�s, Shoolbred had opened the City�s first large department store on Tottenham Court Road, London.In the mid 1880�s Schoolbred was granted a Royal Warrant, testament to the quality of their furniture.They ceased trading in 1931 following the financial depression of the 1920�s.''London Fine Art''Height is 119cm (46.9inches)
Width is 61cm (24.0inches)
Depth is 43cm (16.9inches)