A small late Victorian walnut metamorphic side chair/set of steps by James Shoolbred and Co.
With four needlework inset treads, the quatrefoil pierced horizontal toprail above a conforming splat, stamped: 'JAS SHOOLBRED & CO.', 45cm wide, 38cm deep, 88cm high (17 1/2in wide, 14 1/2in deep, 34 1/2in high)
Footnotes:
James Shoolbred & Co. were well known manufacturers and retailers of furniture from about 1870 onwards, with premises located on Tottenham Court Road. They were noted for high quality pieces produced in a wide variety of styles and for employing French and German upholsterers alongside leading English designers.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP
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A small gap has opened to the rear end of lowest tread panel, probably due to historical shrinkage.
One minor surface repair.
Hairline crack visible to the underside of the lowest tread.
Minor hairline crack to the rear edge of seat.
A segment of the cross stretcher bar is missing from each side.
Overall in good decorative and sound order.