A Good Late 20thC Tan Leather Upholstered Sofa in the Manner of Howard & Sons

Origin: English
Period: Mid/Late 20thC
Provenance: Unknown
Date: c.1980-90
Height: 30” at back or 21” at seat
Width: 79”
Depth: 43”

The large, deep and very well made three-seater sofa, in the manner of Howard & Sons, being coil sprung in super quality tan leather with oak turned legs and brass castors, with the typical Howard style arms and undulating shaped back, to six removable cushions, the flanks and back with hobnailed detailing and the whole surviving from the late twentieth century.

The condition of the sofa is very good, with the gentle fade at just the right levels to the upper backs and arms and no rips tears or stains. She moves freely on her castors.

Howard and Sons of Berners Street in London were the foremost upholstery maker of the nineteenth century, regarded in the same way as Gillow were for cabinet furniture. Howard and Sons were such an important company that they collaborated with Gillow on several important projects and may have even manufactured pieces of upholstered furniture for Gillow as well as other important makers such as Maple and Co. In 1866 George Howard Patented something that would secure his family's company a place in history, he patented the 'Elastic Seat'. His patent totally re-designed the inside workings of traditional upholstery, creating the superior seat, is what they are now widely known only for. A good maker in the Howard style would have made this sofa and the quality of the frame make it nigh on as good as a Howard stamped armchair but without the eye-watering price tag.

Ready to go, a super quality sofa with oodles of lounging space.