Mahogany Saddle Stool

Good late 19th century mahogany saddle stool by James Shoolbred and Co. having shaped seat over turned legs ending in pad feet and joined by bulbous turned T-stretcher, the whole with good rich color and patination, the underside stamped with registry number and seal.
James Shoolbred and Co. (aka Jas Shoolbred) were established in the 1820s at 155 Tottenham Court Road. Originally a drapers and upholstery shop supplying the furniture trade, Shoolbred began designing, manufacturing and selling high quality furniture, of their own design in the 1860s/early 1870s. They produced catalogues which served as guides to Victorian home owners about how to put room sets together to achieve a desirable aesthetic - 'guides to good taste'. In the 1880s, Shoolbred had opened the city's first large department store on Tottenham Court Road, London. In the mid 1880s Schoolbred was granted a Royal Warrant, testament to the quality of their furniture. The company ceased trading in 1931.