A Very Good Quality Late Victorian Linen Upholstered Walnut Chesterfield Sofa Attributed to Holland & Sons c.1890 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Two of the rectangular plates

Two of the rectangular plates are possibly later replacements whilst the other nine are certainly original and have sparkling and foxing to the plates

The provincial period oak carcass of desirable proportions and beautifully aged patination having an unorthodox arrangement of four short and three long graduated cockbeaded drawers with turned knob handles and unusual moulded oak escutcheons

The rare life size articulated mannequin or stuffed lay figure with polychrome painted papier-mâché head and articulated wooden fingers

he became good friends of Winston Churchill and was to remain Churchill's artistic mentor throughout his life

A Very Good Quality Late Victorian Linen Upholstered Walnut Chesterfield Sofa Attributed to Holland & Sons c.1890 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Two of the rectangular platesOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Height: 25. 5 or 14. 5 at seat Width: 76 Depth: 35 The very well made substantial three seater walnut and beech framed chesterfield sofa or settee freshly upholstered in Tuscan linen with single piping, being horsehair stuffed, the whole sitting on ring turned walnut front legs and sabre rear legs, each on the original brass castors (one now replaced to porcelain) with brass