Howard and Sons Armchair

I have a Striped (Blue, red, yellow) Howard and Sons armchair. I am unsure of its age. Looks like cotton or linen cover. Down stuffed vertical cushion, unsure of other upholstery or seat cushion stuffing. No tears although showing slight signs of wear (shiny with slight marks on piping) on left hand arm as you look at seat front on. I have tried to photograph it.
I have photographed some details on Howard and Sons information on the leg. I am looking to understand its value both for insurance and potentially selling as it was passed to me but does not suit the house.
Dimensions:
Total height 74cms
Height to sitting area 36cms
Width 86cm
Depth 112cm
This is an attractive Chair. It is also quite heavy, I would estimate around 30KG

 

looks like a great TV chair......

Unless Brad says it's a winner....I doubt you need insurance on it !!

 

Welcome to the board! The following site has Howard & Son history and many pics of their chairs, etc. You might spot this chair on the site, might be able to date it from the company history page or email the the site's owner for info. Be sure to go through all the pages of the sofas and chairs for sale that starts on the homepage.
https://sites.google.com/site/howardsofas/home

It seems some of their antique & bintage chairs have gone for big money!
http://www.onlinegalleries.com/artists/d/howard-sons-of-london/8079

More history info and pics if their fine upholstered chairs
http://www.hares-antiques.com/sales/chairs/upholstered-chairs/howard-and-sons-chairs-past-stock

--- Susan

 

Not anything I would get to excited about here in the States but can't know the British market. Looks like a nice quality chair and a good candidate for reupholstery. However, here in the States, no one wants to do that kind of work and to have it done is generally cost-prohibitive. Consequently, no matter the quality, stuffed goods tend to sell very cheaply here or just end up in the trash.

Edit: I see the above listings posted that show some good value so your market for this may be different than ours.

 

Thanks everyone for the advice, I will follow up on the links given by Susan.
Regards, john

 

Were you able to sell the chair?