Victorian Chesterfield Leather Sofa from Cornelius v Smith, 1890s

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely rare original restored Victorian 1890 Cornelius V Smith green leather Chesterfield sofa What can I say, if you’re in the market for the best Victorian Chesterfield sofas in the world there are a few names that are at the top of the list, Howard & Sons, Jas Shoolbred and Cornelius V Smith, here we have a Cornelius V Smith Chesterfield sofa The condition is fabulous for the age, genuinely 10/10, it has the original horsehair filling, the base platform is a coil sprung affair, the front edge which is sprung has been opened check and then sealed by a Victorian upholstery trained professional, the upholstery was new around four months ago and the work was completed by a third generation Victorian trained upholsterer The front panel is sprung as opposed to having a solid piece of timber, these sprung front edges are simply put only found the most luxury period original Chesterfields, it’s exceptionally expensive and complicated to construct this kind of platform and is pretty much the only way these sofas are comfortable. The sofa is mahogany framed, with the original porcelain castors Dimensions: Height 68 cm Width 200 cm Depth 100 cm