Victorian Cabinet Makers of Antique Bedroom Suites
No Victorian bedroom belonging to the middle class people was complete without its antique bedroom suite. By the late 19th century all the large antique furniture manufacturers were producing matching bedroom furniture, usually bearing the maker’s stamp or label.
The well known company names include Gillows of Lancaster, most of whos pieces after 1820 were stamped ‘Gillow & Co’ or ‘Gillows’, and numbered; after 1900 items were stamped ’Waring & Gillow’ .
Also well known were Johnstone & Jeanes (stamped ‘Johnstone & Jeanes’), Shoolbred & Co (Jas. Shoolbred & Co), Howard & Sons, and Maples.
They all produced suites in a vast range of styles and woods. antique bedroom suites over the last 100 years seemed to be split up and therefore are harder to come by unlike single items.
