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Francis, H

Francis, H., address unrecorded. In December 1839 he supplied to Buckingham Palace ‘4 new Spanish mahogany sideboards, carved & gilt’ costing £150; and carried out alterations to six others for £130. He charged £62 for a further ‘4 fine Spanish mahogany sideboards with bold frieze & compo. mouldings: rich front, carved mahogany legs, enclosed at back for glasses, and compo. moulding, round deal loose tops to drop in — French polished — to fit up with plain mahogany carcases’. In June 1841, he provided three mahogany chests of drawers for £16 10s. [Windsor Royal Archives, RA, Box 1, item 2]

The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.