Lucy Leuchars
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Lucy Leuchars (died 1847), was an English case manufacturer and entrepreneur.[1]
Leuchars was married to James Leuchars, who founded a dressing case company in Piccadilly in London in 1794. When she was widowed in 1822, she took over the company under the name L. Leuchars.
In 1837, Leuchars received a royal warrant to Queen Victoria, and she received the title "Case Manufacturer" to the queen. In 1841, her son William Leuchars became her business partner. the name of the firm changing to Lucy Leuchars & Son.[2]
Leuchars & Son and their shop at 38–39 Piccadilly was taken over by Asprey & Son in 1888 and closed in 1902.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beard, Geoffrey; Gilbert, Christopher, eds. (1986). Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660–1840. Leeds – via British History Online.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ The British Imperial Calendar, or General Register of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Its Colonies. Arthur Varenham. 1843. p. 112.
- ^ Culme, J (1987). The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths, Jewellers, and Allied Traders, 1838-1914: From the London Assay Office Registers. Volume 1. United Kingdom: Antique Collectors' Club. p. 291. ISBN 9780907462460.