Colefax
Colefax may refer to: *Colefax Group plc, a designer and distributor of furnishing fabrics and wallpaper based in London * Arthur Colefax, Sir, (1866–1936), British patent lawyer and politician *Sibyl Colefax Sibyl Sophie Julia, Lady Colefax (''née'' Halsey; 1874 – 22 September 1950) was an English interior decorator and socialite in the first half of the twentieth century. Biography Colefax was born at Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, third but only ...

Colefax Group
Colefax Group plc is a designer and distributor of furnishing fabrics and wallpaper, based in London in the United Kingdom. History The business was founded in the 1930s by Sibyl, Lady Colefax (1874–1950). In 1938 she was joined in the business by John Fowler, and the business became known as Colefax & Fowler. In 1944 the business, managed by John Fowler, took a lease on 39 Brook Street, Mayfair where it remained until December 2016. Also in 1944 Sibyl Colefax sold the business to Nancy Tree (Nancy Lancaster Nancy Lancaster (10 September 1897 – 19 August 1994) was a 20th-century tastemaker and the owner of Colefax & Fowler, an influential British decorating firm that codified what is known as the English country house look. Biography She was ... as she became in 1948) for a sum in the order of £10000. The group now has offices in the United States, France, Germany and Italy. It owns the brands Colefax and Fowler, Cowtan and Tout, Jane Churchill, Larsen and Man ...
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Arthur Colefax
Sir Henry Arthur Colefax, KBE, KC (9 July 1866 – 19 February 1936) was a British patent lawyer and Liberal Unionist politician. Colefax was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and was the son of J S Colefax, a woollen merchant. He was initially educated at Bradford Grammar School before studying natural science and chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, and at Merton and Christ Church Colleges at the University of Oxford.''Obituary: Sir Arthur Colfax K.C.'', The Times, 21 February 1936 In 1894 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, and quickly became an acknowledged expert on patent law. He was made a King's Counsel in 1912. At the January 1910 general election he was elected as Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester South West, benefiting from a split in anti-Unionist vote between the Social Democratic Federation and Liberal candidates. He held the seat for less than a year, and was defeated at ensuing election in December. Much of his work was ...
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