G.M.Ellwood & J.S.Henry
GME 1
Designed by George Montague Ellwood (1875-1955) & made by J S Henry (John Sollie Henry, founded c1880) of Old Street, London. A pair of exceptional Arts & Crafts oak side chairs designed by George Montague Ellwood & made by J S Henry, inlaid with circular copper line details, centred by a pewter heart enclosed within a copper. The single central back splat united by two lower cross stretchers which cleverly emulate the lower twin side stretchers & single side uprights which are united by a higher single cross stretcher. A single variation to this chair sold at Sotheby's London on 22 nd Feb 2006, Lot 23, & made £5040 with the buyer's premium that chair is identical in form except that it has only one side stretcher, as oppose to the twin side stretchers on this pair which sit better than the one at Sotheby's with the overall design, also the inlays to this pair are purer & a more unified design than the one which sold at Sotheby's in 2006.
Another example of the chair is in the collection of the Wolfsonian Museum, Florida.
Circa 1900.
£POA.
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GME 2
A fine Exhibition quality 'New Art' display cabinet designed by George Montague Ellwood & made by J S Henry.
George Montague Ellwood (1875-1955) Artist, Designer & Interior Decorator was born in 1875 & educated at Holloway Art School & later studied in Paris, Berlin, Dresden & Vienna & at Camden School of Art from 1916 to 1924. In 1897 he won the gold medal for his furniture designs at the National Competition, South Kensington. He was one of the founding members of the 'Guild of Art Craftsmen', Ellwood's designs for J S Henry were exhibited at the 1900 Paris Exhibition & won a silver medal, one of two the firm were awarded. He exhibited at a number of venues between 1899 & 1915, including four times at the Royal Academy.
A well excecuted design with such fine attension to detail, twin triangular display cabinets to the upper & lower sections the upper with lead & glass windows depicting Ellwood's particular stylised touch to the classic Glasgow rose, each with brass squares to the centre's, all in clear glass enclosing beautifully lined display areas. To the upper centre is a precisely carved, elongated stylised flower, which is Art Nouveau in it's form & where of his best detailing tended to flow.
The Serpentine shape evolvoling from a pair of curving drawers which are beautifully inlaid with stylised flowing details to each side of the brass toggle drop handles with a narrow full length brass back plates.
The triangular design is softened by it's central curves & continues below with two larger triangular display cases with shelves. The base section has a shaped apron pierced with four circles, joining five flat facing legs, united by four lower stretchers, all with three uniting uprights, each end has a single shaped un-pierced apron & lower stretchers.
Height 77" Width 55 1/2", Depth 16 3/4". Circa 1900.
£POA.
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Ellwood also worked for Bath Cabinetmakers & the Bristol based firm of Trapnell & Gane. He later traded as Ellwood & Sledmere (late with J.S. Henry Ltd) at 53 Mortimer Street, London. & designed posters for the London Underground Group between 1912 & 1914 now displayed at The Transport Museum. He became editor of Drawing & Design Journal & in later years continuing his life's work he wrote several knowledgeable books on drawing & design & also advertising.
The last two images are from Jeremy Coopers, Victorian & Edwardian Furniture & Interiors, page 303.

GME 3
An Arts & Crafts oak display cabinet the design attributed to CFA Voysey, made by J.S. Henry with solid Silver, Ebony & Fruitwood stylised floral inlays with plump Doves in flight in the upper doors made from vaseline glass.
Circa 1895.
£POA.
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GME 4
An Arts & Crafts oak armchair & matching side chair designed by George Montague Ellwood & made by J S Henry. These chairs were exhibited at The Dublin Museum Exhibition held in 1905. Last 2 images from British Furniture by Pauline Aguis 1880 - 1915 page 96.
Height armchair 111cm, sidechair 106cm. Circa 1905.
£POA.
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GME 5
A rare Arts & Crafts oak perdoleum designed by George Montague Ellwood & made by J S Henry you can see similarities to the inlays on the 2 chairs below which were exhibited at The Dublin Museum Exhibition held in 1905 & it has the same handle as 2 desks further on in this page.
Height 71cm, Width 47cm. Circa 1905.
£POA.
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GME 8
An Arts & Crafts armchair with stylised floral inlays & floor stretcher attributed to J S Henry.
Circa 1900
£POA.
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GME 9
A rare Satin Birch Arts & Crafts armchair with Pewter & Brass stylised floral inlay's to the top, tapering back with original fabric to the seat & the back with shaped arms united to tapering front legs with extended capped tops & kick out details to the lower back legs. Designed by G.M.Ellwood & made by JS Henry.
Height 131cm. Circa 1900.
£POA.
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GME 10
Arts & Crafts Glasgow Style sidetable attributed to G M Ellwood for J S Henry, with stylised floral inlays to the shaped top with lower shaped shelf & triple square section legs united at the base with floor stretchers.
Height 26 1/2" 68cm, Width 20" 51cm. Circa 1900.
£POA.
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GME 11
An Arts & Crafts Oak Bureau made by J S Henry with wonderful brass hinges & handles elongated brass handles (the handles are after a design by CFA Voysey). The fold over front opening to reveal a leather writing area (this will need a new leather which is included in the price to a colour of your choice). With wonderful stylised cut-outs to sides with bookshelves below at either side of small cupboard.
Height 42", Width 32", Depth 17". Circa 1900.
£POA.
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GME 12
A Glasgow Style brake front display cabinet designed by G.M.Ellwood for J.S.Henry with open display area to the top with 2 doors below opening to reveal original green fabric interior with 3 shelves & stylised inlaid Bull rushes to the centre & each side with further inlaid circular motifs below & twin tapering uprights below each run of inlay uniting the base & a further display area below. The upper door has stamped ‘301’ over ‘4’,.
Height 69" 175cm, Width 42 107cm, Depth in the centre 16" 41cm, Depth at the sides 9 1/2". Circa 1900.
£POA.
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GME 13
A pure Arts & Crafts oak 2/3 seater settee & matching armchair attributed to JS Henry with wing'd sides & capped uprights to the front of each side with twin Heart Ebony inlays & Walnut Star inlay centered with an Ebony Oval inlay & further down oblong string inlay of Ebony & Satinwood aboved capped feet with original brass casters & covered in original Morris & Co fabric sadly to worn to keep.
The settee has had all the fabric now removed & has been dis assembled & all the joints & dowells cleaned & glued & clamped & is now ready for re-upholstery, the armchair is still retaining it's fabric but would need to re-upholstered at the same time as the settee.
Settee measurments Height 48" 121cm, Width from cap to cap 57" 144cm, Depth to cap 30 1/2" 75cm. Measurments of armchair Height 48" 121cm, Width from cap to cap 30" 77cm, Depth to cap 28" 71cm. Circa 1900.
£POA.
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GME 14
An Arts & Crafts desk (& matching armchair below) attributed to G.M.Ellwood & made by JS Henry with good proportions & stained glass panel depicting stylised flowers to the back with striking colour ways, surmounted by an inlaid heart & inlaid line detail below, it has a slight subtle bow to this upper frame work, flanked by to compartmented storage boxes with conforming stylised floral inlays to their tops with original green leather writing area below, enclosed by side uprights with shaped details to the upper front & protruding angular details to the left & right writing area supported below with conforming brackets. The full width drawer with impressive elongated stylised copper handles & escution in one piece. The 4 legs with arches to each side changing from square into hexagonal from halfway & united by a H stretchers.
Height 49" 126cm, Width 39 1/2" 99cm, Depth 22" 56cm. Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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GME 15
An armchair (& matching desk above) designed by George Montague Ellwood & made by J S Henry with arched top & oval Mother of Pearl inlays just below the ears & sinuous arms with conforming seat details to the side & subtle curve to the front & extra strengthening uprights between & stylised floral inlay to the back splat with original label & original fabric.
Circa 1900.
£POA.

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GME 16
A pair of Arts & Crafts Glasgow Style centre tables Designed by G M Ellwood for J S Henry with stylised floral inlays to the shaped top & central wide legs with stylised square rose details with elongated stems flanked by square section supports united by lower shelf.
Height 29" 74cm, Width 30" 76cm SQ. Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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GME 17
A set of six Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs inlaid with a rosewood heart inset with pewter clusters of hearts forming stylised flowerheads. Attributed to G.M.Elwood & made by J.S.Henry.
Height 110.5cm. Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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GME 18
A J S Henry Ash armchair the elongated back with curled ears to the top & sweeping falling arms, the turned front legs united by a stylised arched stretcher. Professionaly re-upholstered in a quality hide.
Circa 1900.
£995.
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GME 19
A stylish Arts & Crafts armchair made by J.S.Henry with stylised floral inlays to the back & arms, a semi-circular top with a subtle curve to the entire back & neat narrowing back legs with turned supports below the arms & square tapering legs. Now professionally re-upholstered in a quality Burgundy hide.
Height of back 48 1/2" 111cm. Circa 1900.
£POA.

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GME 21
An Arts & Crafts Walnut armchair by JSHenry with elongated back sweeping arms & unusual array of stretchers.
Circa 1900.
Priced at £895.
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GME 23
A 'flame Mahogany' bureau bookcase by J S Henry with upper shelf flanked by extended capped uprights & two drawers below with drop down front with fabulous copper strap hinges & handle opening to reveal leather writing area & pigeon holes to the back with central drawer & a full length drawer below with lower cupboard the whole on sledge feet.
Height 54 1/2" 138cm, Width at sledge feet 28", Depth at sledge feet 16" 67. Circa 1900.
£POA.
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GME 25
An Arts & Crafts adjustable piano stool by J.S.Henry with 3 pierced hearts to each side.
Height to top arms 20 1/2", Width 22", Depth 17 3/4". Circa 1895.
£995.
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GME 26
A J S Henry cabinet with wonderful enamel plaque to the centre of the upper door surrounded by pewter inlay & pewter squares conforming to square details radiating out, the plaque attributed to Jessie M King. With Henry label now removed.
Height 59" 150cm, Width 28" 71cm, Depth 16 1/4 42". Circa 1900. 42cm deep
£POA.
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GME 39
A stunning Arts & Crafts oak bureau bookcase designed by G M Elwood & made by J S Henry with metalwork by Richard Rathbone & an inlaid Motto that reads :- 'The Pen Is Mighter Than The Sword' .
Who Said 'The Pen is Mighter Than The Sword': Edward Bulwer-Lytton When: 1839.
The Story behind It:
In Act II of Bulwer-Lytton's play Richelieu, Cardinal Richelieu learns of a plot against him contrived by a friend and confidant, the monk Joseph. Since as a priest he could not challenge the monk to physical combat, Richelieu issued a written statement which contains the following:
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword.
Bulwer-Lytton was not the only one, nor was he the first, to have the thought. The Greek poet Euripides, who died about 406 B.C., said, "The tongue is mightier than the blade." In 1600 Shakespeare had Rosencrantz in Hamlet say that "... many wearing rapiers are afraid of goosequills." In 1621 Robert Burton wrote The Anatomy of Melancholy, in which he stated: "From this it is clear how much more cruel the pen may be than the sword." Also preceding Bulwer-Lytton was Thomas Jefferson, who in 1796 sent a letter to Thomas Paine in which he wrote: "Go on doing with your pen what in other times was done with the sword."
The last image is another bureau bookcase by JS Henry with identical hinges taken from British Furniture by Pauline Aguis.
Circa 1890's
£SOLD.
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GME 40
An Arts & Crafts Glasgow Style oak centre table designed by G M Ellwood for J S Henry with Pewter, Ebony, Walnut & fruitwood stylised floral inlays to the shaped shaped undertier with 3 central slatted detail to the front & twin slatted details to the ends united by stretchers.
Height 28", Width 20", Length 30". Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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GME 41
A rare oak armchair attributed to G M Elwood & made by J S Henry with a real Scottish influence & the sweetest little copper hearts to the back splats, stylised cutouts to the side & front & elongated stylised cutout to the rear.
Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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GME 42
An inlaid cabinet designed by G.M.Ellwood & made by J.S.Henry.
Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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GME 43
A set of six Arts & Crafts Oak dining chairs with inlaid details to the back spats made by J.S.Henry. A similar chair was exhibited at The Dublin Museum exhibition in 1905 (see British Furniture by Pauline Aguis 1880 - 1915 page 96).
Circa 1905.
£SOLD.
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GME 44
A Mahogany armchair designed by George Montague Ellwood & made by J S Henry with fruitwood & Mother of Pearl inlays.
Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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GME 45
A well designed Arts & Crafts dresser by J S Henry 1/4 sawn oak Arts & Crafts sideboard/dresser with protruding cornice above internal arched detail covered in William Morris Bird fabric, open shelf below with stained glass cupboard door flanked by open display areas the slatted sides with turned shaped supports to the cornice. The break front lower half with 2 drawers & open display area to the centre flanked by 2 cupboards & a small drawer beneath with wonderful architectual slatted details to the base & fantastic quality stylised hand made copper handles & hinges.
Height 86", Width 54", Depth at the centre 24". Circa 1895.
£SOLD.
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GME 46
A Mahogany desk the design attributed to G M Ellwood & almost certainly made by J SHenry with extended sides, gallery to the back with central dome top mirror, angled compartmentlised stationary storage with lift up lids, green leather writing area with 2 drawers below bearing top quality well designed handles the base with twin stretchers & 3 side supports with twin arches to each side.
Circa 1905.
£SOLD.
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GME 47
A Mahogany 3 seater settee & 1 matching armchair in the style of G M Ellwood & made by Jas Shoolbred with stylised floral inlays to each head rest & Ellwoods typical capped tops with sweeping back legs & refined front legs united by high stretchers all round.
Settee Height 44 1/2", Width 52", Depth 26", Armchair Height 44 1/2", Width 25", Depth 26". Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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GME 48
A rare set of 10 oak Arts & Crafts dining chair's designed by G M Ellwood & made by J S Henry with stunning shaped back splats which run from headrest to floor stretcher each capped at the top. A Hybrid in Arts & Crafts design
Circa 1905.
£SOLD.
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GME 49
A Mahogany desk by J S Henry with capped tops & stained glass panels, the centre one backed with original bevelled mirror, shaped apron below the writing area with large storage shelf below & further bookshelf to the base, the sides with pop up flaps & quartered side details the whole on sledge feet.
Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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GME 50
A rare & unusual Arts & Crafts armchair in the manner of G M Ellwood with stylised tulip inlays to the elongated front supports.
Circa 1900.
£SOLD.
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