J. S. HENRY, LONDON
ART NOUVEAU ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1910
£882
Auction: 19 April 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
carved oak, with velvet upholstered seat and arm rest
Dimensions
64cm wide, 121cm high, 49cm deep
Footnote
Note: This celebrated chair shows distinct characteristics of the designs of the Century Guild with its linear Art Nouveau lines and swollen square section uprights.
J.S. Henry was a wholesale manufacturer of Art Furniture based in Old Street, London and was established circa 1880. Most of their furniture output was Art Nouveau in mahogany and satinwood with decorative inlay. At the Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society in 1903 the company showed designs by George Walton and W.A.S. Benson. G.M. Ellwood was their most prolific designer, and although they used designs by C.F.A. Voysey, E.G. Punnett and W.J. Neatby, few designers were named. Examples of this chair are held at the Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery in Glasgow and MAK Applied Arts Museum in Vienna.