Tag Archives: Gane House

A Famulus chair for the Ken Stradling Collection – and one at Charleston

Posted on November 18, 2015 by

We have recently purchased this armchair at auction. Known as the Famulus, it dates from the mid 1930s and was designed by J P Hully and made by P E Gane and Co. of Bristol. John Parkinson Hully (1882 – … Continue reading →

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Ken Stradling Collection at Margaret Howell

Posted on October 25, 2015 by

Margaret Howell’s gallery in Wigmore St, London is currently showing a selection of more than 50 pieces from the Ken Stradling Collection chosen and curated by Margaret herself. The show included pieces from across the collection but central is a … Continue reading →

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Marcel Breuer glass-topped tables from Bristol

Posted on December 26, 2014 by

The glass-topped table on the left came from the Gane House interior designed by Marcel Breuer in 1935 in Bristol. The smaller one may also be from the house. They were made locally by Gane and Co. The house belonged … Continue reading →

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