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The Honorable Nellie Ionides (born Nellie Samuel; 1883 – 15 November 1962) was an English collector, connoisseur and philanthropist. She is best known for saving the 18th-century Octagon Room at Orleans House in Twickenham from destruction, and for donating this and also many pieces from her extensive art collection to the local council (now ...
- Nellie Samuel, 2 July 1883
- British
- 15 November 1962 (aged 79)
- Golders Green Jewish Cemetery, London
Nellie Ionides (1883-1962) is central to this story. Nellie was born into a wealthy Hampton family, and later lived at Buxted Park in Sussex, and Riverside House next to Orleans House. She collected from an early age and later became an expert on Oriental porcelain.
The Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides (1883-1962) was a renowned collector and connoisseur. She lived at Buxted Park in Sussex and also at Riverside House in Twickenham next to Orleans House. In 1926,...
Jul 17, 2023 · Nellie Ionides and Orleans House - YouTube. London Luminaries. 24 subscribers. 0. 1 view 1 minute ago. This talk by Orleans House Gallery is the first in the 'Twickenham Luminaries' series of...
Mrs. Nellie Ionides (1883-1962) was the daughter of Sir Marcus Samuel, 1 st Viscount Bearsted and later Lord Mayor of London. Born in 1883 into a life of privilege, she was descended from an East End Jewish family.
Sep 3, 2000 · Ionides (pronounced eye-AH-nuh-deez) was also an outstanding collector. By the time of his death in 1950, at 66, the half-Greek, half-English designer and color theorist and his wife, Nellie,...
Without the foresight of local resident The Honourable Nellie Ionides, reputed to be the richest woman in England in the 1950s, it is likely that the glorious Octagon Room would have suffered the same fate.
