J. P. (John Percy) Blake

John Percy Blake (1874–1950), usually published as J. P. Blake, was a British writer whose surviving books are chiefly about historic English furniture and decorative styles. Works associated with his name include The Period of Queen Anne and Chippendale and His School, and his books have remained visible through library catalogs and public-domain editions.

Beyond his writing, Blake had a notably varied career. Contemporary reference pages identify him as a British local politician and sportsman, and he competed in fencing for Great Britain at the 1908, 1912, and 1920 Olympic Games. That unusually broad background gives his author profile a distinctive character: he was not only a specialist writer, but also a public figure with wide interests.

Reliable portrait images were not clearly available from the pages reviewed, so no profile image is included here.