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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

British, 1905-1976

British-born designer, interior decorator and author T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings was one of the great American tastemakers in the middle decades of the 20th century. Much like Edward Wormley, Robsjohn-Gibbings was a design classicist by education and inclination, but he would come to create some of the most gracious and livable modern furnishings of the era.

Robsjohn-Gibbings studied architecture at the University of London, then held various jobs that included designing décors for passenger liners and working as the art director of a film studio. In the early 1930s, while employed by the upper-crust interior designer Charles J. Duveen, Robsjohn-Gibbings experienced an epiphany during a visit to the British Museum.

Examining the furniture depicted on ancient Greek ceramics — lithe stools and klismos chairs — he realized that he had found a design touchstone. By 1936, Robsjohn-Gibbings had moved to New York and set up a showroom on Madison Avenue for his modern reinterpretations of Classical Greek designs. Aided by contacts he’d developed while working with Duveen, he quickly established a clientele that included Elizabeth Arden, Doris Duke and Thelma Chrysler Foy.

Through his writings for magazines and books, Robsjohn-Gibbings earned a public following and was established as an urbane arbiter of taste. From 1943 to 1956, he produced an understated line of modernist furnishings for Widdicomb, which included one of the icons of the period: the tiered, biomorphic Mesa coffee table (1951). Robsjohn-Gibbings moved to Athens, Greece, in 1966, and created a new line of antiquity-inspired pieces for the firm Saridis. The series turned out to be his swan song.

Collectors’ interest in Robsjohn-Gibbings was reignited in the 1980s when the 200-plus pieces from his 1936–38 commission for the Bel-Air estate of Los Angeles socialite Hilda Boldt Weber — pared-down neoclassical pieces rendered in blond wood (with the occasional flourish) — came on the market. (Up until then, the collection had remained in the house, despite its having changed hands several times.) 

But his work for Widdicomb remains his most widely known, appreciated for its elegance and generous proportions. Robsjohn-Gibbings despised the stern aesthetic associated with his Bauhaus contemporaries, and a keynote of his modernist pieces is that they have no sharp angles. His chair and sofa frames, table legs and even many cabinets feature softly contoured edges. In whatever style he designed, Robsjohn-Gibbings was guided by simplicity and timelessness. He wanted his furniture to be lived with happily.

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Creator: T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Dealer: Modest Designs
Pair T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Slipper Lounge Chairs
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant tailored lounge chair is one of the most famous designs by TH Robsjohn-Gibbings, and perfectly reflects his understated brand of stripped-down modernism. By reducing ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Rare Custom Robsjohn-Gibbings Wastebasket
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut wastepaper basket with two brass ring handles from a 1938 custom Manhattan NY interior by Robsjohn-Gibbings. This is part of a library suite we ac...
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1930s American Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Walnut

Robsjohn-Gibbings Lamp for Hansen
By Hansen Lighting Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early, simple Machine Age design. Brushed nickel stem and base with rotating three-way switch. Stamped Hansen.
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1950s American Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Brass Curule Bench for the Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Likely one-of-kind solid cast brass stool bench, weighing roughly 75 lbs, that stood at the entrance foyer to the Penthouse apartment at the original Ritz Carlton on Park Ave. South....
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1950s American Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Brass

Custom T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Brass Coffee Table, for Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique, one of a kind, solid cast brass table with 1” thick green glass top, circa 1953. The second largest of three faux bois bamboo-form low tables we have available, all from the grand living room of the Kandell Penthouse apartment at the original Ritz Carlton on Park Ave. South. This 1953 Robsjohn-Gibbings commission by the buildings owners, for their personal residence, included custom interiors with bespoke furniture designs for all rooms. Interior still photos...
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Mid-20th Century American T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Bronze

Custom T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Bookcase
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simple modernist three-shelf bookcase on sleigh legs with lovely striped graining and light coursed surface. This unit is part of a custom designed library suite...
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1930s American Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Walnut Bench for the Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Likely one-of-kind walnut bench with notched faux-bois bamboo carved frame, from the master bedroom in the Penthouse apartment at the original Ritz Carlton on Manhattan's Park Ave. S...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Brass Cocktail for Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique, one-of-a-kind, solid cast brass table with original 1” thick green glass top, circa 1953. The smallest of the three faux bois bamboo-form low tables we have available, all from the grand living room of the Kandell Penthouse apartment at the original Ritz Carlton on Park Ave. South. This 1953 Robsjohn-Gibbings commission by the buildings owners, for their personal residence, included custom interiors with bespoke furniture designs for all rooms. Interior still photos...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Brass

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Chest of Drawers
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb 6-drawer cabinet in beautiful original finish dark walnut, with brass legs, and raffia cane wrapped handles. Signed with cloth Widdicomb ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Cane, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Bar/Cabinet for Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One-of-a-kind two-door cabinet in exotic hardwood with solid cast brass bamboo frame, and black glass work-surface top, designed as a living room bar for the Kandell Penthouse apartm...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Brass

Tripod Floor Lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Hansen Lighting
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Solid brass tripod floor lamp model 206, first introduced in 1950. This example is likely from the early 1970s and retains a clean, tarnish-free high-polish brass finish with a light...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Brass

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Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Slipper Chairs
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Custom Pair of Italian Iron, Brass & Braided Leather Stools / Benches for Gucci
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Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut Stand with Brass Pull
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single Mid-Century Modern walnut Stand with one drawer and a brass pull by Widdicomb.
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Custom Upholstered Metal Vanity Bench
Located in Sheffield, MA
Metal bench with upholstered seat in your fabric or we can provide generic linen fabric. Perfect as vanity stool or entry hallway bench. We can size it to your needs. Different finis...
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Brass Lamp by Robsjohn for Hansen
By Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in New York, NY
Rare form, squared brass vertical standard with gun metal base. The white diffuser disk t top of lamp stamped Hansen, burlap shade not included. Unusual not often seen model, sophist...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

Brass Lamp by Robsjohn for Hansen
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H 27 in W 8.5 in D 12 in
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Style Chest
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in St. Louis, MO
Widdicomb chest with Parsons base, original Widdicomb piece refurbished / restored with some new components. Lacquered in a white snowflake finish with dark brown base. Interior shel...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Wood

Brass Tripod Floor Lamp in the Style of Robsjohn-Gibbings, 1950
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Camden, ME
Robsjohn-Gibbings style floor lamp manufactured in Chicago in the early 1950s. The lamp is in excellent condition.
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Brass

T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings Brass Floor Lamp Hansen Lighting ca' 1950's
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings designed for Widdicomb floor lamp. Brass with original shade and finial. Model #213 in the Widdicomb catalog.
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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Tall Dresser for Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully detailed and functional dresser cabinet with ample storage and unique pull out workspace. By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Cocktail Table with Center Magazine Holder
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in St. Louis, MO
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings cocktail table for Widdicomb with center magazine holder, walnut (currently being refinished and can be stained to spec.) label, dated 1952.
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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Coffee Table
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Berlin, DE
Triangular table by Gibbings for Widdicomb, 1950s, USA in original vintage condition. T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings was a furniture designer who became famous for his modernist designs in ...
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Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Stamford, CT
1947 First Edition hardcover Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings. Hardcover with as found Mylar covering.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Previously Available Items
Custom Set of Six Dining Chairs by Robsjohn-Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six dining chairs with black silk-upholstered barrel-backed seats with brass rivets on elegantly sabred bleached walnut legs, circa 1930s. From the estate of Alan Moss.
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1930s American Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Silk, Walnut

Robsjohn-Gibbings King Headboard for Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb king-sized bed headboard. Walnut and brass with raffia caning. Can easily fit any bed frame.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Brass

Custom Set of Six Dining Chairs by Robsjohn-Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six dining chairs with black silk-upholstered barrel-backed seats with brass rivets on elegantly sabred bleached walnut legs, circa 1930s. From the estate of Alan Moss.
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1930s American Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Silk, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Occasional or Center Table for Baker
By Baker Furniture Company, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant neoclassically styled centre or lamp table from the rare one year collaboration with Baker furniture in 1961. The fluted walnut center pedestal sits on a brass rimmed base. T...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Custom T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Table
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, elegant side table with perfect proportions. This example is part of a c. 1938 custom-designed library suite we acquired from the heirs of the ...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Tall Chest
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb 4-drawer cabinet in beautiful original finish dark walnut, with brass legs, and raffia cane wrapped handles. Signed with cloth Widdicomb ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Brass

Pair Robsjohn Gibbings Side Tables with Raffia Cane-Wrapped Pulls
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic pair of T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb end tables or nightstands. Single drawer with rattan-wrapped pulls, raised on long tapering brass legs. Widdicomb labels to inner ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Walnut

Brass and Cane-Wrapped Mirror by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall mirror with cane-wrapped frame and brass corner mounts. Circa 1950.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Brass

Pair T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Tiered Side Tables
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early architectural Gibbings design, c. 1940s, in mahogany. The slightly elongated bottom shelf disrupts the overriding simplicity. Widdicomb labels. Table tops are 28" long.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Mahogany

Rare Pair Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Tables
By Baker Furniture Company, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1961, from a small collection for Baker Furniture produced just for one year. Beautiful European Walnut with delicately reeded legs. This line marks the transition from Gibbing's Ame...
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1960s American Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Walnut

Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Side Tables w/ Gilt Porcelain Pulls
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
c. 1955, American, these handsome shaped squarish two-tiered tables each have a single drawer and wonderfully figured old growth walnut veneer. The versatile size make these perfect ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Custom Desk for Kandell Residence
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique and elegant one-of-a-kind, five-drawer desk in walnut veneer with solid brass pulls, designed as a bedroom or sitting room desk, for the master bedroom of the Kandell Penthous...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Furniture

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Brass

T.h. Robsjohn-gibbings furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Widdicomb Furniture Co., Charles Hollis Jones, and Karl Springer. Prices for T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $125 and can go as high as $125,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,000.

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