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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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.

Find antique T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings coffee tables, dining tables, credenzas and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Bench, Walnut, Velvet, USA, 1950s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and purple velvet bench or stool designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, c. 1950s.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Velvet, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Rare Pair of Benches with Gently Curving Legs 1950s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare and elegant benches in walnut with iconic curved legs and upholstered seats by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American 1950's. These benches are the epidemy of re...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Bouclé, Upholstery, Walnut

Walnut Modernist Bench by Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Montreal, QC
Walnut modernist bench by Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb with sabre feet. Bearing sticker Widdicomb.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Walnut

Bench by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
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Located in Dallas, TX
A rare bench designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. Beautifully refinished and reupholstered.
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1950s Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Bench, Oak, Velvet, USA, 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and green velvet fabric bench designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1950s. Seat height 15.5"
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Velvet, Oak

Classic Upholstered Bench by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic upholstered bench by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. Feauturing an X form base. Walnut frame, upholstered in 100% Belgian linen by Brunschwig & Fils, "Sapphire" blue.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Stool M. 1730, Walnut, Brass, Canvas, Widdicomb, C. 1950
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, brass and canvas stool, model 1730, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, United Kingdom/USA, c. 1950.  
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Brass

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 Benches

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Brass

T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings Stool or Ottoman
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant splayed leg stool or ottoman, designed by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s. This stool is currently being reuphols...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Upholstery, 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 Benches

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Upholstery, Walnut

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Bleached Mahogany Button Tufted Bench, 1950's
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb bleached mahogany bench with tufted black vinyl surface. Featuring a sturdy rectangular braced, solid Mahogany frame, button tufted, finished in impressed, patterned faux black leather. Coffee table with tray...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Fabric, Plastic, Mahogany

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Stool by Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Highland, IN
Typical of Robsjohn-Gibbings' refined aesthetic, this stool is elegant and sexy, with graceful lines. The base is finished in black lacquer and topped with a seat upholstered in a ch...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Upholstery, Mahogany

X Base Bench by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare maple X base bench / stool designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. Refinished and reupholstered.
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1950s Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Maple

TH Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb X Base Upholstered Bench circa 1950s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Troy, MI
X Base bench by TH Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb circa 1950s Rectangular tufted seat newly upholstered in an Ivory matte velour Flanked on each side by a sculptural X form base in...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Benches

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Upholstery, Maple

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

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings benches 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 benches, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original benches by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 1950s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider benches by Dunbar, Harvey Probber, and Widdicomb Furniture Co.. Prices for T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings benches can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,200 and can go as high as $31,450, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,400.

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