Robsjohn-Gibbings Headboard
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb headboard for full size bed. Newly restored in an expresso finish. Matching mirror also available.
Brass
Pair of Robsjohn-Gibbings Bachelor Four Drawer Chests Dressers
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut bachelor chests by Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.
Walnut
Gibbings for Widdicomb Square Two Tier Walnut End Center Coffee Table
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
American walnut Mid-Century Modern square two tier coffee side center end lamp table stand in restored condition.
Walnut
Harvey Probber Mid Century Gondola Slipper Side Chair
By Milo Baughman, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Harvey Probber
Located in Chicago, IL
Original Vintage Harvey Probber Mid Century Gondola Slipper Side Chair. Require reupholstery. Would be best to refinish.
Wood
$495
H 37 in W 29.5 in D 25 in
Maple Arrow Back Lounge Arm Chair att. to Herman De Vries for Cushman 1930/40s
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company, Herman de Vries
Located in New York, NY
arm, please see images. Total H 37 x Arm H 24 x Seat H 15 x D 25 x 29.5 inches.
Maple
Full Size Cushman Maple Bed Attributed to Herman DeVries
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company, Herman de Vries
Located in New York, NY
. One rail shows a small repair, please see images Measures: Headboard 52 H x foot board 36.5 H x
Maple
$4,875 / set
H 39 in W 26 in D 25 in
Mid Century Modern Harvey Probber Spoon-back Slipper Chairs, 1960s, Pair
By Harvey Probber, Edward Wormley, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Raleigh, NC
Beautiful sculptural pair of mahogany slipper chairs from Harvey Probber. A wonderful combination of traditional elegance and modernism. Walnut stained frames with mohair upholstery.
Mohair, Mahogany
Harvey Probber Style Chaise Lounge, Mid-Century Modern
By Harvey Probber, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Edward Wormley
Located in Raleigh, NC
A stunning mid century modern chaise lounge newly upholstered in Kravet velvet. A piece most likely by Harvey Probber, although we have been unable to confirm. The frame is in very...
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
$1,176Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 36.25 in W 29.25 in D 22.5 in
Herman DeVries for Cushman No. 5-82 Easy Chairs
By Herman de Vries, H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this pair of No. 5-82 "Searsburg" easy chairs designed in the 1930s by Herman de Vries as part of Cushman Furniture's Colonial Creations Collection. They ar...
Wood, Maple
$2,280
H 17.5 in W 28 in D 56 in
Widdicomb Burled Elm Demi Lune Coffee Table - Mid Century Modern Cocktail Table
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, John Widdicomb
Located in Decatur, GA
Rare Mid-Century Widdicomb Burled Elm Demi Lune Coffee Table, Circa 1960s A scarce and elegant demi lune coffee table produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company during the 1960s. Showc...
Elm, Mahogany, Burl
$4,400
H 17 in W 48 in D 32 in
Floating Walnut Top Travertine Insert Tapered legs Rectangle Coffee Table MINT!
By John Widdicomb, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Floating Walnut Top Travertine Insert Tapered legs Rectangle Coffee Table MINT!
Travertine
$1,200
H 16 in W 24 in D 19 in
Heritage Henredon Hollywood Regency Mid Century X-Base Side Table Bench Brass
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, John Widdicomb, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heritage Henredon Hollywood Regency Mid Century X-Base Side Table Bench Brass Tips Pensil Inlayed Top MINT!
Brass
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 27.25 in D 20 in
Vintage Mid-Century Leslie Diamond for Conant Ball Lounge Chair (MR15029)
By Leslie Diamond, Conant Ball, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Pasadena, TX
Gibbings, circa 1954. Maple, restored. Measures: 32.5" H x 27.25" W x 57" D. Wood restored, needs new
Maple
$1,490 / set
H 34 in W 20 in D 20 in
Set of 4 Rustic Rustic Dining Chairs in Hard Rock Maple Circa 1950s SIKES
By Sikes Chair Company, H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
A set of FOUR American rustic side chairs crafted in hard rock maple. Their distinctive russet finish and chamfered wagon spoke legs are reminiscent of the early to mid 20th century...
Maple
Vintage Architectural End Tables by Lane
By Lane Furniture, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Dunbar Furniture, Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Architectural end tables by Lane Manner of Robsjohn Gibbings. wear and fading to wood veneer. some loss as shown in photo. May desire to have repaired and refinished. The...
Wood
$1,495
H 31 in W 67.1 in D 19.5 in
1950's Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern Mahogany & Brass Credenza or Lowboy Dresser
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Tommi Parzinger
Located in West Chester, PA
1950's Mid-Century Modern Widdicomb Credenza or Lowboy Dresser with interesting large scale brass and black enamel drawer pulls and vertical brass trim detail on either side of drawe...
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Pair of Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb End or Side Tables
By Dunbar Furniture, Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
A strong pair of Robsjohn Gibbings designed black end or side tables. These need to be refinished. "Original Black" finish is worn. Signed and dated on underside. 1954
Wood
$5,800
H 16 in W 70 in D 38 in
Diamond Shape Heavy Thick Solid Walnut Art Tile Decorated Top Coffee Table MINT
By Gordon Martz, John Widdicomb, Adrian Pearsall, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Diamond Shape Heavy Thick Solid Walnut Art Tile Decorated Top Coffee Table MINT! Horn Shape legs.
Walnut
$5,500
H 46.07 in Dm 22.45 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Chandelier Model T-837/7 in Brass and Glass, Sweden 1960s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Utrecht, NL
brass has a beautiful patina. Dimensions: 22.44 in ? x 46.06 in H 57 cm ? x 117 cm H About the
Brass
Tomlinson Sophisticate Lounge Chair by Erwin Lambeth
By Heritage-Henredon, John Lubberts and Lambert Mulder, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Tomlinson Sophisticate Lounge Chair by Erwin Lambeth or Lubberts+Mulder Some wear to the wood structure legs Fabric is original and probably will require reupholstery. Still appear...
Wood
$1,200
H 38 in W 25 in
Motif, Gold Abstract African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
, Anne Bouie, James Brown, Jr., T. H. Gomillion, Bruce McNeil, Daniel T. Brooking, Adjoa J. Burrowes
Screen, Woodcut
$1,200
H 33 in W 25 in
Motif (Purple), African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut or Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Bouie, James Brown, Jr., T. H. Gomillion, Bruce McNeil, Daniel T. Brooking, Adjoa J. Burrowes, Carlton
Screen, Woodcut
$1,200
H 38 in W 25 in
Motif, Orange Blue, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Bouie, James Brown, Jr., T. H. Gomillion, Bruce McNeil, Daniel T. Brooking, Adjoa J. Burrowes, Carlton
Screen, Woodcut
$1,200
H 38 in W 25 in
Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Bouie, James Brown, Jr., T. H. Gomillion, Bruce McNeil, Daniel T. Brooking, Adjoa J. Burrowes, Carlton
Screen, Woodcut
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Fine and Rare Coffee Table, USA, C. 1938
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
Fine and rare coffee table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings in carved acacia wood with original glass top
Glass
Behind the Picture Window by Bernard Rudofsky
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
First edition of Bernard Rudofsky’s idiosyncratic and iconoclastic discussion of modern living conditions in postwar America, published by Oxford University Press in 1955. 201 pages,...
Paper
$14,800
H 16.5 in W 48 in D 36 in
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut Cocktail / Coffee Table with Magazin
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Queens, NY
supported on four square walnut legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNITURE COMPANY)
Wood, Ebony, Walnut
3 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Parsons Design End Side Tables
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Queens, NY
3 American mid-century square Parsons-style walnut end / side tables. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR
Wood, Walnut
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos Chairs by Saridis, Athens
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Saridis
Located in Riverdale, NY
Classically elegant and beautifully proportioned T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos chairs with
Leather, Wood
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Bench, Walnut, Velvet, USA, 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and purple velvet bench or stool designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by
Velvet, Walnut
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.