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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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, Dining Chairs, Walnut, Fabric, USA, 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 6 walnut and off-white fabric dining or side chairs designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1950s.  18.5" seat height Touch ups...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Saridis Klismos Chairs in Walnut with Leather Thongs
By Saridis, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in St. Louis, MO
Single T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos chair for Saridis of Athens, Greece in Greek walnut and leather woven seats. This chair was part of the collection he designed for Saridis of Athens in 1961, inspired by the drawings he saw on ancient Greek vases. The Klismos chairs features a graceful curving back and sable curved legs. The woven seat is made of leather straps / thongs which are tight around the walnut frame. The design beholds Robsjohn-Gibbings’ philosophy of furniture design that is independent of time. Manufacturer's metal label DESIGNED BY T.H.ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS / Manufactured by saridis of athens. Serial # 9544 &. Please note that the item has been lightly restored by restoration atelier. Some signs of age and use are still visible. This chair model is notably documented on the cover of "Furniture of Classical Greece," written by Robsjohn-Gibbings and Carlton W. Pullin in 1963. We love what Pilar Viladas said about this iconic design in the New York Times in 2010: "T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings’s Klismos chair looks ancient and modern at the same time — because it is. Based on ancient Greek models, which had been widely copied in the 18th and 19th century, Robsjohn-Gibbings’s version made the klismos shape famous again in the 20th century. Obsessed with its elegant lines, he designed versions of the chair throughout his career, but the most recent examples have been made by Saridis in Athens since the early 1960s, when the designer met the company’s owners and settled in the Greek capital. Its simple but opulent curves hint at sleek penthouses with butlers who serve cocktails on the terrace at sunset. (Indeed, Robsjohn-Gibbings’s Saridis...
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1960s Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Striped Orange Upholstered Walnut Dining
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Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century dining side chair with horizontally striped multi-tonal orange upholstery and a walnut frame with a curved slat back, resting on four tapered legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBING...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Fabric

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American Mid-Century slipper chair with a square walnut frame, upholstered in powder blue leather with a button-tufted seat cushion, resting on four gently curved and tapered legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNITURE...
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Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Leather

Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings / Widdicomb Black Fabric and Walnut Slipper
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of Mid-Century slipper / side chairs with black fabric upholstery with button tufted detail, and a walnut frame, resting on four gently curved and tapered legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-G...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Ladder Back Side Chair
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, side chair by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb features a walnut, ladder back frame with upholstered seat in mocha tweed. A great mid century modern chair for...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Orange Velour and Walnut Slipper Chair
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century slipper / side chair with a walnut frame, square profile, and orange velour upholstery, resting on four slightly tapered dowel legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

Set of 8 T.H Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Ladder Back Woven Seat Dining Chair
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
SET of 8 American mid-century dining side chairs with light wooden frames, woven rattan seats, and ladder backs, resting on four dowel legs with stretchers. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS F...
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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings / Widdicomb Beige Fabric Upholstered Walnut Slipper
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century slipper / side chair with beige fabric upholstery and a walnut frame resting on four gently curved and tapered legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB)(Similar pieces...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings / Widdicomb Tan Fabric Upholstered Walnut Slipper
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
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Mid-Century slipper / side chair with textured tan fabric upholstery and a walnut frame resting on four gently curved and tapered legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBI...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos Pull Up Chairs
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Located in Chicago, IL
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos pull up chairs for Widdicomb, United Kingdom. Original hand woven cane on seat and back, solid lacquered walnut frame ...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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Pair of Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Midcentury Walnut Slipper Chairs
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic chairs designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (1905-1976) for Widdicomb with bleached walnut frames raised on elegant splayed supports; see article by James Buresh, “Timeless Mi...
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Set of Six walnut dining chairs T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Widdicomb
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Set of Six walnut dining chairs T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. Vertical slate back with subtle architectural silhouette is furth...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Side Chairs

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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Side Chairs, Walnut, Fabric, USA, 1950s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
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T.h. Robsjohn-gibbings side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings side chairs 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 side chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side chairs by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider side chairs by Charles Eames, Dunbar, and Harvey Probber. Prices for T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings side chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,800 and can go as high as $38,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $10,500.

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