Rare T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Slat Back Chair

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...

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...

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...

Early, simple Machine Age design. Brushed nickel stem and base with rotating three-way switch. Stamped Hansen.

American Mid-Century slipper / side chair with a walnut frame, square profile, and beige fabric upholstery, resting on four slightly tapered dowel legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR W...

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 ...

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...

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...