ID 1230263 
Lot 38  | T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS (1905-1976)
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 20 000 
Pair of 'Klismos' Armchairs, circa 1950
walnut, painted wood, resin, leather
35 1/8 x 20 ½ x 29 ¼ in. (89.2 x 52.1 x 74.3 cm)
each with brass manufacturer's label DESIGNED BY - T.H. ROBSJOHN GIBBINGS and numbered 57478 and 58241 respectively
Provenance
Galerie Yves Gastou, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
T-H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and C. Pullin, Furniture of Classical Greece, New York, 1963, pp. 20-23, 26, 48-49, 56-57, 62, 65
M.-C. Blanckaert, "A Paris chez un collectionneur, le fabuleux rendez-vous des années 40 et 50", ELLE Décoration, no. 68, Paris, December 1996-January 1997, pp. 167, 170
T. Merrill and J. V. Iovine, eds., Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam, New York, 2008, pp. 194-195
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood | 
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| Art style: | Contemporary art | 
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Armchairs | 
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood | 
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| Art style: | Contemporary art | 
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Armchairs | 
| Address of auction | 
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