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19 Pair of Custom T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Oak Lounge Chairs ca. 1946, part of a custom interior by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for The Straus House, 1814 Larchmont Road, Houston, Texas,now upholstered in black and tan fabric. h. 29”, seat h. 15-1/2”, w. 20-1/2”-23-1/2”, d. 22” Provenance: Estate of Carol A. Straus, Houston, Texas. Literature: Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings, “Strauss [sic] residence living room design sketches”. Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings papers, 1915-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; Stephen Fox and Richard Cheek, The Country Houses of John F. Staub (College Station: Texas A&M UP, 2007), pp. 293-294; James Buresh, “T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings: Timeless Mid-Century Modern Design”, Archives of American Art Journal, vol. 48, no. 1/2 (Spring 2009), p. 33. Illustrated in situ of the Straus House, 1814 Larchmont Road, Houston, Texas, House & Garden, March 1950, p. 97. $1,800-$2,500
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