Gibbings? John Stuart Dining Chairs & Table

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midmoddave

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29/06/2010 11:30 pm

I just picked up this set, it has John Stuart labels on all of the chairs and the table but I can't for the life of me find another example. Could it Gibbings? It looks similar to a couple of his designs, but nothing near an exact match. Is there any comprehensive list of designers that John Stuart imported in the 50's and 60's?

Thanks in advance and sorry for the bad photo, best I could do at the time with my cell phone.

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vintagenc

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07/01/2011 9:09 pm

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not about your table but in your pic i see the corner of a chair wood back and arms metal framed, i have that set,, do you know who designed/ made it?

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straylight

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09/01/2011 4:57 pm

Blue chairs is by Selrite.
The blue chair in the corner is by Selrite a mid level furniture manufacturer based out of New York City. Selrite was incorporated on December 2, 1930 (NY Times December 3, 1930 page 49) and continued to operate through the 70's to my certain knowledge.
The only known name of anyone designing for Selrite was one Richard McCarthy whose work appears no where else (Interiors March 1956 page 128).
This particular design is from sometime between 1957-1965.

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rahimq

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22/02/2011 10:55 pm

Selrite question
I own a Selrite Penthouse Collection bent plywood couch and was wondering the value range. I know that I find nothing on line about it or the company, but I feel it is rare. It is very much a Casbah looking creation.

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