Gibson’s Furniture Department has wealth of experience in this category from the late 17th century into the 21st century, understanding the varying styles and nuanced vogues of these time periods across English, Continental and Australian furniture-making. Our Seasonal Auction Series and Interiors auctions include sublime examples of their time, appealing to connoisseurs and decorators alike.

Antique & Traditional

The department specialises in traditional antique English and European furniture, ranging from early oak, walnut, oak mahogany, satinwood and fruitwoods woods from the Elizabethan, Jacobean, Queen Anne, Regency, Chippendale, Georgian (English) and Biedermeier, Louis, Baroque, Rococo and Napoleonic periods through to the Art Deco period (European).

 

A set of six Brno chairs, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe, German, (1886-1969)

Mid-Century Modern & Contemporary

Gibson’s Furniture Department also have extensive knowledge in mid-century classic design styles from Australian, European, American and Scandinavian artisans, such as Grant Featherston, Schulim Krimper, Dario Zoureff, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Florence & Hans Knoll, Ray & Charles Eames, Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobsen and their contemporaries. We are also well-versed in high end contemporary designer furniture, which can feature in our Interiors auctions.

Recent Highlights

An Empire revival giltwood sofa and a pair of matching club chairs by Gianni Versace

Sold: $26,800

A Napoleon III ebonised, tortoiseshell and brass inlaid credenza in the manner of A. C. Boulle

Sold: $17,000

A pair of Danish teak AP-19 Papa Bear armchairs

Sold: $21,900

An Anglo-Colonial Padouk centre table, first half 19th century

Sold: $19,500

A monumental Chinese Chippendale style cabinet by Kim Moir Bespoke for Stuart Rattle Design

Sold: $15,800

A pair of Queen Anne/George I walnut side chairs and a conforming foot stool, early 18th century

Sold: $24,400

Schulim Krimper (1893-1971) An Australian blackbean dining suite, circa 1954

Sold: $17,000

An impressive William IV mahogany breakfront library bookcase

Sold: $17,000

A Colonial cedar and blackwood sideboard, Tasmania, early 19th century

Sold: $24,400

Department Specialists

Dennice Collett

Senior Specialist

Email Dennice
+61 3 9500 2607

Jennifer Gibson

Head of Valuations

Email Jennifer
+61 3 9500 2607

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