"Good-bye, Mr. Chippendale" 1947 ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS, T.H. Florida VGThe RestaurantThe idea of creating

VGThe RestaurantThe idea of creating a restaurant which was more like an exclusive club was thought up by Clodoaldo Cortés

from making stocks and barrels to the finishing touches of engraving

They show how man’s work can act as Nature’s foil

trophy and portrait rooms

"Good-bye, Mr. Chippendale" 1947 ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS, T.H. Florida VGThe RestaurantThe idea of creatingROBSJOHN GIBBINGS, T. H. [119] pp. Alfred A. Knopf 1947 Second Edition 8 3 4" x 6" Jacket in full colors by Mary Petty As World War II claimed the lives of millions, the noted modernist interior designer launched a crusade against the real threat to the civilized world: Elsie de Wolfe, Syrie Maugham, and their obsession with antique furniture. With great wit, Robsjohn Gibbings questions the centuries old notion that antiques are more desirable than