Christopher Gibbs

Christopher Gibbs
Born
Christopher Henry Gibbs

29 July 1938
Died28 July 2018(2018-07-28) (aged 79)
EducationEton College (expelled)
Stanbridge Earls School
Alma materUniversity of Poitiers
Occupation(s)Antiques dealer and collector
Known forthe "King of Chelsea"
Parent(s)Hon. Sir Geoffrey Cokayne Gibbs KCMG and Helen Margaret Leslie CBE
RelativesHerbert Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (grandfather)
Sir Roger Gibbs (brother)

Christopher Henry Gibbs (29 July 1938 – 28 July 2018)[1] was a British antiques dealer and collector who was also an influential figure in men's fashion and interior design in 1960s London. He has been credited with inventing Swinging London, and has been called the "King of Chelsea" and "London's most famous antiques dealer".[2] The New York Times described him as a "man of infinite taste, judgment and experience, the one who introduced a whole generation to the distressed bohemian style of interior design."[3]

  1. ^ "Christopher Henry GIBBS". Debrett's. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Nigel. (25 May 2006). "Newly-authenticated masterpiece could fetch £3million at auction". Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Spring Design Issue". The New York Times. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.