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Geoffrey Cokayne Gibbs F/Mc Married Married Married Married Married Married: 1926 Helen Margaret Lesliec | |||||
| Christopher Henry Gibbs [CFT #7648] Born: 1938 Died: 2018 |
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| b Holwell Manor, Hatfield d at his home in Tangier, Morocco Educated at Eton and Stanbridge School, Universite de Poitiers, La Sorbonne, Christopher Gibbs is an Antique Dealer of substantial reputation who is also a trustee of the Edward James Foundation; J Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust; American Friends of the National Gallery; American School of Tangier, Morocco and Chairman of the Dorchester Abbey Preservation Trust. A Thanksgiving Service will be held at St. James's, Piccadilly, London on Thursday 15th November 2018 at 3 pm.A sale in 2022 at Chilham Castle carried the strap line "The Selected Contents from a Christopher Gibbs Interior." The catalogue contained the following tribute:THE GENIUS OF CHRISTOPHER GIBBSSince 2002, the Castle has been home to the Wheeler family. The late financier Stuart Wheeler and his wife Tessa, a photographer, were ardent champions of Chilham's history and legacy. They lovingly restored many of its notable Jacobean features and created a wonderland of period furniture, objects and works of art with exceptional provenance and unmatched curatorial flare. An enabling factor, of course, was due to the eye of their long-time friend and illustrious design impresario, Christopher Gibbs - the arbiter of bohemian country house style. Together with Jane Ormsby-Gore and his partner, Peter Hinwood, he set about transforming Chilham from a foreboding country seat to a much loved and enjoyed family home."I'm not interested in creating a dazzling impression of richness, we can make do with surprisingly little in life. It is best to have a few things which are really nice. I don't approve of the mean look, but I do approve of the spare look, where every little bit is telling." - Christopher Gibbs. |
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