The gentleman seated in the pin stripe suit reminded me of an actor called David Hemmings, but he was born in 1941. Then just as I was writing this another name came into my head a Radio presenter called Bennie Green, and having just looked on google images I think it could be him ! But if so, who is the other guy ? I thought that it was golfer Peter Alliss seated on the red sofa with another man in a smart blazer, but my golfing friends said definitely not. Then there is Georgie Fame a very successful pop star in the 1960s, but who are the other people ? Please help us.
We also recognised Patrick Campbell who c 1969 became a team captain on Call My Bluff, which is where are dating comes from. Inside you’ll spot a young Roy Hudd and not shown in this blog Clement Freud. The front page has a typically dotty photo of Spike Milligan, whilst the back has Eric Sykes, both top comedians in their day. Unfortunately it doesn’t have prices, and nor does it show any pieces that we’ve ever had. Presumably it was used as part of an advertising campaign with individual pieces being used in colour magazines at the time. Some of the celebrities used were major names in their day, and therefore it wouldn’t have been cheap to put together. We think this one must date to c 1970 for various reasons. They’re fascinating and some like this Gimson + Slater can be very stylish and imaginative. We’re avid collectors of original catalogues from the late 1950s to late 1970s. Some people say it was designed in Norway, and indeed the mechanism it uses is Norwegian, but it’s identical to one we have on a lovely Danish chair designed by Ib Kofod Larsen, so maybe that’s the only Norwegian connection. They are best known for their Norwegian Rock and Rest chair from c 1960 which is sometimes wrongly sold as being a Gio Ponti design ! We’ve got one that’s awaiting some restoration currently. Gimson + Slater were a small quality company making very contemporary sofas and chairs in the 1960s and 1970s. Gimson + Slater c 1970 who are these people with charisma.
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