This paper researches synchronization control design for chaotic Lur'e systems (CLSs) with time-varying delay. Considering of the unmeasurable state variables, Luenberger-type observers are designed for the master-slave systems. The synchronization has been achieved by using the proposed controller with the estimated system states. Based on Bessel-Legendre inequality, improved reciprocally convex combination approach and a novel double integral inequality, new Lyapunov Krasovskii functionals(LKFs) are tailored and a synchronization control criterion with less conservatism is obtained. Some simulations are given to verify that this control strategy we proposed is effective. INDEX TERMS Luenberger observer, chaotic synchronization, improved reciprocally convex approach, double integral inequality.