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Period: 1940s
Creator: Herman Miller
George Nelson, Rare Coffee Table, Walnut, USA, 1946
Located in High Point, NC
A very rare modular walnut coffee table, Model 4651, designed by George Nelson and produced by Herman Miller in 1946.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Tandem Eames for Herman Miller for Three Shells and a Table Top
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Tandem Base and Table without shells. Show signs of use.
35 cm H incl the height of the bar of the base/ 40 incl the top of the seat support/ 42 cm incl the top of the table top su...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Metal
1940s Pair of Early Charles Eames for Herman Miller LCW Lounge Chairs in Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the late 1940s by Charles Eames, this chair has cemented itself in Mid-Century Design like very few other pieces. Early models like this are difficult to come by and are ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Plywood
1940s Pair of Early Charles Eames for Herman Miller Lcw Lounge Chairs in Birch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the late 1940s by Charles Eames, this chair has cemented itself in Mid-Century Design like very few other pieces. Early models like this are difficult to come by and are ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Rubber, Wood, Plywood
Vintage 1st Generation Black LCW Lounge Chair by Charles Eames for Evans 1940s
Located in Troy, MI
1st generation LCW lounge chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames
Produced by Evans Plywood Products circa 1948-49
Molded Ash plywood in black finish
Remarkable condition with 5-2-5...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Ash, Plywood
Gilbert Rhode for Herman Miller EOG No. 17 Receptionist Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this rare Gilbert Rohde EOG No. 17 Receptionist Desk manufactured by Herman Miller in the 1940s. The desk is in original, unrestored condition. It's compose...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gilbert Rohde, Armchairs, Cherry, Velvet, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of cherrywood and purple velvet armchairs designed by Gilbert Rohde and produced by Herman Miller, Zeeland, Michigan, 1940s.
Seat height 17.5”.
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Velvet
Art Deco East Indian Laurel Bookcase by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller No. 344
Located in New York, NY
This well composed and materially stunning Art Deco Bookcase/Cabinet by Gilbert Rohde in East Indian Laurel for the Herman Miller Company- Model No. 344 originates from the United St...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Wood
George Nelson, Rare Lounge Chair, Fabric, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A rare wood and beige grey bouclé fabric model 4688 lounge chair designed by George Nelson and produced by Herman Miller, USA, c. 1940s.
Seat height: 18.5”
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Early Charles Eames Dining Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Charles Eames Dining Set, This set consists of Four DCW Dining Chairs in Birchwood and Rare DCW-1 Walnut Dining Table.
Tables measures;
29¼ h × 54 w × 34 d in
Chairs measures:
...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Mid Century Modern George Nelson for Herman Miller Dining Chairs in Beech #4669
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 4 beech dining chairs by George Nelson for Herman Miller # 4669 with caned backs and period fabric for seat covers. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Beech
Vintage 1940s George Nelson Side Chair for Herman Miller Model 4671
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a vintage George Nelson side chair For Herman Miller it's a Model 4671, first designed in 1948.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Three Drawer Chest Dresser Leather Drawer Faces
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare Model 4140 three drawer dresser designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller. Produced in the 1940's this prime example of Art Deco Design is constructed from a wal...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
George Nelson Vanity Stool Model 4672 for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
George Nelson vanity bench stool model N° 4672 for Herman Miller, designed 1946.
Aluminum rods, foam, original fabric covering.
Original Herman Miller label present.
Produced by Herman Miller from 1946 to 1956.
One owner.
Cushion dimensions ~3 inches high by 19 inches wide by 15 inches deep.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames LCW Walnut Lounge Chair for Herman Miller
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic LCW lounge chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames in Walnut Plywood and manufactured by Herman Miller USA. The veneer and chair is in very good / excellent as new condition wit...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Rubber, Plywood
Ray & Charles Eames, Divers Tandem Benches for Shells
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house.
Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century 1940s Walnut DCW Plywood Chair by Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1940s Brown walnut DCW plywood chair by Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller
Beautiful and really rare early DCW chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames. The chair is made out of walnu...
Category
Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Plywood, Walnut
George Nelson for Herman Miller Platform Bench with Four Drawer Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Platform bench with four drawer chest. 4690 Platform bench 68" in lenght painted black bench. and 4701 Four rawer chest with wire pulls. The case, not connected, can be moved to desired position on bench.
Case is the same depth as bench 18...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The desk was made specifically for a client in the Promontory Apartment Building in Chicago designed by Nelson's associate, and world-renowned architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The entire apartment was outfitted in pieces from George Nelson's Basic Cabinet Series for Herman Miller that sat, untouched for nearly 70 years in their original setting! In addition to two aluminium sconces, this piece also features hidden, fluorescent lighting mounted in the upper canopy as a clever solution to Mies van der Rohe's lack of ceiling fixtures. This is a gorgeous, grandiose, and extremely rare piece of design history that will instantly outfit an entire office in striking style!
Features:
Desk:
- Book-matched walnut veneer
- Built-in Bar
- Built in coat closet/wardrobe
- Dual aluminum sconces
- Hidden, indirect fluorescent lighting
- Silver-plated Herman Miller hardware
- Dual "floating" book shelves
- Tapered, cantilevered peninsula desk...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Gilbert Rohde 4140 Vanity for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
Beautifully refinished mahogany vanity/coiffeuse by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) top and padded drawers.
Kneehole: 26" high x 22" wide x 17.5" deep
See our separate listings for other pieces from this same collection.
See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Early Herman Miller LCM Lounge Chair, Labeled
Located in Antwerp, BE
Iconic LCM lounge chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Beautifully bent seat and backrest. Chrome base with shock-mounts in exce...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao Group' Modular Bookcase System
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare 3-piece storage system, one of the earliest modular furniture designs, veneered in exotic Paldao burl door-fronts and figured Paldao sides. The dark stain finish is original and beautiful, with a rich rosewood color. The drop-down secretary door is set with an elegantly cast brass knob, and opens to a hidden desk...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Herman Miller Walnut Planter Lamp Table Model 4634-L
Located in Baltimore, MD
Unique and rare Mid-Century Modern Model 4634-L side table with lamp and planters designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, circa 1940s. Featuring a ha...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Charles Eames DCM Dining Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Charles Eames DCM dining chair with seat and back of molded walnut veneer, chromed steel. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1946. Produced by Herma...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gilbert Rohde 4140 Full Size Bed for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
Sleek and handsome full size bed (headboard, footboard and side rails) designed by Gilbert Rohde and produced by Herman Miller circa 1939/1940 as part of their iconic 4140 collection...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Early Eames LCW with Evans Label
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early iconic design. The LCW designed by Charles and Ray Eames manufactured by Evans for Herman Miller. This piece is being sold in found condition with original Evans labeling...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gilbert Rohde, Rare Stool, Wood, Brown Leatherette, Herman Miller, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A rare stool, designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, 1940s. In wood and brown leatherette/vinyl upholstery.
Other designers of the period include Isamu Noguchi, Paul Frankl...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Gilbert Rohde 4140 Dresser for Herman Miller 3 Available
Located in Hanover, MA
We have a total of three available of these beautifully refinished mahogany chests of three drawers by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller's 4140 collection with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) padded drawers.
Top drawer is fitted with vide poche sliding and removable tray and has original label.
See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Three Pc. Set of Art Deco Paldao Line Rohde for Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Incredible suite of Gilbert Rohde design Paldao line, circa 1940's made by Herman Miller. This set has been professionally refinished, and is in virtually immaculate condition. Rare ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Wood, Burl
Gilbert Rohde 4140 Tall Chest for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
Beautifully refinished mahogany tall boy chest of four drawers by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller's 4140 collection with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) padded drawers. Top drawer is fitted with vide poche sliding and removable tray.
See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
1947 Charles and Ray Eames IT-1 Incidental Folding Side Kids Table Herman Miller
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Museum quality early example. Retains rare paper label.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Steel
George Nelson Herman Miller Side End Table
Located in New York, NY
Side table with glass top, designed by George Nelson, for Herman Miller. This table has some minor wear, including a small bruise to the bottom fronts of the drawer, as shown. Origi...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Paldao Group Bookcases, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern bookcase cabinets
Designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller "Paldao Group"
USA, 1940s
Exotic book-matched pald...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Glass, Paldao
Vintage Eames / Zenith PAW Swivel Base Armchair, 1940s
Located in Renens, CH
First generation Eames rope-edge swivel base armchair.
Manufactured only for a very short period in the late 1940s by Zenith. This chair is a true collector’s item with less than ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Gilbert Rohde Paldao Cabinet for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
Gilbert Rohde designed this chest for Herman Miller as part of his 1941 Paldao Line of streamline modernist and modular furniture in exotic veneer. This is model no. 4103, two-door cabinet with distinctively incised large round pulls, interior fitted with two adjustable shelves behind the left door and five pull-out drawers behind the right door, fronts finished in black enamel. The case top and sides are Paldao wood; the doors are in highly figured burl Acacia. The finish is called "Beaver" which is natural color, no stain, satin varnish. The back is numbered "4130." All of Rohde's designs for Herman Miller are marked with a 4-digit number; the first two numbers indicate the year, and the second two numbers indicate the individual piece. Newly refinished and ready to place in your home.
The Herman Miller Furniture Company was devoted to manufacturing period reproduction furniture until Pioneer industrial designer Gilbert Rohde walked into their Grand Rapids showroom in 1930. A devout modernist, Rohde convinced D.J. De Pree to focus on modern furniture throughout the 1930s, and to produce exclusively modern furniture by the time Rohde died in 1944.
Work by the pioneering American industrial and furniture designer, Gilbert Rohde, is notable for its thoroughly modern, informal, and multifunctional qualities. Rohde’s ability to create appealing modernist furnishings for middle-class homes, while also devising merchandising strategies to sell these goods, places him within a unique framework in American design history. Born and raised in New York, Rohde was the son of a cabinetmaker. He attended New York City public schools and his post-high school education included courses at the Art Students League and the Grand Central School of Art. Rohde’s visit to Europe in the spring and summer of 1927 (with later trips in 1931 and 1937) to see the Bauhaus in Dessau and the French modernist design that debuted in the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, profoundly inspired his concept of design and the role it should play in daily life. The French Art Deco and German rationalist styles he saw in Europe influenced the furniture he designed from the late 1920s into the 1940s, pieces he created to suit a rapidly changing American lifestyle.
In addition to his work for Herman Miller Inc., Rohde also designed for several other furniture firms, including Thonet, Troy Sunshade, and Heywood-Wakefield. What set Rohde apart from his contemporaries was his all-encompassing understanding of the furniture industry, from design and production to marketing and showroom display.[1] During his time with Herman Miller Inc. (1932-1944), Rohde set the standard for collaborative efforts between designers and furniture firms, with George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames later...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
1948, Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Fiberglas Stacking Side Chair
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Allan Gould Sculptural Compass Black Stained Wood Side Chair Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This architectural and fully restored side chair that was called the compass chair was designed by Allan Gould in 1948 and produced by Herman Miller It is model #4171 and was conside...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early First Edition Eames Walnut LCM Chair for Evans
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Hard to find pair of early LCM chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured in the 1940s by Evans Products Company. These chairs are in very good condition with minor we...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Steel
Classic First Year Production Eames LCW, Evans Label 5 2 5 Screw Configuration
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of the nicest examples I ve owned in quite a while, stunning figured birch plywood, circa early 1946-1947, L C W (Lounge chair wood) designed by Charles and Ray Eames, Manufactur...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Birch, Plywood
DCW Dining Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early, Mid-Century Modern oak 'DCW' dining chair designed by Charles Eames with a double shock-mount to the backrest. Manufactured by Herman Miller in the USA, circa 1950s.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Oak
Gilbert Rohde Paldao Secretary Display Case for Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bookcase with drop-front secretary desk and storage drawers in paldao wood. Glass dividers separate storage compartments, and cork-lined back. Retains Herman Miller tag. Great origin...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Paldao
George Nelson Bench or Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Nelson for Herman Miller bench or vanity stool, model 4698
Solid black lacquer legs with ergonomic curved seat reupholstered with great plains boucle.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Paldao Occasional Table by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern end table having a lower shelf and studded, tapering imitation leather-wrapped legs, the top surfaced with quadrants of bookmatched acacia burl. Designed by Gilb...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Paldao, Burl
Pair of Rare Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Walnut and Glass End Tables
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare pair of low two-tier glass and walnut end tables or occasional tables designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller.
Simple yet visually striking Mid-Century Modern design feat...
Category
American Streamlined Moderne Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Vanity by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A sculptural vanity by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller. Floating top with leatherette covered 'wings'. Angled base cabinets contain three drawers with original padded leatherette cov...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Embossed Silk Sculptural Bench by Gilbert Rohde
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and expressive bench having a sculptural rounded form with patinated brass nailhead trim and a rich embossed silk fabric resting on squared mahogany feet.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
George Nelson, Platform Bench, for Herman Miller, late 1940s
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
George Nelson, Platform Bench, for Herman Miller, late 1940s
Black painted birch frame, the slatted top on three curved supports,
235cm wide, 47cm deep, 36cm high
This is an origin...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Birch, Paint
Gilbert Rohde Elegant Set of 8 Newly Upholstered Dining Chairs, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 elegant upholstered dining chairs model (2 arm chairs model No. 4196 and 6 side chairs model No. 4195), legs and arms in dark Pacific walnut with beautifully curved backs, ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
First Edition Evans Red Analine Lcm Chair by Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an extremely rare first year Evans production LCM chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames. This LCM has its original red aniline dye finish, chrome finish legs, Evans label a...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture
Materials
Metal
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