Rare Pair of Gilbert Rohde Dressers Model 4010 by Herman Miller

Rare pair of Gilbert Rohde Dressers for Herman Miller. Early rare Gilbert Rohde Dressers model 4010 made by Herman Miller. Four Drawer dressers with turned wooden knobs having solid brass centers tapering from wider placement at the top gradually narrowing the spread on each drawers placement creating a tapering placement to the bottom. Drawer faces of Paldao wood veneers showcasing grains alternating vertically and horizontally. Dressers are rectangular with crescent styled feet running solid front to back on each side. In very good restored condition. Eighty Five years old in complete original condition (meaing all of each cabinet are original with refinishing). A matched pair of this model is extremely rare. Inspired by the success of his showing in the 1937 Paris Fair. A model with lucite tunred handles was exhibited. Moving to production model 4010 were debuted in 1939 -40, with turned wood handles. These designs by Rohde mark his expansion from Art Deco to a more modern Aesthetic as he began working more closely with Herman Miller.