Pair American Modernist Walnut Nightstands George Nelson for Herman Miller 1955 Sold the visual world

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The table having a round top with a substantial turned baluster pedestal base

The chest having a gently domed top with a hinged lid having the original 'snipe' hinges

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Pair American Modernist Walnut Nightstands George Nelson for Herman Miller 1955 Sold the visual worldA good pair of original American Modernist nightstands bookshelves by George Nelson (1908 1986) for Herman Miller, circa 1955. The Basic Cabinet Series was first introduced in the late 1940s to meet "the requirements of modern living", as George Nelson said, who was one of the most celebrated furniture designers of the 20th century. These dressers came in two finishes walnut or oak, this is the less common walnut finish, each nightstand has the Herman