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"Moderne" bookends (pair)

(active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1931; made about 1931–33
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut
Medium/TechniqueSatin-finished brass, satin-finished copper
DimensionsOverall (each): 15.6 x 15.6 x 10.8 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1367.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
"Ring" bookends (pair)
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1931; made about 1931–33
Group shot: 2009.2217-8
Chase Brass & Copper Company
1938–42
Group shot: 2009.2217-8
Chase Brass & Copper Company
1938–42
Chase Brass & Copper Company
1938–42
Neck Collar #14
Linda MacNeil
1998
Paul Feher
designed about 1936; manufactured 1936-40
Table
Warren Platner
designed about 1960–65; made about 1970
Takeshiba Toshiteru
mid-19th century
Takeshiba Toshiteru
mid-19th century
Takeshiba Toshiteru
mid-19th century