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"Arch" bookends (pair)
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"Arch" bookends (pair)

Walter von Nessen (American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1931–33
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut
Medium/TechniqueBrass, copper with "English" finish
DimensionsOverall (each): 14.6 x 10.8 x 7 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1369.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceJanuary 15, 2004, sold on eBay by Mike W. Windrow, Mercer Island, Washington (#3265392084) to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
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