"Ring" bookends (pair)
Walter von Nessen
(American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
Chase Brass & Copper Company
(active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1931; made about 1931–33
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut
Medium/TechniqueSatin- finished brass, satin-finished copper
DimensionsOverall (each): 13.3 x 12.7 x 7 cm (5 1/4 x 5 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1371.1-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
