Skip to main content

Pair of "Circle" brackets

(American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
(active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1933
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut
Medium/TechniquePolished brass, polished copper
DimensionsEach bracket: 33.7 x 24.1 x 9.2 cm (13 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1279.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
"Octaball" bookends (pair)
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1933; made about 1933
Sentinel bookends (one of a pair)
Walter von Nessen
designed 1940, manufactured about 1941–1942
Sentinel bookends (one of a pair)
Walter von Nessen
designed 1940; manufactured about 1941-1942
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1933
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1933
Kem (Karl Emanuel Martin) Weber
1936–37
Floor lamp (one of a pair)
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1928; produced 1928–31
Floor lamp (one of a pair)
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1928; made 1928–31
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1931–33
"Ring" bookends (pair)
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1931; made about 1931–33
Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild
designed about 1933; made about 1934-37