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"Spiral" bookends (pair)
Designed by: Walter von Nessen (American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
Manufactured by: Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
Manufactured by: Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1931–33
Object Place: Waterbury, Connecticut
Medium/Technique
Satin nickel, black nickel
Dimensions
Overall (each): 11.1 x 10.8 x 7 cm (4 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1368.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionTwo (2) objects
ProvenanceJanuary 15, 2004, sold on eBay by Mike W. Windrow, Mercer Island, Washington (#3265540880) 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)