Ring Bookends

Designer Walter von Nessen (American, born in German, 1889–1943)

Manufacturer Chase Brass and Copper Company (American, founded 1876)

Date1933

MediumNickel-plated brass and oxidized brass

DimensionsOverall (each): 5 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 2 3/4 in. (13.3 × 13 × 7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Stephen Toth in honor of Chase Stone (2012)

Object number2022.22.9A-B

Status

Not on view

ProvenanceStephen Toth, Oberlin, OH; by gift 2022 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH

Collections

Modern & Contemporary

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