Walter von Nessen
Table, model no. 451

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Designer Walter von NessenAmerican, born Germany, 1889–1943

Manufacturer Nessen Studio, Inc.American, established 1927

CultureAmerican

Titles

Table, model no. 451

Datec. 1930

MediumAluminum and Bakelite

Dimensions17 7/8 × 18 3/8 × 12 in. (45.4 × 46.7 × 30.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Decorative Arts Endowment Fund, the Design Council, 2017, the estate of Claire Fox, the estate of Caroline Wiess Law, Joan Morgenstern, Charles Cox by exchange, Mrs. Edmund J. Kahn by exchange, James Howley by exchange, Cynthia A. Toles, Eleanor Lensky by exchange, Sue Rowan Pittman by exchange, Karin and Leo Shipman, and Kerry Inman and Denby Auble

Object number2017.231

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

On view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Design Council Collection

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, Important 20th Century Design, December 15, 2012, lot 47]; [Purchased by Bernd Goeckler, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition HistoryArt Moderne: Industrial Design At Home in the 1930s, Oakville Museum, Erchless Estate, Oakville, Ontario, September 25, 2004-April 3, 2005
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Nessen N.Y.

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