Walter von Nessen
Table, model no. 451

DesignerAmerican, born Germany, 1889–1943
ManufacturerAmerican, 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
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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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