Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Cube cigarette holder, model 17070 and ashtray, c. 1930
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Bookends model 17018, pair
Walter von Nessen (American, 1889–1943) · c. 1930
$2,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,445≈ €1,689
Hammer $1,600 · with buyer’s premium $2,000
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “copper”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 4½ h x 4¼ w x 2¾ d in (11 x 11 x 7 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- American Design (auctions/2021/09/american-design)
- Date
- September 9, 2021
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 118
- Estimate
- $500 – — (≈ £361) (≈ €422)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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