Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Cube cigarette holder, model 17070 and ashtray, c. 1930
Other
Wright · Nov 18, 2025$2,904 ≈ £2,210 ≈ €2,506Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Thumbnail shown for reference only. Wright holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗
Auction result
Bookends, pair
Catalogued as “After Walter von Nessen” — not included in the artist’s headline statistics.
Walter von Nessen (American, 1889–1943) · c. 1945
$750 price realized incl. premium
≈ £560≈ €669
Hammer $600 · with buyer’s premium $750
Sign up free to see all prices
You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.
Sign up free Sign inGet alerts when Walter von Nessen sells at auction
Free. New results and upcoming sales, at most one email a day. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy
- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “copper, brass”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 4¾ h x 4¾ w x 3 d in (12 x 12 x 8 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- American Design Online (auctions/2022/02/american-design-online)
- Date
- February 25, 2022
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 190
- Estimate
- $700 – — (≈ £523) (≈ €624)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
Own a work by Walter von Nessen? Get a free auction estimate →
Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.
Similar size by this artist
Works by Walter von Nessen with a longest side of about 12 cm (4.7 in) (±20 %).
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Octaball bookends, two pairs, c.1935
Sculpture · Panel
Wright · Nov 18, 2025$1,207 ≈ £919 ≈ €1,041Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Cube cigarette holder, model 17070, c. 1930
Other
Wright · Sep 9, 2021$1,235 ≈ £893 ≈ €1,043Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Bookends model 17018, pair, c. 1930
Other · Panel
Wright · Sep 9, 2021$2,000 ≈ £1,445 ≈ €1,689Sign up free to see priceMore results for Walter von Nessen
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Rare table lamp, c. 1935
Other
Wright · Aug 20, 2026$10,880 ≈ £7,985 ≈ €9,314Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Tavern pitcher, model 17026, c. 1935
Other · Panel
Wright · Aug 5, 2026$512 ≈ £380 ≈ €443Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Cat bookends model 17042, pair, c. 1930
Other
Wright · Aug 5, 2026$1,216 ≈ £902 ≈ €1,052Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Early lounge chair, c. 1931
Other
Wright · Jun 4, 2026$14,080 ≈ £10,462 ≈ €12,096Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
American Design Online · Wright · Feb 25, 2022
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Complete collection of Summer Picnic posters, 1970-2007
Screenprint
Wright · Feb 25, 2022$20,000 ≈ £14,932 ≈ €17,832Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Paragon speaker, model D44000, serial no. 46543, 1957
Sculpture
Wright · Feb 25, 2022$19,500 ≈ £14,559 ≈ €17,386Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗C22 stereophonic preamplifier, serial no. 36A88, 1963
Sculpture
Wright · Feb 25, 2022$15,000 ≈ £11,199 ≈ €13,374Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Patrician IV speaker systems serial nos. 76110142 and 35100026, pair, c. 1955
Other · Panel
Wright · Feb 25, 2022$13,750 ≈ £10,266 ≈ €12,259Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Action Office storage system, c. 1965
Sculpture
Wright · Feb 25, 2022$11,250 ≈ £8,399 ≈ €10,030Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Similar works
Other results by other artists in a similar price range.
Photo © Vogt Auction — view this lot on Vogt Auction ↗
Photo © Vogt Auction — view this lot on Vogt Auction ↗for Knoll, Pair of Wassily Chairs
Other
Vogt Auction · Sep 30, 2026$1,400 ≈ £1,057 ≈ €1,233Sign up free to see price
Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗FL-006, 2021
Other
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 29, 2026$768 ≈ £580 ≈ €676Sign up free to see price
Photo © Toomey & Co. — view this lot on Toomey & Co. ↗Medium pile carpet
Other
Toomey & Co. · Sep 29, 2026$448 ≈ £338 ≈ €395Sign up free to see priceIn the manner of the artist
Photo © Toomey & Co. — view this lot on Toomey & Co. ↗Medium pile carpet
Other
Toomey & Co. · Sep 29, 2026$768 ≈ £580 ≈ €676Sign up free to see priceIn the manner of the artist
Photo © Toomey & Co. — view this lot on Toomey & Co. ↗Medium pile carpet
Other
Toomey & Co. · Sep 29, 2026$1,024 ≈ £773 ≈ €902Sign up free to see priceIn the manner of the artistArtists related to Walter von Nessen
All Walter von Nessen results · More from Wright · Art value guides