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Candelabrum
Walter von Nessen (American, 1889–1943) · c. 1940
$1,664 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,235≈ €1,440
Hammer $1,300 · with buyer’s premium $1,664
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “nickel-plated brass”
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 4 h x 6¾ w x 4⅛ d in (10 x 17 x 10 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Machine Age Design 1925-1950 (auctions/2026/08/machine-age-design-1925-1950)
- Date
- August 5, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 214
- Estimate
- $500 (≈ £371) (≈ €433)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 3, 2026
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