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Pelican ashtray
Walter von Nessen (American, 1889–1943) · 1934
$504 price realized incl. premium
≈ £377≈ €452
Hammer $400 · with buyer’s premium $504
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- Medium
- Other · Paintings all other results →As published: “enameled brass and aluminum”
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 5¼ h x 7 w x 3⅞ d in (13 x 18 x 10 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Essential Design (auctions/2024/09/essential-design)
- Date
- September 26, 2024
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 213
- Estimate
- $300 – — (≈ £224) (≈ €269)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 7, 2026
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