Walter Von Nessen

Art Moderne:  Industrial Design At Home in the 1930s, Oakville Museum, Erchless Estate, Oakville, Ontario, September 25, 2004-April 3, 2005

Helen Sprackling, "The Growing Use of Metal in Decorative Art," The House Beautiful, September, 1929, p. 265 (for a variant of the model)
C. A. Glassgold, "Modern American Industrial Design," Art & Decoration, July 1931, p. 31
"Some Modern Rooms Done with Great Diversity of Taste," Art & Decoration, October 1931, p. 37
"Adjustable Lamps," Art & Decoration, May 1932, p. 30
R. L. Leonard and C. A. Glassgold, eds., Modern American Design: By the American Union of Decorative Artists and Craftsmen, New York, 1992, (reprint of the 1931 Annual of American Design), p. 68

Overall very good condition. The original bakelite top shows moderate wear including scuffs and minor roughness and scratches to the edges. The aluminum base has moderate pitting and surface dirt throughout the piece. Apparent nicotine staining coats the finish in hard to reach areas.
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