Chase Walter Von Nessen Arch bookends

Signed Chase copper and brass metal arched bookends. Excellent original condition. Attributed to Walter Von Nessen, highly collectible and important design, Von Nessen developed many of the streamline household collectible items that today have become emblematic of what is considered some of the best of  American Art Deco.

Chase Brass and Copper company

Chase entered the consumer market with a line of chrome Art Deco household items in the 1930s, created by leading designers of the day such as Russel Wright, Rockwell Kent and Walter Von Nessen. They were usually signed with the distinctive company logo of a centaur drawing a bow.