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Von Nessen Skyscraper

1940s Vintage Walter Von Nessen Skyscraper Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Boston, MA
Skyscraper style lamp by Walter Von Nessen for Nessen Studio in New York, NY. Tall, sleek, dark and
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

Art Deco Aluminum and Acrylic Skyscraper Table Lamp Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco aluminum and acrylic skyscraper table lamp. Walter Von Nessen Pattyn style. Maker
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Walter Von Nessen Art Deco Skyscraper Style Frosted Glass & Black Enamel Uplight
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Walter Von Nessen circa 1935. It Features a circular black enamel base from which streamlined fittings in
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

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Brass, Enamel

Walter Von Nesson 'Skyscraper' Floor Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen, Jule Bouy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Silvered metal floor lamp, circa 1930. Measure: Base is 10" x 10".
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps

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Steel

Skyscraper Form Machined Aluminum Table Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
base. Interesting form reminiscent of modern glass skin skyscrapers. The lamp is in original, clean
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Mid-20th Century American International Style Table Lamps

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Aluminum

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Great early skyscraper design lamp designed by American iconic art deco artist Walter Von Nessen
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Skyscraper Style Art Deco Desk Lamp In The Manner Of Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Skyscraper Style Art Deco Lamp has a stepped cubist design base of alternating black
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Skyscraper Style Art Deco Desk Lamp in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Skyscraper style Art Deco lamp has a stepped cubist design base of alternating black
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Art Deco Lamp with Skyscraper Design by Walter Von Nesson
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This brushed aluminum lamp exemplifies the machine Age influence on Art deco in America. Newly rewired and fitted with a beautiful new shade. Would be great on a mens desk as well.
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Exceptional Art Deco, Machine Age Torchiere in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Art Deco Machine Age torchiere in the manner of Walter Von Nessen features stepped
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Art Deco Machine Age Table Lamp in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Nessen it features a bakelite base with a chrome arm form design suspending a stepped skyscraper form
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This Art deco drinks table features a skyscraper style stepped base in chrome with black enamel
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Tall Nessen Studios All Brass "Skyscraper" Table Lamp with Glass Shade, 1940s
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
, in the manner of Walter Von Nessen. Small footprint. Featuring a rectangular design, cylindrical neck
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Stunning Art Deco Machine Age Skyscraper Floor Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
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This Art Deco Machine Age skyscraper lamp is a great example of the skyscraper Machine Age's
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with a black enamel detail,resting on a three tiered stepped skyscraper style base.
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Art Deco Machine Age Table Lamp in Brushed Alumnium w/ Stacked Bakelite Detail
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Located in New York, NY
features a skyscraper style conical black bakelite base with two ringed embellishments floating above that
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Art Deco Machine Age Skyscraper Style Chrome Vase by Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This refined vase was realized by Walter Von Nessen- one of the period's greats, alongside Donald
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Art Deco Machine Age Up-Light by Walter Von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Gilbert Rohde for an apartment he was decorating. Rohde commissioned Walter Von Nessen to execute this
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Art Deco Streamlined Copper & Brass Bookends by Walter Von Nessen for Chase Co.
By Walter Von Nessen, Chase and Co.
Located in New York, NY
designer Walter Von Nessen for Chase Co. in America, circa 1930. It features a skyscraper style base
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Bookends

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Art Deco Streamlined Walter Von Nessen for Chase Bookends in Copper and Brass
By Walter Von Nessen, Chase and Co.
Located in New York, NY
Walter Von Nessen for Chase Manufacturing Company. They feature streamlined concentric forms in
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Streamlined Art Deco Machine Age Floor Lamp in Chrome and Black Enamel
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
This streamlined Art Deco Machine Age floor lamp in the manner of Walter Von Nessen features a
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Skyscraper Mirror by Walter Von Nessen
Located in SouthPort, CT
Stylized art deco mirror in nickeled bronze by Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Studio, New York, c. 1930
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Skyscraper Mirror by Walter Von Nessen
Skyscraper Mirror by Walter Von Nessen
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1930s American Modernist Art Deco Skyscraper Table Lamp Pairpoint glass
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
A 1930s American modernist Art Deco skyscraper nickel table lamp with Pairpoint glass spheres
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Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps

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The average selling price for a von nessen skyscraper at 1stDibs is $2,475, while they’re typically $245 on the low end and $7,500 for the highest priced.