{"product_id":"pair-of-sentinel-toy-soldier-bookends-by-walter-von-nessen-for-chase-usa","title":"Pair of \"Sentinel\" Toy Soldier Bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase USA","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePair of brass and Bakelite art deco machine age bookends by Walter von Nessen for Chase, c.1930s, USA. The pair of bookends feature geometric representations of toy soldiers standing rigidly at attention next to a solid brass sphere symbolizing a cannonball.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Chase Brass and Copper Company of Waterbury, Connecticut, was founded in 1876, and for most of its existence produced industrial metal parts. During the 1930s, part of their focus shifted to the production of decorative objects and housewares. They commissioned notable industrial designers such as Walter von Nessen and Russel Wright to develop products for their burgeoning line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe onset of WW2 ceased production of their housewares as the factory turned to manufacturing military products and parts. Following the end of the war, Chase did not return to producing decorative items, making the existing pieces they produced quite rare and desirable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach bookend measures: \u003c\/span\u003e3.75\" width x 3\" depth x 7\" height\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"S3Krl\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"i_jYa\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Cvgi1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGood vintage condition with age appropriate patina. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chase","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52837555274017,"sku":"CHA-ACC-30S-982","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/5551\/1894\/files\/PairofChaseUSAFigureBookends-4.jpg?v=1781224109","url":"https:\/\/www.shopden-la.com\/products\/pair-of-sentinel-toy-soldier-bookends-by-walter-von-nessen-for-chase-usa","provider":"DEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}