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Page 30 The Antique Shoppe November, 2019
Woofle Bird Lamp Shines Whimsy
By Larry LeMasters
LeMasters’ Antique News Service
Walter von Nessen, a German lamps with a decidedly American, Art
immigrant, founded Nessen Studios Deco appearance. He sought for his
in New York in 1927. His original lamp designs to be both functional and
goal was to design and fabricate fashionable.
architectural lighting, but his far- Von Nessen became famous for
reaching vision had a profound effect using non-traditional materials for lamp
on modern lamp design. building, including brass with chrome,
By 1930, von Nessen was Bakelite, spun aluminum, fiberglass,
considered an industrial lamp rosewood, and cherry wood.
design trailblazer by critics and Some of his designs are still being manufactured today, but collectors
manufacturers alike. Nessen believed look for von Nessen’s rare or vintage lamps, especially his Art Deco lamps.
Art Deco Woofle Bird lamp. Originally
made for the Miller Glass Company, that lamps (lighting) was at the One of the rarest of all von Nessen Art Deco lamps is his “Woofle Bird”
this lamp is valued at $3,200 forefront of all new trends since, as lamp, popularly referred to as von Nessen’s “Peacock” lamp.
on today’s secondary market. quoted from a Originally, the Woofle Bird lamp was
1930 edition designed for the Miller Glass Company in three
of Lamp Buyers Journal, “The latest, newest, color-schemes for use in boudoirs or nurseries.
most radical expressions of art in industry Today, these adorable lamps add whimsy to
seem particularly applicable to lamps because tearooms, kitchens, offices, bedrooms, or on
a lamp highlights a room and it may well be shelves displaying lamp collections.
extreme...and it strives to be an expression of Woofle Bird lamps were only manufactured
ourselves, our times and our environment.” in 1929, making them nearly 90 years old.
From the outset, von Nessen designed When illuminated, the polychrome enamel tail
lamps to accessorize modern homes of the reflects light and the glass eyes shine brightly.
times, so while still in Germany, he designed Be aware that they are as pricey today as they
lamps with a German deco styling. After are cute, so bring a smile and a deep pocket to
moving to America, von Nessen designed Art Deco Woofle Bird “Peacock” lamps by Walter von Nessen. any auction offering a Woofle Bird lamp.
The pair of lamps above is valued at $7,500.
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