$149,000
Walter Dorwin Teague
Nocturne radio, model 1186
Sparton Corporation USA, 1935 midnight blue Tufflex mirrored glass, satin chrome steel, painted wood 43¼ w x 12 d x 46 h in (110 x 30 x 117 cm)
result: $149,000
A portion of the proceeds will be donated towards furthering ongoing research and clinical trials to make cancer immunotherapy treatments more readily available.
provenance: Collection of Roger E. Dillon | Thence by descent
literature: The Machine Age in America 1918-1941 , Brooklyn Museum of Art, pg. 26 Modernism: Modernist Design 1880-1940 , Duncan, pg. 216
Roger E. Dillion was proud of this radio and he thoroughly documented its cleaning and minor restoration on his website; for details, click here
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-11-19
