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Isamu Noguchi

Radio Nurse and Guardian Ear

Zenith Radio Co.
USA, 1937
Bakelite, enameled steel
7 w x 6 d x 8.25 h inches
Guardian Ear measures: 4.25 w x 8.25 d x 6.25 h inches. Signed with molded manufacturer’s marks to Radio Nurse: [Zenith Radio Nurse Design by Noguchi]. Signed with applied metal tag to Guardian Ear: [Guardian Ear of the Radio Nurse Zenith Radio Corp. Chicago].

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Estimate: $5,000–7,000
Result: $10,938

Literature: Isamu Noguchi: Sculptural Design, Eisenbrand, Posch and von Vegesack, ppg. 110-111


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All original, Bakelite Nurse is in excellent condition free of chips or scratches, Guardian Ear has some minor enamel loss along upper edge otherwise excellent condition.

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08 December 2009
12:00pm cst