Wiwen Nilsson
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A pair of Wiwen Nilsson candelabra for three candles, Lund in 1929. This model was first shown at an exhibition at "Kulturen" this very year.
Horisontell arm med tre runda ljushållare, fasetterat ben, rund fot på indragen räfflad fotring. Höjd 19 cm, vikt tillsammans 1190 g.
Literature
Kersti Holmquist, Silversmeden Wiwen Nilsson, Kulturen, Lund 1990. Se bild sid 71 samt bild och kommentar i texten sid 104-105.
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Denna avancerade modell visades för första gången just detta år, 1929, på en utställning "Konst, industri och hemslöjd" på Kulturen i Lund där Wiwen deltog med corpusarbeten.
Designer
Wiwen Nilsson was a Swedish designer born in Copenhagen. He studied at his father's workshop, as well as in Germany, Denmark, and France. Nilsson is primarily known for his objects created in silver with geometric, clean, and austere forms. Nilsson debuted at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923. At the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, he had his major breakthrough, and his innovative modernism was a success. Nilsson created, among other things, jewellery, table silver, and services.
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