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Wiwen Nilsson

(Sweden, 1897-1974)
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
581 - 775 EUR
672 - 896 USD
Hammer price
6 000 SEK
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Covered by droit de suite

By law, the buyer will pay an artist fee for this work of art. This fee is 5% of the hammer price, or less. For more information about this law:

Sweden: BUS
Finland: Kuvasto

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Eva Seeman
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Wiwen Nilsson
(Sweden, 1897-1974)

A Wiwen Nilsson pair of gold earrings, Lund 1956.

12 x 12 mm, total weight 8 g.

More information

Originalask medföljer.

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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