Wiwen Nilsson
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An octagonal bell shaped sterling silver vase, Lund, Sweden 1949.
Height 29 cm, weight ca 705 g.
Exhibitions
Exhibition of Swedish Industrial Art, London 1931. The same model exhibited and illustrated as catalogue number 42a.
Literature
Kersti Holmquist, 'Silvermeden Wiwen Nilsson', Kulturen, Lund 1990. The same model ill p 75, usually this model has a twisted border above the base.
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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