a pair of cufflinks and a pair of shirt buttons, gilded silver with onyx and monogram on the side, Lund 1948.
Dimensions ca 17 x 18 mm and ca 14 x 14 mm, total weight 30 g. Accompanied by a case.
Wear commensurate with age and use.
Nils and Alice Wedel.
Thence by descent.
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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