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Wiwen Nilsson

(Sweden, 1897-1974)
Estimate
15 000 - 17 000 SEK
1 410 - 1 600 EUR
1 580 - 1 790 USD
Hammer price
16 000 SEK
Covered by droit de suite

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Sweden: BUS
Finland: Kuvasto

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Fredrik Karlsson
Stockholm
Fredrik Karlsson
Specialist Jewellery
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Wiwen Nilsson
(Sweden, 1897-1974)

a necklace, silver with step-cut rock crystal, Lund 1947.

Signed Wiwen Nilsson. Dimensions ca 50 x 18 mm, length ca 59 cm, weight 52 g.

Wear commensurate with age and use.

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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