a pair of sterling silver candlesticks, Lund, Sweden, 1973-1974.
Hexagonal shape, height ca. 16.5 cm. Total weight ca. 474 g.
Bengt Bengtsson, "Gammalt silver ur Kulturens samlingar", 1979, the model illustrated at p. 195.
Kersti Holmquist, "Silversmeden Wiwen Nilsson", 1990, compare the same model illustrated p. 105.
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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