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Wiwen Nilsson(Sweden, 1897-1974)
a sterling silver cutlery-set of 61 pieces, Lund, Sweden 1946.
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30 000 - 40 000 SEK
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A sterling silver cutlery-set of 61 pieces, Lund, Sweden 1946.

Comprising:
4 dinner knives 25.5 cm
6 dinner forks 19.5 cm
2 table spoons 19.3 cm
12 table knives 20 cm
6 table forks 19.5 cm
6 dessert knives 18.7 cm
7 dessert forks 17 cm
6 dessert spoons 17 cm
6 sandwich forks 14.7 cm
2 butter knives 17 cm
1 sauce ladle 12.5 cm
1 cheese knife 13.8 cm
1 herring fork 14.3 cm
1 butter knife holder
Some with a mirror monogram "L". The knives with steel blades. Total weight (including steel blades) approximately 2775 g. Also, two accompanying copies of table knives 20 cm (PA from 1962), weight 106 g.

More about Wiwen Nilsson

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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Lisa Gartz
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Sweden: BUS
Finland: Kuvasto

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