A pair of sterling silver candlesticks, Lund, Sweden 1968.
Round candle holder, tapered stem, hexagonal foot. Height 23 cm. Total weight approx. 1164 g.
Kersti Holmquist, 'Silversmeden Wiwen Nilsson', Lund, 1990, see variants of the model illustrated pp 106, 148 and 166.
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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