Wiwen Nilsson
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A Wiwen Nilsson sterling and ebony tray, Lund 1956.
sterling och ebenholts. Oktogonal, spegel och räfflade handtag av ebenholts, fattning i sterling. Längd 76,5 cm, bredd 44,5 cm.
Liten kantbuckla, litet nagg och torrspricka i träarbetet.
Literature
Kersti Holmquist, ibid. se sidan 84, snarlik bricka avbildad. Modellen formgiven 1938 -39.
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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