Wiwen Nilsson
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A 125 pcs of sterling flatware, Lund, ca 1964-67.
12 dinner forks
12 dinner knives
12 dinner spoons
12 luncheon forks
11 dessert spoons
8 tea spoons
12 mocca spoons
5 fruit knives
8 sallad knives
12 sallad forks
4 grapefruit spoons
2+2+1 serving forks
7 butter knives
1 herring fork
1 fish servering fork
1 servingspoon
1 sandwich server
1 cake server
Engraved monogram CRT.
Saleroom notice
Salladskniven ej avbildad/ the sallad knife is not depicted in the photograph of the set.
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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