A Wiwen Nilsson sterling coffee service with a tray, Lund, Sweden 1967.
Octogonal shape,comprising a coffee pot, creamer, a sugar bowl and a tray. Height of the coffee pot 25,5 cm, diameter of the tray 26,5 cm, total weight ca 1720 g.
The comissioner's mongrams and 1967 engraved underneath the bases.
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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