Wiwen Nilsson
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a sterling silver pitcher, a 'hot water jug,' Lund, Sweden 1941.
Ebony handle. Height 22 cm, weight 645 g.
Engraved inscription underneath, dated 1943 and 1964.
Literature
Kersti Holmquist, Silversmeden Wiwen Nilsson, Kulturen i Lund 1990, p 85, the same model illustrated which was executed in the same year as this one, in 1941.
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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