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Wiwen Nilsson

(Sweden, 1897-1974)
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
707 - 884 EUR
724 - 905 USD
Hammer price
26 000 SEK
Covered by droit de suite

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Sweden: BUS
Finland: Kuvasto

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Cecilia Andrén
Stockholm
Cecilia Andrén
Head specialist Jewellery
+46 (0)790 78 03 20
Wiwen Nilsson
(Sweden, 1897-1974)

a brooch, sterling silver, in the shape of a parrot, Lund 1952.

Signed Wiwen Nilsson. Dimensions ca 30 x 79 mm, weight 39 g.

Wear commensurate with age and use.

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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