Silver & Collectors' Items - 22nd and 23rd July - 22nd July 2014

Lot 848

By Wiwen Nilsson

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £420

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Description

By Wiwen Nilsson, a modern Swedish silver caddy,

Lund 1950,

rectangular form, canted corners, the hinged cover applied with a buckle and initials, length 11.8cm, approx. weight 9.7oz.

Wiwen Nilsson (1897-1974) trained at the Staatliche Zeichenakademie at Hanau and afterwards worked in Georg Jensen's Paris Workshop. In 1928 he took over his Father's firm at Lund.