Bergsgardens Silversamling: Nordiska Mastare by Holmquist, Kersti - 1961

Stockholm: Hallwylska Museet. Fine copy in acetate wrapper. 1999. 1st. 1/4 leather. 4to, 311 pp., Texts in Swedish & English; black leather spine over suede-covered boards .

Sweden 1999. Wilhemina von Hallwyl was a dedicated collector with a very wide range of collecting interests. This book documents her expansive international silver collection displayed in the Hallwyl Museum in Stockholm. The most important components of the collection include the beakers and spoons, a group of ecclesiastical art objects, utility items, personal articles from the Hallwyl family, as well as the collection’s glories: a bowl from 1558, one of the oldest dated silver objects in Sweden; a teapot, a masterpiece made in 1720 by Andreas Lorentzon Wall; as well as a dish made in 1651 by the Dutch goldsmith Johannes Lutma. Gorgeous photographs supplement this catalog of nearly 800 items, from Sweden, Germany, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Siebengurgia, Czechoslovakia, and Austria. Includes an index of masters., Swedish/ English, Year1999, Illust. B/W187, Illust. Color33, ISBN 9163081210, Code 4181. Gilded with grey… Read More

Nordisk Rotograver Stockholm 1963. Hardcover , Mit 9092 Stempelabbildungen u. einigen weiteren Textabbildungen. 791 (1) S. Marken der schwedischen Gold- u. Silberschmiede enthalt. Mit ausfuhrlichen Registern

Lund, Sweden: Kulturen , 1990. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean. Text all in SWEDISH. Karl Edvin (Wiwen) Nilsson (1897- 1974) was a Swedish silversmith and jeweller for the royals. Nilsson made his debut with his work at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923 with a modern design for a coffee service. He took over his father's business in Lund in the 1920's and was known for his modernist silver work. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white with photographs on every page. 10" high 9" wide, 248 pages. Scarce. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Sweden 1990. The Goldsmith Workshop, which Wiwen Nilsson took over in 1927 had traditions going back to the18th century. The illustrations show exquisitely crafted silver holloware, flatware, jewelry, decorative pieces, sculptures etc. Essays: ‘Before 1848 with the craftsmen Johan Petter Hasselgren and Anders Nilsson’,Wiwen Nilsson before 1930: ‘Childhood and Education’, Lund; ‘The Göteborg exhibition; Paris 1924-25’, ‘Lund 1925-1929’, ‘ Wiwen Nilsson 1930-1974’, ‘The Stockholm Exhibition 1930’, etc., Swedish, Year1990, Illust. B/W257, Illust. Color74, ISBN 9187054094, Code 0288. Clothbound, Book in perfect condition but jackets are in bad condition., Bio. Pages 246, Size 10”x 9”

Published in 1999, Hallwylska Museet (Stockholm). Like New. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes [katalogredaktion, Eva Helena Cassel-Pihl, Kersti Holmquist och Marie Jansson-Lohse = The Hallwyl collection of silver / [catalogue editorial department, Eva Helena Cassel-Pihl, Kersti Holmquist och Marie Jasson-Lohse]. 311 p., 32 p. of col. plates. SWEDISH & ENGLISH. Fine. * rm