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Henrik Immanuel Wigström
Read more...Swedish-Finnish jeweller, goldsmith, silversmith. Hallmark: H.W. in an oval. Born in the family of a Swedish fisherman and churchwarden called August Wigström and his wife Wendla Forsman in the town ...
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Konstantin Väkevä (Wäkevä)
Read more...Finnish jeweller, silversmith. Elder brother of Alexander Väkevä. Hallmark: K.W. Born in the family of Stefan Väkevä in St Petersburg (1867). Studied under his father (1880s) and qualified as a silve...
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Alexander Väkevä (Wäkevä)
Read more...Finnish jeweller, silversmith. Younger brother of Konstantin Väkevä. Hallmark: A.W. Born in the family of Stefan Väkevä in St Petersburg (1870). Studied under his father (1880s) and qualified as a si...
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