Henrik Wigström

Henrik Wigström (* 1862, † 1923) was a Finnish- Russian goldsmith and from 1903 workshop manager at the manufactory of Carl Peter Fabergé in St. Petersburg.

Wigström was his successor and workshop leader in the manufacturing goldsmith Fabergé after the death of Michael Perchin and thus was responsible for the production of the imperial Faberge eggs. To Wigströms specialized ministries also scored the design of cigarette cases, photo frames and figurines, as they were made at the peak of the company to a great extent. Wigström oriented primarily at the Louis XVI style and the Empire.

Source

• Christopher Forbes: Fabergé - the imperial pomp eggs, Prestel, Munich -Berlin- London-New York 2003.

• Goldsmith
• Finn
• Born in 1862
• Died in 1923
• Man