(5) DANISH MINIATURE PORTRAITS, TRESCHOW FAMILY
on bone, family history on reverse
a woman wearing pearl necklace "Ane Bergitte Treschow...(1791-1869)"; her husband with "Amtnand Herman Gerhard Treschow; portrait of a high ranking officer, "...Daniel Treschow (1791-1869), black frames; small round portrait of Herman Treschow as a child; another of his mother, "Sophie Elisabet..."
The Trescow family, originating in Denmark, were 17th c. shoe merchants, and later in the 18th c., priests. Michael Treschow (son of Herman, man with curly hair), a parish priest, bought the status of untitled lower nobility in 1812.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 164 : (5) DANISH MINIATURE PORTRAITS, TRESCHOW FAMILY
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