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Pehr Hilleström

(Sweden, 1733-1816)
Estimate
150 000 - 175 000 SEK
14 600 - 17 100 EUR
17 000 - 19 800 USD
Hammer price
160 000 SEK
Bidding requires special pre approval.
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Lisa Gartz
Stockholm
Lisa Gartz
Head Specialist Silver
+46 (0)709 17 99 93
Pehr Hilleström
(Sweden, 1733-1816)

"2ne fruent: der söker att fastaga en f(j)eril på en blomma" (= Two ladies trying to catch a butterfly)

Probably executed 1787. Panel 40 x 33 cm. Period gilded frame.

Provenance

Earlier in County judge H. Sederholm collection, Stockholm.
Thereafter inherrited by the family.

Literature

Gerda Cederblom, "Pehr Hilleström som kulturskildrare", I, 1927. Described and illustrated, plate no 57.
Listed in the artists own register, catalogue no 563, "2ne fruent: der söker att fastaga en f(j)eril på en blomma".