DENMARK. Aarhus. Lorenzo Marzetta. 8 Skilling, 1.10.1809. Serial Number 9. PMG Very Fine 30.
Pick-Unlisted. FGN-76. Bruun-102. Galanterihandler Lorenzo Marzetta. Plated in Finn Grandt-Nielsen and listed as unique. Moderate and problem-free circulation with a bold handwritten serial number and signature.
A galanterihandler was a merchant who dealt in fashionable small wares and luxury accessories, ranging from jewelry and trinkets to imported novelties, catering to the growing taste for elegance and refinement in urban Denmark. Lorenzo Marzetta was born in Italy around 1770 but had settled in Denmark by the last few years of the 18th century.
From the L.E. Bruun Collection.
Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922).
Estimate: 800 - 1000