REVAL, DATED 1721, MAKER'S MARK PW OVER PL CONJOINED, APPARENTLY THE UNRECORDED MARK OF PETER WILHELM POLACK

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A BALTIC SILVER BEAKER
REVAL, DATED 1721, MAKER'S MARK PW OVER PL CONJOINED, APPARENTLY THE UNRECORDED MARK OF PETER WILHELM POLACK
Tapering cylindrical on moulded foot, engraved to one side with later inscription and arms accolé below the rim, marked underneath and with later tax mark to rim
7 5/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high
15 oz. 17 dwt. (493 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Hinrich Johan Lechner Anna Kreger' and the date '1721'

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Lot Essay

The mark of Peter Wilhelm Polack (w. 1711-1721) is recorded as 'PW' over 'P', in a punch shaped in the same way as the present lot. His father registered a mark 'PPL', the latter letters conjoined. The engraved date '1721' leads us to believe that the present lot is the work of Peter Wilhelm Polack, rather than his father, using a previously unrecorded mark. For an image of the mark, please see Christies.com

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