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Lot 444

Rare Philadelphia, Pennsylvania pewter beaker

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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Rare Philadelphia, Pennsylvania pewter beaker, ca. 1730, bearing the touch of Simon Edgell, 4 1/4" h. Fewer than a dozen signed pieces by Edgell are known. This is likely the earliest marked American beaker. Illustrated in Illustrated Catalogue of American Pewter, 1740-1850, From Pennsylvania Collections Exhibition The Historical Society of Berks County July 9 to November 13, 1993, Historical Review of Berks County, Vol. VIII No. 3, Summer 1993 pg. 138. Herr Pewter in Pennsylvania Churches. fig. 94. Provenance: Purportedly used by the Bowmansville Mennonite Church.

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Condition

8/27/77 Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.

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