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Silver, partially gilded. A small curved base surrounded by thin curved gadroons, transitioning into a repeatedly profiled body base, which expands conically and ends with a narrow rim edge. On the viewer’s side, an oval cartouche with the engraved coat of arms of the Behrens family and the date "1754". The underside corresponds to the date; the interior is gilded. Workshop, hallmark, annual letter "A", master Johann Dietrich Rechwald / Rechwaldt (master since 1738). Weight approximately 310 g. Height 17.5 cm. See Leistikov, Baltic Silver, pp. 305, 327; other beakers by the master on pp. 113 and following, illustrations 185, 187, 188. Beakers with the same coat of arms, illustration 189. Large Baltic Baroque gilded silver beaker by Johann Dietrich Rechwald / Rechwaldt (master since 1738) with the engraved coat of arms of the Behrens family. Gilded inside. Hallmark and workshop, annual letter "A". Baltic States. Riga. 1749-1756.