8 5/8”CHALICE BY JOHANN CHRISTOPH HEYNE
AN EXTREMELY RARE AMERICAN PEWTERER WAS JOHANN CHRISTOPH HEYNE. HE EMIGRATED FROM GERMANY AND SETTLED IN LANCASTER, PA. HE WORKED FROM 1754-1780. MOST, IF NOT ALL OF HIS PEWTER WAS FOR CHURCH USE. HIS CHALICES ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE EXCEPTIONAL GRACE AND FORM. THIS CHALICE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.