Jacob Gustav HAHN (active 1790-1824), Silver Vase

forged sterling silver, hallmarked (twice stamped HAN, sample 12 - in rectangles, additional hallmark illegible); height 29.5 cm; width 54.5 cm; depth 24.5 cm; weight 2,883 g.
Vilnius, late 18th - early 19th c.
Oval, on a profiled foot and a short stem, plain, with two ribboned, tall handles on the long axis, on the spigot added contemporary, engraved Pielesz coat of arms.
Jacob Gustav Hahn (Hann, Han) was born in Berlin in 1856, and it is unknown when he arrived in Vilnius. Probably around 1789, since at that time he enrolled as a magister with Nataniel May and Benjamin Kieyda. In 1790 he was admitted to the Vilnius guild as a master, and from 1802-1804 he served as guild elder. In 1811 he became a councilor of the city magistrate.