A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED COCONUT (COCOS NUCIFERA) CUP AND COVER
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
The mounts engraved with scrolling motifs on matted ground, the coconut held by three silver straps, each capped with an applied cast mask, the hinged cover with warrior finial holding a spear and a shield engraved with a merchant's mark and dated 1554
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED COCONUT (COCOS NUCIFERA) CUP AND COVER
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
The mounts engraved with scrolling motifs on matted ground, the coconut held by three silver straps, each capped with an applied cast mask, the hinged cover with warrior finial holding a spear and a shield engraved with a merchant's mark and dated 1554
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high
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