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Four silver mounted coconut cups and two goblets, 18th / 19th…
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Melbourne
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17-Sep-2018
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Four silver mounted coconut cups and two goblets, 18th / 19th centuries, comprising three cups raised on three hoof feet, two inset with oval mounts bearing crests. The fourth raised on three scroll feet. The two goblets raised on circular bases, both bearing shield shaped mounts, None hallmarked, the largest goblet 12.5 cm high, other Notes: coconut cups have been popular in Western Europe from the late 15th and 16th centuries, transported from India, as well as south American and the West Indies, particularly by the Spanish and Portuguese, drinking from a coconut cup was believed to cure all sorts of ailments such as fever, kidney failure and tapeworm, They were not only restorative, but thought to have aphrodisiac powers
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Silver: Mugs, Cups & Goblets