A handsome antique silver mounted coconut cup with engraved and scalloped decoration and standing on three substantial, decorative silver feet.
Height 8.7cm. Diameter 10cm.
Makers mark “RC”.
Circa 1750.
Marks. The rim is double stamped with the maker’s mark “RC”. We’ve been unable to trace this mark which may possibly be English provincial or Continental.
No maker assigned
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Drinking vessels formed from the coconut were prized in early times for their healing powers. The coconut cup is a variety of standing cup, made and used in Europe in the 15th and 16th Century, with a revival in Georgian England. Usually they have a pedestal foot or 3 ornamental feet and are mounted in silver or Old Sheffield plate.
This charming silver mounted coconut cup is in good condition with signs of use over the years. The silver rim is a bit misshapen and has a silver solder mark above one of the maker’s marks. There is a sizeable crack to the coconut which can be seen underneath but is not clearly visible on the inside, maybe it’s an original fault.
By appointment only.
