Object Description
A very charming piece of antique silver. The coconut cup is mounted with an engraved and scalloped silver rim and a low spreading silver foot. The very nice period features include the heart shaped supports at the base of the twin side handles and the little flower shaped nut attaching the silver foot to the coconut.
Height 9.2cm (rim), 9.8cm top of (handle).Diameter 8.3cm.
Makers mark only “MF” double struck.
Probably English
circa 1750.
Marks. Stamped underneath the body twice with maker’s mark “MF”. The foot is hand engraved with initials in old fashioned script, the style is English.