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LNEBURG, CIRCA 1600, MAKER'S MARK MP MONOGRAM
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A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED COCONUT TANKARD
Lneburg, circa 1600, Maker's Mark MP monogram
On circular foot chased with strapwork, the coconut held by three hinged straps joined to a flaring circular neck with stiff-leaf molding and engraved with arabesques, the circular cover with similar leaves and a ropetwist molding supporting a figure holding a shield, the scroll handle engraved with guilloche and with a cherub's head thumbpiece, marked on neck
9¾ in (24.8 cm.) high
Lneburg, circa 1600, Maker's Mark MP monogram
On circular foot chased with strapwork, the coconut held by three hinged straps joined to a flaring circular neck with stiff-leaf molding and engraved with arabesques, the circular cover with similar leaves and a ropetwist molding supporting a figure holding a shield, the scroll handle engraved with guilloche and with a cherub's head thumbpiece, marked on neck
9¾ in (24.8 cm.) high
Provenance
S.J. Phillips