A CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED COCONUT OWL-FORM CUP

PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY

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A CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED COCONUT OWL-FORM CUP
Probably 19th century
The coconut mounted with legs, tail and removable head, realistically chased with feathers, one foot with an attached bell, the neck engraved with a foliate band, apparently unmarked
8in. (21cm.) high

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