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A SILVER-MOUNTED COCONUT CUP
apparently unmarked, possibly Germany, 19th Century
On spreading moulded circular foot decorated with foliage and cherubs and engraved with three coats of arms and inscription, the fruit and floral baluster stem with two grotesque masks, the body decorated ensuite, and with engraved stylised floral bands, with ostrich finial, the inside rim inscribed "hertzog heinrich XI. vermachte das hertzogthum Groszen feiner Gemahlin Barbara Churfürft Albrechts zu Brandenburg Tochter"
apparently unmarked, possibly Germany, 19th Century
On spreading moulded circular foot decorated with foliage and cherubs and engraved with three coats of arms and inscription, the fruit and floral baluster stem with two grotesque masks, the body decorated ensuite, and with engraved stylised floral bands, with ostrich finial, the inside rim inscribed "hertzog heinrich XI. vermachte das hertzogthum Groszen feiner Gemahlin Barbara Churfürft Albrechts zu Brandenburg Tochter"