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A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED COCONUT CUP
no apparent marks, circa 1580
On circular domed foot chased with C-scrolls and fruit, the sunken centre with rising baluster stem decorated with similar motifs below a gadrooned urn-shaped central section, the coconut cup mounted with hinged strapwork terminating to a rising upper lip, the upper lip engraved with fruit swags and birds above cut foliate ornaments - 24cm high
no apparent marks, circa 1580
On circular domed foot chased with C-scrolls and fruit, the sunken centre with rising baluster stem decorated with similar motifs below a gadrooned urn-shaped central section, the coconut cup mounted with hinged strapwork terminating to a rising upper lip, the upper lip engraved with fruit swags and birds above cut foliate ornaments - 24cm high