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Auction archive: Lot number 431

A coco de mer

Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$596 - US$994
Price realised:
£500
ca. US$994
Auction archive: Lot number 431

A coco de mer

Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$596 - US$994
Price realised:
£500
ca. US$994
Beschreibung:

A coco de mer, with nut enclosed, 11in (28cm) h, 10in (25.5cm) w., and three worked examples, as cutlery trays and a mounted vase. (4) Also known as a sea coconut, double coconut and Seychelles nut the coco de mer produces the largest seed in the world and is only found on two of the islands that make up the Seychelles. Until 1768 sailors believed these nuts grew on mythical trees at the bottom of the sea.

Auction archive: Lot number 431
Auction:
Datum:
8 Jul 2008
Auction house:
Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd
Castle Street 51-61
Salisbury Wiltshire, SP1 3SU
United Kingdom
enquiries@woolleyandwallis.co.uk
+44 (0)1722 424500
+44 (0)1722 424508
Beschreibung:

A coco de mer, with nut enclosed, 11in (28cm) h, 10in (25.5cm) w., and three worked examples, as cutlery trays and a mounted vase. (4) Also known as a sea coconut, double coconut and Seychelles nut the coco de mer produces the largest seed in the world and is only found on two of the islands that make up the Seychelles. Until 1768 sailors believed these nuts grew on mythical trees at the bottom of the sea.

Auction archive: Lot number 431
Auction:
Datum:
8 Jul 2008
Auction house:
Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd
Castle Street 51-61
Salisbury Wiltshire, SP1 3SU
United Kingdom
enquiries@woolleyandwallis.co.uk
+44 (0)1722 424500
+44 (0)1722 424508
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