Description

An antique silver mounted coconut cup on a tall spreading foot. Good size and condition. The silver mount has a silver inner bowl with the original gilding. Hand engraved on the foot is the crest of a castle topped by a bird.

Contains 235 ml.
Height 14.4cm. Diameter 8.2cm.
London 1800.
Maker Phipps and Robinson.

Marks. Both bowl and foot are fully stamped with English silver hallmarks, the rim has the lion and makers mark.

Literature: Coconuts were prized in early times for their healing powers and drinking vessels were often formed from them. The coconut cup is a variety of standing cup, made and used in Europe in the 15th and 16th Century, with a revival in Georgian England. Usually they have a pedestal foot or 3 ornamental feet and are mounted in silver or Old Sheffield plate.

This collectible cup is in very good condition. The coconut has a good finish and does not leak. The engraved crest is still crisp.

Maker: Phipps & Robinson

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