Antique Coconut

Originally inspired by the natural shapes of coconuts and gourds, calabashes are today prized works of art as much as unique ethnographic artifacts.

A superb 19th century hand carved Mexican coconut bank with exceptional scrimshaw carving. This deeply carved gourd shape coconut features four vignettes, each surrounded by foliate ...

Dimensions: coconut measures 5 inches long. Displayed on a high quality custom made stand.

Madras silver and carved coconut sugar pot, retailed by P.ORR & Sons, Madras.

Dimensions: coconut measures approximately 5.75 inches x 5 inches.

A 19th century Continental silver-mounted coconut water bottle with silver-mounted cork stopper

An 18th century carved coconut cup on stand

Dimensions: coconut measures approximately 4.5 inches diameter.

The small coconut, being brass hinged and opening to reveal a gold satin lined interior, possibly for sewing or pin storage, the whole surviving intact from the late nineteenth centu...

Very pretty, richly and finely carved coconut dating from the Empire period. With rotating decoration, it partly represents an admiral surrounded by two cupids holding the laurels of...

A 19th century silver-mounted coconut box, with overlapping leaf pattern base, a border of chased leaves and berries and a clasp modeled as a hand with two fingers extended.

This exceedingly fine and rare early 20th century Mexican coconut bank is carved over almost every inch in beautiful detail.

A good early 20th century silver inlaid coconut bank with inlaid mother of pearl eyes and scrimshaw carving throughout.

Turn of the Century Javanese Coconut Scraper ( 2 available, priced and sold separately )

Turn of the Century Indonesian Animal Themed Coconut Scraper ( 2 available, priced and sold separately )

Coconut finely carved with attributes of the arts and military attributes.

A superb early 20th century hand carved Mexican coconut flask with exceptional scrimshaw carving - dated December 29, 1908.

Exhibiting workmanship of the finest quality, this delightful drinking vessel combines beautifully wrought silver work with a masterfully carved coconut shell, creating an object tha...

A rare early 20th century Mexican silver inlaid coconut bank with deeply carved vignettes, inset shell eyes and a shell inlaid inscription - "UN RECUERDO DE ULUA."

Beautiful rare Spanish Colonial carved "Coco" adorned with Silver lock plates, fittings and decorative elements. Very rare.

Outstanding 19th century hand carved coconut flask with three deeply carved courtship scenes surrounded by cornucopia, foliate motifs, animals and banners.

Nice carved "coco" with various designs including horses and carved monkey face with mother of pearl eyes. (one eye is missing the Mother of Pearl).

Carved 19th c. coconut with imagery that seems to be Mexican, mounted on iron base

A superb 19th century hand carved Mexican coconut bank with exceptional scrimshaw carving, fret carvings, reticulations, button eyes and hand carved 'concha nácar' teeth set into bl...

A beautifully carved and reticulated coconut bank with a conquistador on one face and his horse and banner on the other.

Beautiful carved "Coco", these types of pieces were often carved on slave ships. This one has a face, horse, a man of nobility and other decorative elements.

A great find from our travels is this amazing coconut cup. Sailors with the Dutch and British East India Company often carved coconut shells in their spare time to take home to thei...

Mounted on a carved wooden base. The traditional coconut husker/shaver/grater is a manual tool, used to scrape or to grate the kernel (the white flesh) of a coconut from its shell.

An unusual Austrian bronze and coconut mounted inkwell, modelled in the form of a recumbent camel, the hinged cover in the form of a tasselled trapping.

This extremely fine 19th century 'concha nácar' inlaid coconut (most likely a powder flask) features two courtships surrounded by birds, cherubim, foliate motifs, cornucopia and more.

A fine early 20th century Mexican coconut bank with meticulous scrimshaw carving and inscriptions throughout.

Mexican Carved coconut cup with the following images ... Mexican President Benito Juarez, Mexican Eagle, smoking Mexican woman and a Pierrot and Colombina.

Beautiful coconut tree tables lamps, bronze stems, base and leaves.

Beginning in the thirteenth century, mounted coconut cups were highly prized in Europe, partly because it was believed that drinking from a coconut was beneficial to one's health.

A superb late 19th century Mexican hand carved and reticulated coconut bank with 'concha nacar' and coral beaded eyes.

A cute antique Asian tribal carved wood animal coconut scraper The carved wood Rabbit with incised floral motives and metal scarper mouth South East Asia Thai or Indonesian Measu...

A rare late 19th century British or American carved coconut powder flask with a medieval castle, a galleon, birds, anchors and trees -- surrounded by an intricate fish scale pattern ...

A stunning late 19th century hand carved Mexican coconut bank with beautiful silver inlay, pigmented resin and inlaid button eyes - circa 1880 -1900.

Beggars bowl made from auspicious double coconut shell. Mounted on Stand.

A rare and unusual pair of dressers clad in coconut and with etched bronze inserts on the drawer fronts.

A good 19th century colonial mate cup with skillfully crafted silver repousse, large paw feet, birds, dogs, chickens and the original silver 'bombilla'.

Dimensions: cu...

A very rare and important documented example of Jamaican furniture from the 19th century. This table was part of a larger suite of furniture that was made for the second Marquis of ...

Coco de Mer Box, early 20th century.

Silver and Ivory mounted coconut Teapot with Elphant spout and Ivory handle and Finial.

A pair of superb 18th century Spanish colonial silver mounted coconut mate cups. Beautiful hand chased silver with scalloped edges, foliate motifs, footed ring bases, scroll handles,...

A very fine example of a Coco de Mer (Lodoicea maldivica). A wonderful, dark coloration with a deep lustre. In a complete, undamaged state with its contents still present. Size...

A superb 18th century Spanish colonial silver mounted mate cup with beautiful serpentine handle, footed ring base and scalloped edge.

Dimensions: approximately 4.25 in...

Coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica) box with wood base and brass hinges, Goa, early 20th century.

Basket Coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica) with a handle

Antique box veneered with maple sides crossbanded in mahogany, the top has perspective inlays and star motif to the centre. Veneers used are: Coconut, lace, mahogany, palm, satinwood...

Woven Rattan base with coconut shell pieces molded to create a protected warrior vest.

Hand Painted Tole Palm Chandelier with Crystal coconuts, Five Lights, Because of the Flash on the camera, the color is not as bright as it shows in the pictures.

Made of papier mache with Galle glass eyes and wooden wheels. Coconut fiber ruff collar. Head nods and makes a growling sound when chain is pulled

French, 1920's rayon Art Deco brocade, white ground with coconut palms and birds in blue, red and yellow.

These original plates are precise, scale etchings of the temples the army encountered, signed, stamped and dated. Framed in elegant coconut wood frames. 7 horizontal, 2 vertical.

This rug came from a collector who lived in coconut grove, FL, 1890. Room size: 9-7 x 12-9.

Latched Coco De Mer box. Coco de Mer are coconut-like fruit indigenous only to the Seychelle Islands far off the coast of India, holding special religious significance as a fertility...