Extremely Rare Coco De Mer Silver Mounted Box

Antique or Vintage Coco de Mer hinged box. Very good condition with light wear to surface as shown in photos.

This is a rare and magnificent object fashioned from a rare coco de mer nut and Ostrich egg by Antony Redmile. The box is secured to a wooden base with a silvered stand, holding both sides of the coconut. The coconut is a rich dark chocolate brown and appears to be warmly polished. The top of the box is silvered and adorned with beautiful malachite specimens. 2 small cast resin boar's teeth set with malachite are present on either side of the box, much like handles. Decorative silvered fittings hold ostrich eggs that serve as the lids to the box. Finally, a silvered fitting holds an oval malachite finial...

It was once believed that the trees producing the Coco de Mer seed (the world’s largest, which commonly wash up on beaches) lived in forests at the bottom of the ocean. Later, once t...

Unusual coco de mer tea caddy crafted with a double lobe nut found on the Seychelles Islands, it is said to have mystical properties. Featuring malachite f...

Unusual Coco de Mer with its iconic form perfectly undecorated. Found on the Seychelles archipelago and presented on a custom aluminum stand.

Sculptural and sensual, this quite large Coco de Mer embodies organic beauty and natural voluptuousness. Native to the Seychelles, this legendary fruit — also known as Lodoicea maldi...

A Coco de Mer nut on custom made lucite stand. The Coco de Mer seed nut is the largest in the world and only found in th Seychelles islands. Circa early 20...

Coco de mer is the Palm with the largest coconuts in the world. It grows only on the Seychelles islands of Curieuse and Praslin. The Coco de mer's place of growth was only discovere...

A Coco De Mer sculpture by Glyn Lockett with silvered brass stem, the pudendum with silver wire inset with lapis and seed pearls on silver mounted boar tusk feet and with makers silv...

A Coco De Mer sculpture by Glyn Lockett with a gilt metal spiral stem, the penned with seed pearls, on gilt metal mounted Chamois antelope/goat or feet with makers monogram. This is...