Antique Coconut Wood Rice Spoon on a Stand

Solid teak wood container. Originally used for pounding rice. Great by a fire with logs stacked or by a pool with white towels or for magazines. Multiple ideas that this wonderful ob...

This antique teak wood bowl was originally used to pound rice. We added the shell inlay. This bowl was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be f...

A unique wooden ladle with a half coconut shell attached, originally used for serving soup. We added the shell inlay to the long wooden handles. Perfect p...

Beautiful aged teak wood container originally used to store rice. We have added the shell inlay by hand to the top section. A multiple of uses such as storing towels, magazines, firewood etc etc This antique container...

This is a pair of antique decorative spoon rests. A Japanese bamboo-effect carved teak kitchen utility stand, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 190...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver Hanoverian rat tail pattern hash spoon; an addition to our silver flatware collection This exceptional antique George II sterling silver spoon has been crafted in the Hanoverian Rat Tail pattern. The posterior surface of the antique silver spoon...

Antique Sterling silver John Polhamus 4 coffee spoons and a master salt spoon. Marked: JP PAT '74, STERLING. Monogrammed: Appears to be M or W. Coffee: 4 3/4". Salt: 3 11/16". To...

This intriguing sterling silver cup features the shell of a coconut mounted into exquisite silver. A sublime example of elegant Georgian design, the cup features delicate scalloped edging as its singular motif. It is extraordinary to find such a beautiful example of this lost art, exhibiting a rare combination of classical beauty and exotic charm. The use of rare and exotic materials such as the coconut became popular across Europe during the Middle Ages, when it was believed that these unique materials from distant lands possessed mystical powers. It was held that they could detect, and even deter, the effects of poison and as such were employed as drinking vessels, often mounted with ornate embellishments of silver. As more trade routes opened up during the 16th century, materials such as the coconut became more widely available, though still only afforded to the wealthy minority in Europe and England. And, while they eventually lost their appeal for their magical powers, coconuts proved an ideal material for cups and pots and retained their popularity as such. Very similar silver-mounted coconut cups...