It was listed by Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1750s.
The rim with a silver mount, with horizontal ring detail to the top and bottom. The bottom finished with a chased leaf edge. the coconut body carved, named and dated. The top of the body carved 'CHRISTIAN GRAY, 26TH AUGUST 1766'.
The cup resting on the silver stem, with a ring and knob profile, above a domed foot, with sloping gadroon decoration, and a flat ring edge.
Hallmarked for IP James Phipps, London.
Height 7 1/4 inches, diameter 4 1/4 inches.
Date 1766.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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18th C Coconut Cup with Silver Mount
