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A beautiful example of a 'Coco De Mer' or double coconut (1800 to 1900 Seychelles)

Reference no. 27888
A beautiful example of a 'Coco De Mer' or double coconut

Medium

Coconut

Dimensions

28.50cm wide    31.50cm high    (11.22 inches wide  12.40 inches high)

Provenance

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Literature

These shapely nuts were often collected and brought back by merchant
seamen and have always been highly prizes as curiosities.
They come from a tall palm tree native to the Seychelles and are the
largest known seed in the world. As the first nuts were found floating
in the sea they are known as 'Coco De Mer'.
There is an example in the Royal Danish Kunstkammer 1737 called a
'Maldivian Coco' and described as 'complete, rare and beautiful'.

Condition

THIS EXAMPLE IS SOLD
PLEASE CONTACT FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE IN STOCK

Description / Expertise

A beautiful example of a 'Coco De Mer' or double coconut
19th CENTURY

Size: 31.5cm x 28.5cm

SOLD