English George III Thomas Harper II Sterling Silver Mounted Coconut Goblet shipping_$550 Now mounted on a round

Now mounted on a round base

Width 71 Depth 24

5 Height 31 inches

Perhaps a former fountain element

English George III Thomas Harper II Sterling Silver Mounted Coconut Goblet shipping_$550 Now mounted on a roundDETAILS This antique, Georgian coconut cup was crafted at a time when coconuts would have been quite a novelty to England, and most likely brought over by a sailor. The silver mounted decoration would have been done in London by Harper, who converting it into a drinking vessel chalice. MAKER Thomas Harper II (London, England, registered 1806) MARKS Hallmarked: T. H. PERIOD George III (1760 1820) Early 19th century DATE Early 19th century DIMENSIONS