SPANISH COLONIAL CARVED COCONUT MONEY BOX
Guatemala, c. 1790, referred to as an Alcanci or Jicara
the nut with overall elaborate and fine engraving and hinged lid with silver finial, a mounted silver openwork starburst disc to each side, on silver scrolled legs, 6"h; 7"w
From the collection of a Connecticut gentleman who lived in Latin America for many years.
This type of container was treasured by English sailors who picked them up as part of the contraband trade along coastal Central America. They were frequently used as tobacco boxes.
See, Esteras Martin, La Plateria en el Reino de Guatemala, siglos XVI-XIX, p. 147, 242, 288.
Nut has some old but stable cracking; legs possibly later.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Realized: $3,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 307 : SPANISH COLONIAL CARVED COCONUT MONEY BOX
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