LATIN AMERICAN SILVER MOUNTED COCONUT BOX
Argentina, 18/19th c.,
the nut with overall scrolling leaf and floral carving, silver mounts incl. scrolled latch, lid, escutcheon, side mounts with drop swing handles, silver legs ending with serpent head, original key, 6"h incl. finial; 8"w
These boxes, called yerbera, were used for the storage of yerba mate tea. Also called tobaquera for tobacco or other precious materials.
Ex. the collection of a Connecticut gentleman and his wife who resided in Latin America for many years beginning in the early 1960's.
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Realized: $2,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 86 : LATIN AMERICAN SILVER MOUNTED COCONUT BOX
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