SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER AND NUT MONEY BOX (ALCANCIA)
Guatemala, 1780-1790, turkey-form, incised morro nut torso with applied silver turkey components, standing on rectngular silver base with ball feet,
The initials JC and WH carved in the nut under the hinge of the lift-up lid indicate that this was a marriage money box.
total h 12.25"h; mounted on rectangular black marble base
A morro nut is commonly confused with a coconut. The morro nut is found in Central America and Southern Mexico. The style of the incised/scratch decoration on the nut was typical of 18th c. Guatemala.
Nut has indistinct age cracks and front opening re-pieced; small tear in a silver feather near lid; the red beaded snood a replacement.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Realized: $5,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 130 : SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER AND NUT MONEY BOX (ALCANCIA)
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