Quite - You've probably seen already, but from what I have gathered, up to the late 18th century, coconuts were quite rare and expensive in North...
I was reading this about him:...
Yes - that's the guy.
For what it's worth, as I understand it, the coconut came from the collection of a guy called Charles Sarolea. A Belgian who used to hold the...
Very interesting. Lots of fleur de lys (lilies) on the emblem of the House of Bourbon! It would be amazing if it might have been a gift to...
Ah - I was curious about that. Whether the lily as a flower had some metaphorical meaning. Could it have been a romantic gift from a Spanish man...
I suspect it did, but it's long gone, sadly. I suspect that whatever latch was there might be responsible for the slight split near that hole....
I should add a few more photos from different angles - I'll have to do that when I'm back home again in a few days. However, to answer your...
Oh yes! I far prefer the romantic story! :)
Interesting - a couple of the flowers on the side of that one are very similar. And some of the other stylings seem a bit similar - the zigzag...
That one seems to have a similar concept with the door. Maybe this was also intended to be a money box? The text is interesting though. On the...
You're right - the hinges look like flowers, so I would guess they were made specially for it. I suspect that the latch must have matched, but...
Hi all. I'm Steve, and came across these boards on the hunt for some background on a rather fascinating carved coconut that my grandmother was...
Hi everyone, I have been trying to find out a bit more information about this carved coconut, which has Spanish carved into it. You can see what...
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