Coco de Mer Seed Converted As A Box With Brass Hinges. Superb Polished Finish

Coco de Mer Seed Converted As A Box With Brass Hinges. Superb Polished Finish Coco de Mer (Lodoicea maldivica). A fine example of this Coco de Mer seed, converted as a box with brass hinges and with a superb highly polished finish, approximately 12” Long.
The Coco de Mer is a palm endemic unique to the islands of Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles. It was first discovered in 1768, but prior to that, there was a popular legend amongst sailors that it came from a mythical tree at the bottom of the sea as husks were often found floating on the water.
Ref/ 22047 £495
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