Lot 767 :
Sold for £280 hammer
Estimate £200-£300
A coco de mer, part hinged over ,smooth lustrous form of deep natural colour,29cm The Coco de mer is sometimes referred to as the sea coconut,until the true source of the nut was discovered in 1768 it was believed to grow on a mythical tree at the bottom of the sea,they widely collected throughout Europe and decorated with jewels for private galleries. Sailors who first encountered the floating nut in the sea imagined that it resembled a females buttocks and is reflected in one of the plants archaic Greek botanical names meaning ''beautiful rump''ILLUSTRATED
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