(3) Spanish Colonial Style Nickel Silver Andean Coquera Vessels & Pitcher

Lot description

(lot of 3) Spanish Colonial style alpaca/nickel silver table items, South America, inlcuding: (1) pitcher, having flared rim and scrolled handle, over a gourd-form body with repousse flowers and foliate motifs, rising on claw-on-ball feet, apparently unmarked, approx 9.75"h, 7"w, 5.75"d; (2) small Andean covered coquera vessels, each with lid with fruit and foliate finial, (one) with hammered gourd-form body, opposing gadrooning and stampwork motifs, dual scrolled handles, on claw-on-ball feet, (one) witih flowers and stampwork motifs, dual scrolled handles, rising on claw-on-ball feet, small repair in a varied brass-tone metal to flower petal on side of body, likely inherent, largest: approx 7.25"h, 7"w, 5"d; 5lbs total (for shipping) Note: Coqueras were traditionally used to store coca leaves, which were chewed by indigenous groups in South America before and after the arrival of the Spaniards