Coco de Mer or Sea Coconut Taxidermy full body mount - Lodoicea Maldivica - 500 mm - 285 mm - 180 mm - CITES Appendix III - Annex C in the EU - 1

Very nice round full symmetrical Coco de mer from Praslin on black iron stand.

Total height 500 mm
Total width 290 mm
Total depth 180 mm

Coco height 320 mm
Coco width 310 mm
Coco depth 170 mm

Weight approx. 2967 grams

Coco de Mer natural version from the Seychelles. A beautiful, large model on a heavy metal stand.

Very impressive conversation piece.

Minimum asking price of 1,650 per piece.
Bvk pickup. Insured shipping also possible.

No shipping outside Europe. Any import duties and risks are the buyer's responsibility.

This copy comes from a private collection and I'm offering it for sale in the Netherlands to a fellow collector. Not for commercial sale. No paperwork.

Pick up Bvk.
Insured shipping possible, but at your own risk.

Coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica) belongs to the palm family (Palmae or Arecaceae). It is the only species in the genus Lodoicea, a so-called monotypic genus. The plant is endemic to the Seychelles, where it occurs on the islands of Praslin and Curieuse. The palm's fruit, also called coco de mer or sea coconut, contains the largest seed of all known plant species. The fruit takes six to seven years to mature; a mature fruit can have a diameter of about 40 cm.

Since the 16th century, the coco de mer has been a valuable collectible among European nobility.

This Coco de Mer is only found on the Seychelles and was until 1994 only allowed to be exported under strict conditions and with a mandatory export certificate. From 1994, restrictions were introduced on the export of these beautiful coconuts, making them increasingly rare and valuable. Since 2017, a Coco de Mer can no longer be exported freely from the Seychelles and is listed on the red list, described as threatened and rare.