THREE CARVED YERBA MATE GOURDS, ARGENTINA OR BRAZIL Finely carved with geometric and floral motifs, one with applied metal plaque over the rim, with flowers in repoussé, and terminal on the thumb-rest in the shape of a perching bird, with Victorian collection label on the bottom, the straws now missing, 6.5cm-8cm high (3) Provenance: English private collection. Collected circa 1882 by surgeon – Captain J. Dunlop, Royal Navy (1845-1905).