No. 27693479

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Betelbox - Lacquer, Wood - A Large Betel Box - Burma - 19th century
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Betelbox - Lacquer, Wood - A Large Betel Box - Burma - 19th century

A betel box decorated with king at court motifs set within a Mt Menu (myin-mo) design, showing the lid and two trays inside. High 24 cm., wide 26 cm. 19th century. Good condition, some cracks in the lacquer due to age, see images Literature: Burmese Lacquerware, Sylvia Fraser-Lu, p. 92, pl. 5:4. See photo 12. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. It will be professionally packed and safely send. Buyers are responsible for import regulation and restrictions of their own country Who We Are: We are established at a few minutes from “Rijksmuseum” (National Museum of Art), the Van Gogh Museum and the famous “Royal Concertgebouw” in Amsterdam. We have been dealing in antiques since 1969 (and loving it). Our main field covers ceramics – pottery funerary figures (dated from the Han through the Ming dynasties), Buddhist sculptures and other Chinese works of art. Our other sections are Asian works of art – concerns objects from Japan and South East Asian countries including bronze, stone and wooden sculptures, Chinese furniture from the Qing Dynasty and of course occasional other items. For the last 50 years we have been selling antiques to museums (see https://beckerantiques.com/museums/), private collectors and dealers all over the world.

No. 27693479

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Betelbox - Lacquer, Wood - A Large Betel Box - Burma - 19th century

Betelbox - Lacquer, Wood - A Large Betel Box - Burma - 19th century

A betel box decorated with king at court motifs set within a Mt Menu (myin-mo) design, showing the lid and two trays inside.

High 24 cm., wide 26 cm.
19th century.
Good condition, some cracks in the lacquer due to age, see images
Literature: Burmese Lacquerware, Sylvia Fraser-Lu, p. 92, pl. 5:4. See photo 12.

Important information.
The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot.
It will be professionally packed and safely send.
Buyers are responsible for import regulation and restrictions of their own country
Who We Are:

We are established at a few minutes from “Rijksmuseum” (National Museum of Art), the Van Gogh Museum and the famous “Royal Concertgebouw” in Amsterdam. We have been dealing in antiques since 1969 (and loving it). Our main field covers ceramics – pottery funerary figures (dated from the Han through the Ming dynasties), Buddhist sculptures and other Chinese works of art. Our other sections are Asian works of art – concerns objects from Japan and South East Asian countries including bronze, stone and wooden sculptures, Chinese furniture from the Qing Dynasty and of course occasional other items.

For the last 50 years we have been selling antiques to museums (see https://beckerantiques.com/museums/), private collectors and dealers all over the world.

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