Manuscript Chest

19th century teak Burmese manuscript chest. Made from teak and lacquered red with gold leaf accentuating depictions of the life of Buddha.

A fine and rare Burmese temple chest, known as a sadaik, made of heavy teak, with carved and molded lacquered decorations, and richly gilt.

A 19th century Buddhist Manuscript Chest - Trunk. Antique Burmese Sadaik Chest of the Mandalay Period.

This fantastic gilt painted panel was originally the front of a 19th-century Burmese manuscript chest, or sadaik. The panel is decorated in black and gold by means of the shwe zawa l...

Likewise, it is necessary to point out that these figures were made to be placed in processional crosses, tops of illuminated manuscripts, chests, etc., and that, frequently, only th...

Likewise, it is necessary to point out that these figures were made to be placed in processional crosses, tops of illuminated manuscripts, chests, etc., and that, frequently, only th...

Two panels from a Buddhist sadaik manuscript chest. Teak coated with black thitsi lacquer onto which which fine thayo-work (relief molded lacquer) has been applied, further painted w...

The manuscript chest is heavily rococo influenced, speaking to the French presence in the region at the time.

Exquisite 19th century Burmese Mandalay period gilt Buddhist chest or trunk table. The richly patinated storage trunk or blanket chest has a removable lid and was made for storing ma...

A perfect and large pair of Ming period Terre cotta Dignitary Tomb attendees with green and yellow sancai glaze wearing robes and carrying a chest and manuscripts. Attendees have det...

Teak Box with Gold lacquered etchings and mirrors. Traditionally used to house religious texts and manuscripts. Removable top lid (no hinges)

One drawer has a manuscript label inscribed 'This medicine chest presented me by my good aunt Mrs Bahiel on the 17th day of September 1801.

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...

c. 1870s/1880s; Japan Late 19th century decorative keyaki (Japanese elm) cabinet. This ornate, pagoda-inspired piece dates to the early/middle Meiji period in Japan and is construc...

A highly important engraved Islamic combination locking brass casket, based on a design by the 12th Century Arab inventor & artist Ismail Al Jazari. Circa 1550. The casket from the m...

A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...

This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period m...

Large Antique Thai Buddhist Manuscript Storage Cabinet. A tapering upright cabinet made of teak with black lacquered exterior and red interior. The decoration of gold on a black grou...

This gorgeous luohan daybed anchors its surroundings with its monumental scale and incredible carved decoration. Known as a luohan chuang, or couch bed, this form of low-backed daybe...

Bowl from the late Ming dynasty cargo. An identical piece is included on page 136 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled 'The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found Along the Maritime Silk ...

Antique Thai Buddhist Banner Painting, multi-coloured tempera and gold leaf on cloth, depicting Buddha Descending From Tavatimsa Heaven. An illustration of one of the eight great eve...

Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript storage box Burma 19th century. This wooden box is entirely covered in moulded lacquer-work in relief (known as thayo work) and gilding (gold leaf) and ...