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Antique Scandinavian Wooden Container Tejne Original Blue Paint, Sweden ca 1850s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Antique Scandinavian wooden container with original blue paint.
It´s most likely from Sweden and most likely made around 1850.
We suppose it has been used for storage of food. It ...
Category
Scandinavian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike, Realistically cast and modeled, as an anvil, with lift top revealing the match caddy and strike on the lid, resting on a rope edge oval base....
Category
English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
$636 Sale Price
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French Baccarat Crystal Patch Box with Sulfide Cameo of Psyche, 1840-1860
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Baccarat Crystal Patch Box with Sulfide Cameo of Psyche
France, circa 1840–1860
Dimensions: 1.75" diameter × 0.75" high
A rare mid-19th-century F...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines.
Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth.
Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid.
Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most.
The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns.
Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving.
Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art.
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas.
References
Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...
Category
Philippine Islamic Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
19th Century Black Forest Hanging Wall Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Black Forest small hanging wall box. The entire piece is hand carved to have the appearance of boards with hand carved appearance of gra...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
French Salt Box Hand-Carved in Cembro Pine Brutalist Style, circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Saleron is the traditional Queyras salt shaker. This box, made of cembro pine, was crafted in Saint-Véran, Europe's highest village, perched at an altitude of 2042 meters in the Fren...
Category
French Country Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Pine
Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A stunning gilt bronze and seed pearl singing bird box by Bontems of Paris - CIRCA 1890.
The bird rises from beneath the enamal oval lid and is sure to delight!
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th Japanese antique Urushi small Tansu box chest of drawers wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
from Tohoku area, Japan.
Japanese antique small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, made of Sugi Cedar.
Product of circa 1850s-1870s (late Edo to early Meiji era), estimate from...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Edwards and Roberts Satinwood Box
Located in Solebury, PA
A fine dome-shaped satinwood box with a lower drawer is adorned with vases and floral swags, cross-banded in rosewood.
Maker: Edwards and Roberts
Edwards and Roberts, a prominent E...
Category
Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
Rococo Revival Style Mixed Metal Copper & Silver Humidor, Atrib. Gorham, 1870
By Gorham
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorham (Attributed) Mixed Metal Humidor with Silver Overlay in Rococo Revival Style, Dated 1870
United States, circa 1870
9.5" W × 5.75" D × 2.5" H (Interior: 9" W × 5.25" D × 2" H)
...
Category
American Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Copper
Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
Located in Northampton, GB
Dating to 1857 hallmarks for James Vickery and makers plaque Henry Lewis
From our Vanity Box collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Brass
A Highly Important Viennese Enamel, Silver, and Rock Crystal Mounted Hinged Box
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important Viennese Enamel, Silver, Lapis Lazuli, and Rock Crystal Mounted Hinged Box, Attributed to Hermann Ratzersdorfer. The box is constructed from silver-gilt and fully ...
Category
Austrian Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Enamel, Silver
Romantic French 19th Century Bellows Shaped Porcelain Box with Courtship Scene
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisite antique French box, from the 1890s, is a handmade and hand painted miniature porcelain box with hinged lid and is shaped like a fire bellows. Th...
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box. This stunning rectangular shaped lidded box is raised by a bottom burnished Ormolu...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Portuguese Palissy Majolica Pumpkin Mustard Pot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Portuguese Majolica Pumpkin Mustard Pot signed A.Cunha Caldas da Rainha.
H / 4 inches , Diameter / 4.5 inches.
Category
Portuguese Rustic Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Pair Chineses Red Lacquered Leather Chinoiserie Trunks 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunningly beautiful antique pair of Chinese red lacquered leather chinoiserie trunks, circa 1880 in date.
The pair features rectangular shaped red leather trunks decorat...
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Leather
Exceptional Large Antique Bohemian Moser Enameled Gilt Glass Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Rostock, MV
An exceptional and impressive casket jewelry box by the renowned Bohemian glassmaker Moser, exemplifying the pinnacle of 19th-century craftsmanship and design. This exquisite piece i...
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1870 Napoleon III French Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1870 Napoleon III French Tea Caddy. Fine quality with Old Paris Porcelain fittings - 2 tea caddies & a sugar caddy. The box is inlaid with engraved brass. Each porcelain ca...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Walnut Sewing Set Case, Napoleon III Étui, Needle Case
Located in Greven, DE
This dainty yet highly detailed sewing set was crafted in the late 19th century by skilled French artisans.
The case, also known as an étui, is made from walnut and has a tapering r...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Austrian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver.
All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...
Category
Austrian Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,518 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Hand-Cut Prismic Crystal Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Large 19th century French dore bronze mounted hand-cut prismic crystal box. The mount is hand-chased and hand-chiseled with the finest detail. The entire mount is des...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Mid 19th Century Swedish Folk Art small Travel box /chest with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
Mid 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Travel box from Skellefteå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Beautiful untouched original paint.
Dated 1858
Decorated with handwrought iron around the ...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Iron
Continental silver snuff box depicting a row of five perched birds circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
This most pleasing small late 19th century Stirling quality silver snuff box is continental in its manufacture and clearly marked 925 in the base of the interior.
The snuff box is h...
Category
European Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Austrian Majolica Stove Smoker Set
Located in Austin, TX
19th century fine Austrian Majolica smoking set match striker harvest theme with a willow baskets, fruits and pitcher.
Category
Austrian Rustic Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Silver Plated over Bronze Jewelry Box with Repousse Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique Napoleon III silverplated box in your master bath to keep your jewelry safe and organized. Crafted in France circa 1870, and built of bronze, the rectangular casket with raised top, sits on small scrolled feet, and is dressed with lion face handles on both sides. All sides including the top are decorated with detailed repousse floral and leaf motifs in high relief throughout; the top is decorated with a oval medallion featuring Poseidon, one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Dutch silver pill box, 1863
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver pill box, 1863
A Dutch silver small cartouche-shaped pill box with engraved floral decor on the lid. The silver box has a hinged lid. The box is Dutch silver hallmarked...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Renaissance Revival Style Bronze Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A renaissance revival style solid bronze box of the highest quality. The deep blue velvet interior has a ring holder. The interior depth is two and a half inches. No key. Austria, ci...
Category
Austrian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...
Category
French Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Gold, Steel
19th Century Campaign Vanity Dressing or Jewelry Box with Boule Inlay
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th century Campaign vanity dressing box with boule inlay.
Lia.
Category
Campaign Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Marvelous 19th Century French Antique Jewelry Box Napoleon III in Burl Wood
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Marvelous Napoleon III 19th century antique Jewelry box in Burl wood from France.
Impressive wood grain with slight curved edge on t...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
Gilt Bronze Box With Miniature Of Napoleon Bonaparte, 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Gilt bronze box with miniature of Napoleon Bonaparte painted on porcelain from the 19th century.
7.5 x 9.5 cm, height 3.4 cm
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Wood Large Tea Caddy Lined in Metal Desk Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Marquetry Inlaid Wood Large Tea Caddy / Desk Box Lined in Metal with Working Lock and Key. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 5.5" H x 12" W x 8.25" D.
Category
Unknown Other Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Victorian Period Sterling Silver Heart-Form Trinkets Box with Hinged Lid
By H. Matthews
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver heart-form trinkets box with hinged lid and gilt interior, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1897, H. Matthews - Maker. Lid is designed with a Joshu...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully crafted mother of pearl tea caddy from circa 1860 is a true testament to English craftsmanship and elegance. The exterior glows wi...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
French late 19th century Art Nouveau Period Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French late 19th century Art Nouveau Period Ormolu box. This exceptional box is raised on four foliate feet below large scale scrolled acanthus leaf corne...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Antique English Brass or Bronze Dog Jewelry Box, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely charming Victorian novelty jewellery box made from very heavy cast brass and I think that the dog himself is Bronze, with traces of the o...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
A Finely Cast Silvered Bronze Table Casket by L. Oudry, Paris, Circa 1865
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
This beautiful silvered bronze table casket is from the Parisian studio of L. Oudry, as noted by the signature on the lid. Dating to circa 1865, the f...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Large Italian Bronze Mounted Porphyry Casket, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The borders of the casket are mounted with varied stones including marble, agate and porphyry.
Offered with a letter on the stationery of George W. Funk, dealers of Italian and Sp...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Agate, Marble, Porphyry, Bronze
Antique English Silver Tea Caddy - Sheffield 1893 - Atkin Brothers
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Victorian solid / sterling silver tea canister with a repousse decoration to both body and pull-off lid.
The tea caddy is fully hallmarked for the well renowned silversmi...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique French Gilt Brass and Cut Glass Souvenir Jewellery Casket, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique gilt brass and cut glass souvenir depicting the ‘Basilique de la Delivrande’.
This is a charmingly detailed jewellery casket. The top depicts the Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance near Caen in Northern France.
The top panel of bevelled glass displays the image and the four sides of bevelled glass panels are clear.
There is a pronounced cushion inside for displaying jewellery.
Dating from the late 19th century, it would have been sold as a French souvenir...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Tramp Art Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage late 19th century Tramp Art Box inset with mirror and fabric. "Tramp Art" objects began in the 1870s, driven by the abundance of wooden cigar boxes and their availability to ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Textile, Wood
Small Antique Regency Yew Wood Tea Caddy . English C.1830
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A lovely regency tea caddy.
Two compartments internally with lids
Burr yew wood with box wood stringing
Original hardware
With key
Free UK shipping
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Yew
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Export Black Lacquer Game Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged shaped top enclosing small trays. Conforming case with gilded feet.
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Black Forest Hand-Carved Brown Wooden Trinket Jewellery Box, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Black Forest Hand-Carved Brown Wooden Trinket Jewellery Box
Continental
Wood, Textile, Metal
c. 1900
Dimensions: H x W x D: 9cm x 15cm x 9.5cm
This hand-carved trinket bo...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
An Italian late 19th Century jewelry box with drawers and top compartment.
Measurements:
Height: 10"
Width: 9"
Depth: 6"
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Small Antique Apprentice Chest, Anglo-Indian, Colonial Keepsake Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique apprentice-piece chest. An Anglo-Indian, carved teak Colonial keepsake box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880....
Category
Indian Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Teak
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Carved Box, Lock & Key
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique Swiss Black Forest hand carved walnut footed glove box or jewelry box with velvet lined interior and original working lock and key, circa 1870. This fine box has a l...
Category
Swiss Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Gilded Metal & Guilloché Enamel Jewelry Box with Hand-Painted Miniature
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite jewelry box combines refined metalwork, delicate guilloché enamel, and an elegant glass interior container, offering both beauty and practicality. The lid is its most ...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Decorative 925 silver glass moss agate trinket box
Located in Long Island City, NY
A decorative glass and moss agate box with a 925 sterling silver frame. Two sides of the box feature panels of moss agate, showcasing a mix of brown, red, and green hues. The lid and...
Category
Unknown Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Glass
Italian Bronze Rectangular Portrait Jewelry/Vanity Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Italian bronze small rectangular jewelry/vanity portrait box. It depicts an embossed bronze lid decorated in the center with a hand painted 19th century round portrait of ...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Coromandel and Brass Mounted Scent Bottle Box, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an antique Victorian Coromandel scent bottle box of domed form with elaborate decorative brass mounts with inset attractive Pietra Dura cabochons, circa 1860 in date.
The domed lid reveals three cut glass bottles with stoppers.
The box has a working lock with key.
Provenance: The Dr. Lawrie Webster Collection of Boxes...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Large and Finely Gilt Bronze Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
Finest quality French 19th century bronze doré box. Beautiful scenes of cherubs at play on all sides. Boucher scenes. Lined with a beautiful silk original key.
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Biedermeier Jeweled Silver Gilt Casket with Cameos, 1846
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Biedermeier silver gilt casket, 1846. Bellied, lobed, and rectangular. Hinged cover same and concave with raised center and swing-mounted scroll bracket cast handle with flowers. Hardstone mounts including porphyry and lapis lazuli as well as cabochon jewels. On front two turquoise cabochon...
Category
Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Campaign Box Carved Gentleman's British Army WW2 Regimental Arms
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Campaign Box Carved Gentleman's British Army WW2 Regimental Arms
Beautifully stylized and masterfully carved wooden box of floral and fruit foliage bas-rel...
Category
British Indian Ocean Territory Campaign Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
$838 Sale Price
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France box in the shape of books or Tantalo books Liquor set - leather
By Napoléon III
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Tántalo or book-shaped leather box concealing a beautiful wheel-engraved crystal set, outlined in gold, consisting of two bottles with their stoppers and four finely engrave...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal
$950 Sale Price
52% Off
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Inlaid Mother Of Pearl
Located in Dallas, TX
Tortoiseshell tea caddy with inlaid mother of pearl from England. Metal lined under two lids. Excellent condition, circa 1860.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Late 19th Century, Bohemian Cranberry Overlay & Gilt Bronze Hinged Casket Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th Century, Bohemian Cranberry Overlay & Gilt Bronze Hinged Casket Box
A richly ornamented Bohemian casket box, dating to the latter half of the 19th century, of ovoid rectan...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
European Collection of 7 Antique 19th Century Snuff Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A curated collection of seven small antique boxes in variation of different metals.
The collection includes:
- One pewter box illustrating a doubl...
Category
European Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Pewter
Quality Antique Willian IV Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique 19th Century William IV rosewood tea caddy, having a quality shaped rosewood top opening to reveal a fitted interior of a glass tea mixing bowl and a tea lidded compa...
Category
William IV Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Asian Antique Brass Betel Nut Pandan Box with Lid, Northern India 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian antique Beaten Brass Betel Nut Pandan Box, Northern India.
Beautiful antique hand hammered Asian round brass betel with a lid and delicate engravings with floral design handle hand crafted by skilled artisans from Northern India.
Indian Beaten Copper Betel Nut Pandan Box with hand hammered beaten floral and incised decoration used to store betel leaf, lime, tobacco and the nut from the areca palm. This mixture of ingredients when prepared and placed in the mouth for long periods gives the user a mild aphrodisiac effect.
The preparation of the betel nut with lime stored in ornate boxes with several smaller internal containers was popular all over Asia and is still a common practice in Myanmar and India and among the hill tribes of many S. E. Asian countries.
Engraved with intricate designs on the lid which has a carved floral design handle and a latch in front for opening or closing the box and for safekeeping.
Nicely hand-hammered with intricate details.
Please check photo #5, there is about 1 inch damage area on the side of the box.
Museum quality Asian Hand-hammered decorative Islamic brass folk art metalwork collector treasure box.
Measures: Diameter 7 in. x Height 4 in.
The box has a rich, deep brown patina.
Quality of Mughal style. A pandan was used to store the pan, or betel quid after it had been stuffed and rolled ready to eat, rather than for the individual ingredients. The chewing of betel is an ancient Asian tradition comparable to tobacco in the western world. Betel consists of three main ingredients: the areca nut, betel leaf and lime paste. Betel was, and still is enormously popular throughout Asia and plays a major role in the entertaining of guests, in courtship and marriage, and in the traditional etiquette of the royal courts, where it often forms part of the state regalia.[1] Research on several pandan boxes has been published by Zebrowski.[2]
Brownrigg, H. Betel Cutters...
Category
Indian Moorish Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
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