Red Lacquer Burmese Betel Box - Ca 1920 Table Condition: Worn and patinated from

Condition: Worn and patinated from long use

the chest opens to a single large storage cavity accompanied by a candle box and a sturdy supporting chain that prevents the lid from overextending and straining the hinges

5 x 3 x 134 (wxdxh cms)

This carving is heavily influenced by the Portuguese style with fleur-de-lys corners and breadfruit springing from a central vase

Red Lacquer Burmese Betel Box - Ca 1920 Table Condition: Worn and patinated fromThis Burmese lacquer betel box is called a kun it. These boxes were multifunctional and used both as tiffin boxes and betel boxes. This Burmese lacquer box is typical of the style and has a base orange red colour and is decorated with finely etched lines and dots. Tiffin boxes were used in the old days as lunch boxes or for packaging up small snacks which the colonials called tiffin. Betel boxes were used for holding betel leaves and other ingredients