Extra Large Antique Burmese Kun-It Lacquer Betel Box, 10 Inches Tall and Wide natural colored with minor wear to the

with minor wear to the paint on its face

I believe they date to the 1780s or so and are likely Belgian

though there are a fair number of small gilded cast bronze animals out there-- Japanese and Chinese

Sold as a set of four

This is a beautiful antique hardwood portable ink bottle

Extra Large Antique Burmese Kun-It Lacquer Betel Box, 10 Inches Tall and Wide natural colored with minor wear to theI'll never pass by an antique Burmese cinnabar colored lacquer betel box if I can afford it which increasingly I can't, as these fine older ones have become quite precious. (An almost exact likeness of this one is listed on First Dibs at $1200). I lucked out on this one though, and another larger one I am listing simultaneously, both from the same estate. Both are very large, and really beautiful. Burmese (Myanmar) lacquerware dates back to the 13th