Another Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays purple with wonderfully complementary (and just

with wonderfully complementary (and just great) graphics

certainly done by the same person long ago

that she dates to the early 19th century or so--which is also when ringlets like hers very in vogue

There is some paint loss here and there

Abbott of Portland Maine

Another Beautiful Antique Burmese Lacquer Betel Box with Two Interior Trays purple with wonderfully complementary (and justIt had been forever since I found a nice old Burmese lacquer betel box, then I found two similar, very good ones in a month, this the second found this week in New Hampshire. I find this cinnabar color to be perhaps the most beautiful color in existence, and while some Burmese "yun" lacquer features elaborate incised figural imagery, I'm partial to the matte surface and overall patterning on one like this. In excellent antique condition, it features