Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Redo art galleries & museums and

art galleries & museums and private collectors alike

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Famille Verte Porcelain Jar

5" tall X 3" deep

The painting signed lower left and titled in the artist's hand to the verso

Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Redo art galleries & museums andA rare, Dutch Colonial, Batavian (now Jakarta) Dutch East Indies silver and tortoise shell Sirih casket, circa 1750. The casket was used for storing highly prized betel nut, which was chewed ritually by high ranking Indonesian officials and adopted by settlers from the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC). Made from tortoise shell and having Rococo silver mounts, the box fitted with a chain to keep the lid open and a substantial lock to the front. The