Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Sculpture and illustration

and illustration

the top having a stepped cornice with dentil molding

Vinea 1873"

5 cm X 71 cm (low: 56 cm

The hand-blown glass lamp having a bulbous body with a tapered neck & flaring mouth

Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Sculpture and illustrationA 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