Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Paintings This incredible pottery candlestick follows

This incredible pottery candlestick follows the the form of a 14th Century Mamluk period inlaid brass candlestick from Syria

California

Framed and mounted under plexi-glass

pastels and prints featuring the human figure

circa 1740

Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Paintings This incredible pottery candlestick followsA 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