Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Sculpture the urns having circular socle

the urns having circular socle bases and raised on square ormolu plinths

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

The easel form stand is finely and deeply carved with a floral design and terminates to zoomorphic lion's paw feet

Wynn Ellis

Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Sculpture the urns having circular socleA 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