Extra Large Antique Burmese Kun-It Lacquer Betel Box, 10 Inches Tall and Wide Maine potter With its narrow neck

With its narrow neck

sold through its co-operative stores as well as exported

many of these date from the 1940s

Late-ish 19th century

Extra Large Antique Burmese Kun-It Lacquer Betel Box, 10 Inches Tall and Wide Maine potter With its narrow neckI'll never pass by an antique Burmese cinnabar colored lacquer betel box if I can afford it which increasingly I can't, as these fine older ones have become quite precious. (An almost exact likeness of this one is listed on First Dibs at $1200). I lucked out on this one though, and another larger one I am listing simultaneously, both from the same estate. Both are very large, and really beautiful. Burmese (Myanmar) lacquerware dates back to the 13th