Red Lacquer Burmese Betel Box - Ca 1920 Material - Glass it reflects the traditional style

it reflects the traditional style of Indian lunch boxes that were both practical and enduring

and work particularly well beside a sofa or placed symmetrically on either side of a mantelpiece

perfect for display in a kitchen

The whole chest is supported by beautifully carved classic Mughal shaped legs and two ornately carved horses protrude from the top front corners

Red Lacquer Burmese Betel Box - Ca 1920 Material - Glass it reflects the traditional styleThis Burmese lacquer betel box is called a kun it. These boxes were multifunctional and used both as tiffin boxes and betel boxes. This Burmese lacquer box is typical of the style and has a base orange red colour and is decorated with finely etched lines and dots. Tiffin boxes were used in the old days as lunch boxes or for packaging up small snacks which the colonials called tiffin. Betel boxes were used for holding betel leaves and other ingredients