Description A FINE AND RARE BURMESE GOLD BOX AND COVER WITH MANY RUBIES
Burma, 18th century. The small yet impressively crafted box and cover of octagonal form and set with innumerable round rubies in floral compositions on the top and sides as well as a border around the edge of the cover, and further decorated with gold wire.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear.
Weight: 33.5 g
Dimensions: Size 3.7 x 4.4 cm