Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Recently Added the writing surface having a

the writing surface having a red 'bull's blood' tooled & gilded leather

engraved with maker's mark to the bezel

the rear of the plate with a cream glaze and pierced to allow the plate to be hung on the wall

The lidded box very finely enameled with Champlevé in a floral design

Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise shell Silver Sirih Casket, Circa 1750 Recently Added the writing surface having aA 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