Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Mid 20th Century Candlesticks it shows signs of its

it shows signs of its age and has a look of €œfaded splendour€�

they were made to order and had to withstand a lot of punishment in transit

Its warm aged surface

Features: Original peacock carvings

73 x 65 x 38

Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Mid 20th Century Candlesticks it shows signs of itsThis wonderfully decorated manuscript box on stand (sadaik in Burmese) is decorated with majestic gold paintwork and coloured glass. It is a made in the traditional Burmese style and likely from Mandalay. It is a mid 20th century (circa 1960) production of an earlier style. These chests were used in monasteries for storing religious manuscripts and scrolls from water damage and mice. They were also sometimes used in the households of wealthy