Vintage Antique Cinnabar Carved Lacquerware Pumpkin Shaped Jewelry Box

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Vintage Antique Cinnabar Carved Lacquerware Pumpkin Shaped Jewelry BoxThis beautiful carved collectible, cinnabar lacquer pumpkin shaped jewelry box, has a black enamel interior with a floral design. Chinese cinnabar is a vermillion colored lacquer made from hardened Rhus Vernicflua tree sap. Cinnabar objects are said to have been made as early as 2,300 years ago through a painstaking process of painting as many as 300 thin layers of lacquer onto a wooden or bamboo base. The box measures 6 inches across and 3 inches

Bookie was recognized as an influential Southern Californian artist

The case itself measures: 19 3/4 inches in length by 13 3/4 inches in width

born in Topolobambo

this a dramatic serving bowl for entertaining small or large

Cinnabar objects are said to have been made as early as 2

I haven’t shined up the silver as some folks like the patina

the Southwest cowboy artist's work has been estimated to sell up to $7

The obi is a belt tied around the waist of a woman’s Kimono to hold it in place

otherwise no chips or cracks

to what used to be common place

It lived for many years in a stunning craftsman house in Santa Monica that was restored and therefore declared a landmark and nominated on the National Register of Historic Places

All our dresses have pockets

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