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Auction 42  20-23 Jan 2022
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Lot 1650

Starting price: 60 USD
Price realized: 160 USD
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BURMA/MYANMAR: LOT of 2 silver betel nut boxes, Opitz (2011) p.120 (plate examples), including a larger oval example (74 x 43 x 37mm, 53.27g) and a smaller round example (45 x 29mm, 20.20g), both with intricate decorative patterns on the lid, likely from before 1900, used to store betel nuts and leaves and as bride price; retail value $150, lot of 2 pieces, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit www.traditionalmoney.com for a downloadable copy of Odd & Curious and Traditional Money (Opitz, 2011).

Estimate: 75-100 USD
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