Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box for the table If anything ever had a

If anything ever had a warm patina

Oisín Kelly (1915–1981) was a prominent Irish sculptor who worked in wood

but overall excellent condition

body and tail feathers

Definitely it is antique

Burmese Finely Incised Pumpkin or Melon Shaped Green and Orange Lacquer Box for the table If anything ever had aIn addition to miniature animals, another obsession that has revealed itself through my picking is one for unusual boxes of all shapes and sizes. This pumpkin shaped (or sometimes described as melon shaped) rich green and bright orange lacquer box with incised vine, leaf and bird design may the most exquisite among them. I am uncertain of its age or origin, though I have found late 19th century Burmese lacquer boxes with the exact same shape and