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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BTZ64, post: 2650449, member: 12715&quot;]Thanks for your responses and interest.....First of all,I would like to tell you that all those items came from a Notable well known Personality Painter from Srilanka...That I met in the 90th.....Unfortunately this person has died...And God bless her for the beautiful and really friendly moments we spent together in their Colombo 7 superb house......Yes I have been lucky to buy a lot from them as I was working at the time in Oman....From Old Jewelry,Stones Furniture and other..I have had as of today an 100% estimation and valuation very accurate from diverse sources.....My only concern...And as per many followers of my collection...It should go back to Srilanka one day...Not pieces by pieces but for an accurate collector or museum....As per Richard Leslie Brohier Book called Furniture of the Dutch Period in Ceylon ....You will have the all information of what has been created from end of 17th to end of 18th cent in Ceylon Furniture makers ....The timbers,the style....Which by the way had a new fashion in the 18th cent to remove the old fashion cheese feet replaced by Cabriolet legs and to add additional brass buddhism fittings on some items...As it was the fashion in Europe...Coming from France and England....Now....I have no problem if you desire I give you more details on the Bible box to look and check...Pls let me know with details...I previousely put as a tread my Martaban jar which was as per the person I bought (Sraswati Rockwood) one of the only 4 or 5 left in the island of Srilanka...When I made research with you and other sources...I got quite reference on ebay...or basic sources it could be chinese or indonesian from 18 or 19 th century...Well I know as of today that this jar Martaban is for sure coming from the Myanmar cost and could be older than 17th cent ...?? Will let you know with facts asap.Colonial Dutch Ceylonese furniture which years after years had to be a little changed as per who was the colonial state in charge.....But my early period items have to go bck to Srilanka&nbsp; or Holland one day.....Thanking you again for your interest....Sorry for my English...But I hope you understood it...Yours faithfully..JJB[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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