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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 10202540, member: 4654"]After restoring 2 Boulle boxes in the last year I might have to disagree, I can't think of any brass under lacquer that lasts more than 100 years without discolouring. I would say the Khatam box above is at least 140 years old and to me it looks gold in colour. I'm not saying it's definitely gold but saying that I can't think of any Khatam I know of that definitely has gold in either and we know gold was used.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 10202540, member: 4654"]After restoring 2 Boulle boxes in the last year I might have to disagree, I can't think of any brass under lacquer that lasts more than 100 years without discolouring. I would say the Khatam box above is at least 140 years old and to me it looks gold in colour. I'm not saying it's definitely gold but saying that I can't think of any Khatam I know of that definitely has gold in either and we know gold was used.[/QUOTE]
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