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Message:: [QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 323115, member: 2844"]It is beautiful, Jo. I was hoping you would have time to post something, and I am certainly not disappointed.I think the box is 1800s, as your uncle said.To me the style looks Sulawesi Peranakan, like the top two of these 19th century belt buckles, published in 'Gold Jewellery of the Indonesian Archipelago' by Anne Richter: <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/4a/94/ef/4a94ef7724f25f9596d8983101d5bd53.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Indigenous Sulawesi embossed decoration is rarely as raised and sharply outlined as in your uncle's box, it is usually a bit flatter, more rounded, more like the last buckle in the picture.Many, though not all, Sulawesi precious metal objects are decorated with filigree.Motifs from the golden era of Gowa and other kingdoms and principalities often continued to be used in later times. The Peranakan/Straits Chinese community made many items with local motifs and in a style closely related to local styles. It is often difficult to tell which is which.Peranakan items are highly collectible. Jo, is your family from Sulawesi? I've been admiring the textile in your avatar picture....[/QUOTE]