Antique Carved Wood Durian Shaped Box with Interior Lacquer and Gilding wooden animal bowl a souvenir from Coney Island

a souvenir from Coney Island circa 1950s

showing a few small scratches/cracks in the wood

like smoke rings

There is a bit of wear to lacquer around its edges and on its interior

Antique Carved Wood Durian Shaped Box with Interior Lacquer and Gilding wooden animal bowl a souvenir from Coney IslandThis may just be my favorite little box ever. It took me a while, but thanks to the help of Instagram followers! I have now learned that it is shaped like a Durian fruit, native to Southeast Asia, and I have now found a few examples of others similar all quite extraordinary (and quite precious!) It seems these may be specifically native to the town of Palembang in Sumatra, Indonesia. The quality and wear to that lacquer makes me fairly certain it is