#5969 • Vietnamese Minh Mang Period Imperial Offering Box

Part of Royal Artifacts & Magnificent Jewelry (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

Starting at $1.00

Status: Sold

Est. $7,500-$10,000 Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty Minh Mang Period Imperial Lacquered Wood Offering Box W/Twenty-One Dragons Motif - This spectacular piece is a hand carved wooden offering bowl from the Minh Mang reign of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam. The bowl is elaborately decorated in multi-colored lacquers depicting a twenty-one imperial dragons motif. This piece has excellent investment potential, as it is thought by experts around the world and avid collectors that due to the rapid modernization of Vietnam, Vietnamese antiques will within the next ten years be more valuable than Chinese antiques. According to some of the most expert collectors in the world, what used to sell for hundreds are now selling for tens of thousands. Measurements (approximate): 8"H x 18" in diameter.