Water Pipes
Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Despite common belief that water pipes such as these were used to smoke opium, water pipes such as
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Nineteenth Century Chinese Metal Water Pipe, Covered with Green Dyed Ray Skin
Located in Leuven , BE
The Chinese water pipes for smoking opium or tobacco could be beautifully decorated with enamel or
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Metal
H 15.36 in W 4.73 in D 1.19 in
Delft Blue and White “Rosegeur” Tobacco Jar
By Three Bells Factory
Located in Houston, TX
to rose scented tobacco favored for use with water pipes. Stepped brass lid with simple knob handle
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Jars
Materials
Delft, Faience
Herbeau France Royale 30001 Single-hole Faucet Mixer, Weathered Brass, France.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
city's first gaslights. Later, he became involved in a program to modernize the water pipes underneath
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Materials
Brass
American Pan of Rohallion bronze fountain
By Frederick William MacMonnies
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
for Rohallion estate in New Jersey.. the pipes and the fish are all plumbed for water to flow…any of
Category
Vintage 1920s American American Empire Fountains
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Meerschaum with Scene, Birth of Christ in Frame
Located in Delft, NL
, which is used to make pipes and is found in areas such as Crimea, Bosnia, Greece, Spain, Tanzania but
Category
Antique 19th Century European Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ovoide armchair by Willy Guhl for Eternit 1950s
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in PARIS, FR
pioneer's interest in Eternit, the fibro-cement originally developed for roofs and pipes. Appreciated for
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cement
Two Vintage Dutch Blue Fat Lava Style Flora Gouda Vases, Holland
Located in Antwerp, BE
manufactured Delft-type tin-glazed wares and clay pipes. When the production of pipes declined, the potters
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Dutch Blue Fat Lava Style Flora Gouda Vase, Holland
By Flora Gouda
Located in Antwerp, BE
tin-glazed wares and clay pipes. When the production of pipes declined, the potters began producing
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
English Antique Lead Figural Fountainhead Ornamental Garden Fountain Feature
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
graceful appearance leaning forward and holding two sweeping copper pipes that come out of the shell base
Category
Antique 1890s English Art Nouveau Fountains
Materials
Lead
COMPLETE THREE PIECE SUB ZERO FRiDGE FREEZER & WINE FRIDGE SUITE
Located in GB
some pipes and cables at the back, I’m not sure if that’s for the fridges to make ice, I don’t think
Category
20th Century Futurist Dry Bars
Materials
Metal
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Flog and Kappa' 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
" (sara), retains water, and if this is damaged or its liquid is lost (either through spilling or drying
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tribeca Compact Chandelier Pendant 5 Bulb by Michael McHale
Located in Geneve, CH
sturdy black steel gas pipes and fittings. With five lights cascading over two levels, paired with
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Chair Beaubourg, Michel Cadestin & Georges Laurent for the Centre Pompidou
By Georges Laurent, Michel Cadestin
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
and pipes (white), stairs and escalators (red), electrics (yellow), water (blue) and air conditioning
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair Rare John Campbell Terracotta Chinoiserie Planters or Umbrella Stands
Located in Melbourne, AU
and water lilies.
Another of the things that sets early Tasmanian artifacts apart is the way in which
Category
Vintage 1930s Australian Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
Lugger Lifeboat Model by Twyman for the International Exhibition, London, 1862
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
-tight compartments” sealed within the structure. These, combined with scupper pipes running through the
Category
Antique 1860s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 48 in W 50.5 in D 20.25 in
Rare Pair of the Consolidated Yacht Acania
Located in Norwell, MA
the unusual coating on the water tank with out of place piping masquerading as tank vents and fill
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Prints
Materials
Paper
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Chinoiserie Chinese Elm Wedding Opium Canopy Queen Bed Hand Carved Asian Design
Located in Topeka, KS
Phenomenal vintage chinoiserie Chinese Wedding opium canopy bed comprised of Chinese elm and all-over hand carved Asian gilded designs. It will hold a queen size mattress and is made...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
H 99 in W 99 in D 71 in
George V Sterling Silver Presentation Chess Trophy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver presentation trophy in the form of a king chess piece; an addition to our ornamental office silverware co...
Category
Vintage 1930s British Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Carved Turkish Figural Meerschaum Moorish Pipe
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Carved Turkish Figural Meerschaum Pipe with Moorish Turkish Bearded head.
Meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral sepiolite, also known as meerschaum. Meerschaum , Ge...
Category
20th Century Turkish Moorish Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Asian Metal Filigree Opium Pipe
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Asian metal opium pipe with filigree art work in floral designs.
Silvered metal alloy, patinated could be cleaned to be shiny.
Long and unusual decorative collector opium pipe, very ...
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipe, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually sinuous length of bamboo is known as "Buddha belly bamboo," named for each segment's resemblance to the ample gut of the Chinese monk Budai, often referred to as the "...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Mounted Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Gilt Carved Bed Panel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This gilt carved panel began its life as a decorative addition to a 19th-century Chinese cabinet or canopy bed. Set within a mica-encrusted square frame, the carving depicts several ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Opium Lamp with Round Base that is Multi-lobed
Located in Leuven , BE
Opium smokers used opium lamps to make the vaping and inhaling of the opium easier. These lamps, which contained spirits in their base, were specifically designed to channel an exact...
Category
20th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Complete Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong
Located in Leuven , BE
Complete Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong (=an Alloy of Zinc, Copper and Nickel). The Base is decorated with fine plates in Bamboo and Red Copper. It is also provided with Ideog...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Copper, Nickel, Zinc
King Size Chinoiserie Rattan & Lacquered Canopy Headboard, by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
King Size Chinoiserie Rattan and Lacquered Canopy Headboard, by Henredon
USA, Circa Later 20th Century
A magnificent rare King-Size Chinoiserie Rattan and Lacquered Canopy Headboard...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Chinese Gilt Carved Bed Panel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This gilt carved panel began its life as a decorative addition to a 19th-century Chinese cabinet or canopy bed. Set within a mica-encrusted rectangular frame, the carving depicts a b...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Massive Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Phoenix, Magnolia, Lotus and Chrysanthemums
Located in New York, NY
A massive Chinese blue cloisonné vase or urn depicting a colorful imperial phoenix with gilt bronze wires among birds and butterflies in an imperial garden of magnolia blossoms, chry...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Chinese Canopy Bed Curtain Hooks with Money Toads
Located in Chicago, IL
This fantastic pair of etched brass hooks recreates those used throughout the Qing dynasty to hold open the gauzy curtains of traditional canopy beds. Each of the large hooks is affi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Brass
19th Century Set of Five-Piece Zitan Opium Pipes and Accessories
Located in Brea, CA
19th century set of five-piece Zitan opium pipes and accessories, two long beautiful Zitan opium pipes, one opium light 3in x 3in x 5in and one opium bo x 3.25in x 3.25in x 1.75in bo...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Wood
ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1820 CHiNESE CHINOISERIE CHESSBOARD BACKGAMMON TABLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Antique Georgian circa 1820 gold gilt and lacquered Chinese Chinoiserie Chessboard and backga...
Category
Antique 1820s Chinese Georgian Furniture
Materials
Wood
H 29.93 in W 24.22 in D 24.02 in
Swedish Gustavian Style Chess Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian style chess table, its been restored and repainted in Milk Paint.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Game Tables
Materials
Wood
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Contemporary Chair by Niccolo Spirito Mod. Diabo / PVC Pipes
By Niccolo Spirito
Located in Milan, IT
Niccoló Spirito
Chair Mod. Diabo
PVC pipes ? 63
Each piece is accompanied by a Certificate of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
PVC
Treen Sectional Waterpipe
Located in London, GB
This section of wooden pipe carried water from Clerkenwell Round Pond to the City of London. It
Category
Antique 1680s English More Dining and Entertaining
Fully Restored Victorian Canopy Bath, Cast Iron, Brass, and Copper
Located in Edinburgh, GB
been painted white.
As well as the usual shower and bath filling mode, water can also be sprayed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Bathroom Fixtures
Materials
Iron
Tribeca Five-Bulb Compact Chandelier
By Michael McHale Designs
Located in Long Island City, NY
water.
Though only measuring 6.5 Width x 6.5 Depth and 11 Height with all the crystals, it’s all
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Motion Picture Film Studio Diorama, 1930s Hollywood in Miniature
By Joe Pellkofer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
course, comes from the huge arc lights and the rain from overhead pipes. In addition to the sound stages
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Chinese Water Pipes
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese bamboo water pipes, exhibiting brass fittings and carved bamboo stems. From
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Impressive Italian fountain with Roman capital
Located in New York, NY
. Installation of water pipes is quite simple. Comes apart in 5 pieces.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Fountains
Rare Japanese Old Wooden Water Pipe 'Edo Period' / Antique Wabi-Sabi Wooden Sign
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, wooden water pipes were the mainstream.
This item is also a part of the water pipe used in the Edo
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Cypress
H 10.04 in W 37.13 in D 7.88 in
Antique Brass Set Six Spoke Elm and Brass Ships Wheel, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
hollowed trunks were widely used as water pipes during the medieval period in Europe. Elm was also used as
Category
Antique 1880s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Custom Commissioned Brutalist Fountain by Thomas Hibben
By Thomas Hibben
Located in Dallas, TX
Copper Bowl. The motor conceals beneath the sculpture pumping the water out of the top of the pipes. The
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Fountains
Materials
Copper, Bronze
Willy Guhl Angular Box Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
inside that you don't want to look at, i.e. water hose, pipes etc. Super functional piece of Willy Guhl
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Concrete
19th Century Murano Venetian Red Glass Vase with Handmade Twisted Pipe Neck
Located in Milan, IT
well as neck, unusually shaped, which consists of four twisted wrapped pipes. Also the mouth of the jar
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipe
Located in Chicago, IL
bamboo”, is created by artisans who regulate the water and root space to train the bamboo to grow with
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Rocaille Style Ewers, Polychrome and Gilded Porcelain, A.Giraud Limoge
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
. Its name comes from the word aigue meaning water in Old French (like the locality of Aigues-Mortes
Category
20th Century Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
"Silenus" Sculpture by Walter Marsden '1882-1969'
By Marsden
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
into reeds in the water with the help of water nymphs. The result was a haunting sound which inspired
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1842 Map of Lewis and Clark's Expedition of North America
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
& collect Stone for Pipes", and "Here Capt. Clark made canoes to descend the R.", noted alongside the
Category
Antique 1840s American Maps
Materials
Paper
Eugene Boudin Drawing “Moulin Du Perry” Mixed-Media Painting
By Eugène Louis Boudin
Located in Dallas, TX
depicts a lovely windmill (moulin) on an embankment next to the ocean or a nearby body or water in Le
Category
Antique 1840s French Beaux Arts Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Blowing Bubbles" Oil Painting by William Penn Morgan 'American, 1826-1900'
By W.P. Morgan
Located in Shippensburg, PA
entertain her infant sister while neglecting the pot of water that pours out on the bench behind her under
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
H 38.38 in W 32.5 in D 4.25 in
Chinese Baitong Water Pipe, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
smoking tobacco. Popular during the late Qing dynasty, these small water pipes work by the same principles
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Chinese Baitong Water Pipe, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
smoking tobacco. Popular during the late Qing dynasty, these small water pipes work by the same principles
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Japanese antique wooden wabisabi low table/19 - 20th century/withered sofa table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
base is made from wooden water pipes that were used during the Edo period in Japan.
During the Edo
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Other Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
H 8 in W 60.63 in D 13.12 in
Dozen Masons Ashworth Large Dinner Plates Ironstone England, Circa 1870
By Ashworth Ironstone
Located in Katonah, NY
grown in Syrian hothouses heated with hot-water pipes.*
Background of Ashworth Ironstone:
Charles James
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
Dutch Arts & Crafts, Silver Plated Water Pitcher, 1900s
Located in New York, NY
handmade, hammered silver plated water pitcher was obviously crafted by a highly skilled silversmith. The
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Pitchers
Materials
Copper
Gorgeous Bronze Fountain with Cupid Musicians
Located in Hopewell, NJ
flutes. Water comes out of cupid pipes and lion mouths.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Neoclassical Fountains
Materials
Bronze
Ornate Hookah Pipe Mouthpiece on Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
with silver filigree in abstract patterns. Used for smoking tobacco or opium, hookah pipes mellowed the
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Mounted Objects
Materials
Silver, Brass
Hollywood Regency Mastercraft Credenza by William Doezema
By Mastercraft
Located in Chicago, IL
details:
On one end towards the lower bottom area the veneer has dried out and possibly had water damage
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Working Model of a Steam Launch Circa 1920
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
chains which control the rudder. The water tanks, which create the steam, are heated by a boiler marked
Category
Vintage 1920s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Bronze Gothic Revival Jewellery Box Casket, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Co and became an importer of meerschaum pipes and other supplies. He also took on a 14 year old boy
Category
Antique 1880s English Gothic Revival Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Original 1922 "I'm Going to See You in my Voisin" Poster-Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
came back down and went into the water, nearly drowning Voisin in the process. This near-death
Category
Early 20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
"OSMA" Chair by Yard Sale Project, UK, 2013
By Yard Sale Project
Located in New York, NY
Yard Sale Project
"OSMAâ?? Chair 2013
UK
Unique
Polypropelyne plumbing pipes
The â??OSMAâ
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Patio and Garden Furniture
honeybear water pipes
Located in St. Helena, CA
hand blown glass water pipes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Glass
Three Rare Large Early Victorian Gothic Cast Iron Cathedral Floor Grilles
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
.
These grilles would have been originally used to cover the heating or water pipes in churches
Category
Antique 1840s English Gothic Revival Flooring
Materials
Iron
H 48.5 in W 24.25 in D 0.5 in
Full Length Portrait of a Gentleman In a Room Setting
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Quirky and slightly humorous water color portrait of a man standing in an interior setting
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Rib Cage Shower Unit by Wolfe, circa 1900
Located in Minneapolis, MN
to apply jets of water to specific parts of the body from the ‘needled’ nickel plated pipes, and rain
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Bathroom Fixtures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Exceptionally Designed French Art Deco Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
organ pipes, on a red painted panel with a diamond shaped board depicting gilt-wood and plaster relief
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Fidji Glass Bottle by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda
By Kjell Engman, Kosta Boda
Located in Rome, IT
reminiscent of organ pipes. The colors were inspired by shimmering rainbows of oil spilled on water. The name
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Rare Combinaison Spatiale Sokol KV, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
within the combination, and several pipes which provide the flow of water inside. A communication cable
Category
Vintage 1970s Russian Aviation Objects
Buff Terracotta Keystone in the Form of a Maiden by George Jennings, c.1870
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
series of contracts to supply water and drainage systems to towns and institutions in Britain and on the
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Architectural Elements
Materials
Terracotta
H 12.5 in W 8.75 in D 8 in
Set of 20 Chinese Export Watercolours of the Customs and Trades of China
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
large, rectangular bamboo mats. Bowl on Left: silk cocoons are placed in hot water and stirred with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
H 17.52 in W 21.38 in D 0.99 in
19th Century Glazed French Terracotta Panel
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
fired body is porous. Its uses include vessels (notably flower pots), water and waste water pipes
Category
Early 20th Century French Panelling
Materials
Terracotta
'Misaje' by Martha-Jean Uhamo, Australian Aboriginal Bark-Cloth Painting
By Martha-Jean Uhamo
Located in London, GB
hornbills, the teeth of the mountain fish, and the ripples of the river water. The chevron motif is also
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Papua New Guinean Tapestries
H 43.31 in W 27.56 in D 2.17 in
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Water Pipes For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of water pipes available for sale. Frequently made of metal, steel and bamboo, all water pipes available were constructed with great care. There are 9 antique and vintage water pipes for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Water pipes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and industrial water pipes are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made water pipes over the years, but those made by Rampinelli Edizioni, Sovrappensiero and Ashworth Ironstone are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Water Pipes?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,405, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $67,497 highest priced.
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