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Antique Opium Box

Antique Hexagonal Chinese Opium Box
Antique Hexagonal Chinese Opium Box

Antique Hexagonal Chinese Opium Box

$1,397

H 3.15 in Dm 2.37 in

Antique Hexagonal Chinese Opium Box

Located in Leuven , BE

Antique Hexagonal Chinese Opium Boxes in Cloisonné Enamal , decorated with a Dragon and a Phoenix

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19th Century Chinese Antique Opium Box

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel
Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel

Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel

Located in Leuven , BE

Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Floral Motifs and Interior Scenes

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19th Century Chinese Antique Opium Box

Materials

Metal

Petite Oval Opium Box, c. 1900
Petite Oval Opium Box, c. 1900

Petite Oval Opium Box, c. 1900

$380

H 1 in W 1.25 in D 0.75 in

Petite Oval Opium Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste

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Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass, Copper

Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900
Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900

Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900

$318

H 1.25 in W 1.25 in D 0.5 in

Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, Snuff Box Floral Motif
Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, Snuff Box Floral Motif

Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, Snuff Box Floral Motif

Located in Leuven , BE

Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Floral Motifs and Interior Scenes

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Opium Box

Materials

Metal

Petite Chinese Brass Opium Box with Dragon Etching
Petite Chinese Brass Opium Box with Dragon Etching

Petite Chinese Brass Opium Box with Dragon Etching

Located in Chicago, IL

This petite metal canister was once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Mixed Metal and Enamel Opium Box
Antique Chinese Mixed Metal and Enamel Opium Box

Antique Chinese Mixed Metal and Enamel Opium Box

$600

H 1.5 in W 1.563 in D 0.75 in

Antique Chinese Mixed Metal and Enamel Opium Box

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Chinese Mixed Metal and Enamel Opium Box. An oval form in three parts consisting of a

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Metal, Silver, Brass, Enamel, Nickel

Petite Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850
Petite Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850

Petite Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850

$148

H 0.75 in Dm 0.75 in

Petite Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite 19th century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass

Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900
Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900

Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite bronze canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900
Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900

Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900

$380

H 1.5 in Dm 1.25 in

Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite bronze canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Copper Coin Opium Box, c. 1900
Chinese Copper Coin Opium Box, c. 1900

Chinese Copper Coin Opium Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite 19th century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Copper

Erotic Chinese Baitong Opium Box, c. 1850
Erotic Chinese Baitong Opium Box, c. 1850

Erotic Chinese Baitong Opium Box, c. 1850

$480

H 1.75 in W 1.5 in D 0.75 in

Erotic Chinese Baitong Opium Box, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite white brass (baitong) canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass

Peacock Sculpture Patinated Bronze Box Islamic Art Mughal India
Peacock Sculpture Patinated Bronze Box Islamic Art Mughal India

Peacock Sculpture Patinated Bronze Box Islamic Art Mughal India

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

tobacco opium box. Produced using the traditional 'lost wax' process. Great Asian Islamic Folk Art, Mughal

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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Opium Box

Materials

Bronze

Patinated Bronze Box in a from of a Peacock, India
Patinated Bronze Box in a from of a Peacock, India

Patinated Bronze Box in a from of a Peacock, India

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

tobacco opium box. Produced using the traditional 'lost wax' process. Great Asian Islamic Folk Art

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Early 20th Century Indian Islamic Antique Opium Box

Materials

Bronze

Rare Chinese opium smokers kit, including a pillow-box and a pipe.
Rare Chinese opium smokers kit, including a pillow-box and a pipe.

Rare Chinese opium smokers kit, including a pillow-box and a pipe.

Located in Leuven , BE

Rare Chinese opium smoker's kit, including a lacquered boiled cardboard pillow-box and a pipe

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Opium Box

Materials

Plywood

Chinese Qing Cloisonné Bronze Opium Caddy Set
Chinese Qing Cloisonné Bronze Opium Caddy Set

Chinese Qing Cloisonné Bronze Opium Caddy Set

$1,200

H 3.5 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in

Chinese Qing Cloisonné Bronze Opium Caddy Set

Located in Toledo, OH

Chinese Qing opium caddy set includes burner and tray with 6 dishes. Cloisonné set in bronze with

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Late 19th Century Antique Opium Box

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe
19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe

19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe

$1,500

H 5.75 in W 10 in D 1.5 in

19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe

Located in Atlanta, GA

the opium was kept, on top of the small box, it’s adorned with a glass bead, old coins and a walnut.

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass

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19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium

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H 11.03 in W 13.78 in D 7.49 in

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium

Located in Antwerp, BE

19th century Japanese lacquered tansu used for opium smoking. Having 8 drawers used to store

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Opium Box

Materials

Wood

Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900
Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900

Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900

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H 1.5 in Dm 1.25 in

Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite bronze canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Bronze

Fine Chinese Cloisonné Opium Box, c. 1850
Fine Chinese Cloisonné Opium Box, c. 1850

Fine Chinese Cloisonné Opium Box, c. 1850

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H 2 in W 1.25 in D 0.5 in

Fine Chinese Cloisonné Opium Box, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

of opium paste. Providing an airtight seal, the box is finely decorated with an abstract floral

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Chinese Repoussé Lotus Opium Box, c. 1850
Chinese Repoussé Lotus Opium Box, c. 1850

Chinese Repoussé Lotus Opium Box, c. 1850

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H 1.25 in W 1 in D 0.5 in

Chinese Repoussé Lotus Opium Box, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass

Lacquered Chinese Portable Opium Kit, c. 1920
Lacquered Chinese Portable Opium Kit, c. 1920

Lacquered Chinese Portable Opium Kit, c. 1920

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H 6.25 in W 12.75 in D 6 in

Lacquered Chinese Portable Opium Kit, c. 1920

Located in Chicago, IL

This small lacquered box is actually a portable opium kit, used to hold all the accessories one

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Stoneware Opium Water Pot
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Stoneware Opium Water Pot

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Stoneware Opium Water Pot

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese stoneware opium water pot. Crackle glazed stoneware, celadon

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Stoneware

Rare Regency Opium Humidor with Whippet Finial by Robinson and Wood
Rare Regency Opium Humidor with Whippet Finial by Robinson and Wood

Rare Regency Opium Humidor with Whippet Finial by Robinson and Wood

Located in San Francisco, CA

smoking accoutrements possibly opium pipes, resting on a gadrooned plinth. Bottom impressed RW and Co

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1830s English Regency Antique Opium Box

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Chinese Red Cloisonné Enamel Opium Smoking Set Box with Accoutrements
Antique Chinese Red Cloisonné Enamel Opium Smoking Set Box with Accoutrements

Antique Chinese Red Cloisonné Enamel Opium Smoking Set Box with Accoutrements

Located in Topeka, KS

Handsome antique Chinese opium smoking set in red cloisonné enamel and shaped like a parallelogram

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Opium Box

Materials

Metal

Chinese Qing Cloisonne Enamel Opium Box
Chinese Qing Cloisonne Enamel Opium Box

Chinese Qing Cloisonne Enamel Opium Box

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H 2 in W 1.75 in D 0.75 in

Chinese Qing Cloisonne Enamel Opium Box

Located in Forney, TX

A rare, interesting, and a bit unusual Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) Cloisonné enamel opium box

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel

Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850
Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850

Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850

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H 2 in W 2.25 in D 1.25 in

Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

A small brass canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass, Copper

Late 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Leather Opium Box with Lock and Key
Late 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Leather Opium Box with Lock and Key

Late 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Leather Opium Box with Lock and Key

Located in Evergreen, CO

A brown mahogany leather case of a type that was used throughout Asian countries for storing opium

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Opium Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Bejeweled Silver Dragon, Opium Snuff Box
Antique Bejeweled Silver Dragon, Opium Snuff Box

Antique Bejeweled Silver Dragon, Opium Snuff Box

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H 1.97 in W 11.03 in D 2.76 in

Antique Bejeweled Silver Dragon, Opium Snuff Box

Located in Esbjerg, DK

precious stones. The head is hinged to open as a secret box originally intended for storing opium or

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Early 1900s Asian Late Victorian Antique Opium Box

Materials

Silver

Collectible Opium Container Mughal Art Round Lidded Box
Collectible Opium Container Mughal Art Round Lidded Box

Collectible Opium Container Mughal Art Round Lidded Box

By Rajhastani

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique collectible opium container Mughal Art round lidded box. This stylish lidded box is

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Early 20th Century Indian Agra Antique Opium Box

Materials

Wood

19th Century Oriental Wooden Toad Opium Incense Secret Box
19th Century Oriental Wooden Toad Opium Incense Secret Box

19th Century Oriental Wooden Toad Opium Incense Secret Box

Located in Lowestoft, GB

an opium container or incense holder. From the collection of David & Sarah Battie 24cm in length

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19th Century Japanese Antique Opium Box

Materials

Softwood

Japanese Antique Opium Scale Triple Signed with Original Box, 19th Century
Japanese Antique Opium Scale Triple Signed with Original Box, 19th Century

Japanese Antique Opium Scale Triple Signed with Original Box, 19th Century

Located in South Burlington, VT

From Japan comes this hard to find opium scale with its original wooden box, 19th century. It is

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Opium Box

Materials

Iron

Shanxi Opium Chest
Shanxi Opium Chest

Shanxi Opium Chest

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H 15 in W 18 in D 11 in

Shanxi Opium Chest

Located in East Hampton, NY

Early to Mid 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Shanxi Lacquered Opium Chest

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19th Century Antique Opium Box

Q'um Q'in Period  Chinese Miniature
Q'um Q'in Period  Chinese Miniature

Q'um Q'in Period Chinese Miniature

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H 3 in W 2 in D 1.25 in

Q'um Q'in Period Chinese Miniature

Located in Charleston, SC

Very fine Chinese Wedding Basket miniature in Silver possibly an Opium Box Q'um Q'in Period Circa

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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Opium Box

Materials

Silver

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Gold Metal Minaudière Opium Box Bag 1980’s
Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Gold Metal Minaudière Opium Box Bag 1980’s

Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Gold Metal Minaudière Opium Box Bag 1980’s

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Montreal, Quebec

This iconic YSL bag from the 1980’s has a rigid cylindric exterior made from shiny ribbed gold-tone metal. The bag features a long black and gold braided silk cord shoulder strap, du...

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1680s French Antique Opium Box

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$800

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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Located in Austin, TX

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$295

H 1.625 in W 4 in D 3.125 in

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Located in Chapel Hill, NC

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$195

H 1.5 in W 3.75 in D 3 in

Chinese Export Cloisonné Box

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

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Located in Long Island City, NY

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Located in New York, NY

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$6,000

H 11 in W 7 in D 5.8 in

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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Located in Leuven , BE

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