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Chinese Opium Box

Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box Cloisonné Enamel, Tobacco Snuff Box Floral Motif
Located in Leuven , BE
Old Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Vases and Flowers. French Private
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Metal

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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Opium Box in Hammered Brass, Decorated with a Scene of a Rider
Located in Leuven , BE
The cylindrical opium container is executed in hammered brass and decorated with an expressive
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20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Brass

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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Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Asian Wood Opium Container with Lid and Brass Pull
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Asian wooden tobacco or opium round container. Round shaped lidded opium container box, hand crafted
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Mid-20th Century Indian Tibetan Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

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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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe
19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe
H 5.75 in W 10 in D 1.5 in
19th Century Huanghuali Chinese Opium Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully carved scale box from the much desired Huanghuali wood. These scales were originally
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Brass

19th Century Huanghuali Chinese Opium Scale
19th Century Huanghuali Chinese Opium Scale
H 0.75 in W 13.38 in D 3.44 in
Antique Chinese Multi-Lobed Opium Box in Silver, Decorated with Reliefs with Ide
Located in Leuven , BE
Beautiful opium box decorated with reliefs with ideograms (one of the two refers to wealth), a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

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Silver

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silver Cherry Blossom Box, Wang Hing 1890
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Chinese export solid silver box, of elongated rectangular form, decorated with
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

New Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2004 *Opium* Lotus Pumps Shoes 39.5 9.5
By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Montgomery, TX
New Tom Ford for Yves Sant Laurent Rive Gauche *Opium* Wedge Pumps F/W 2004 Runway Collection
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Early 2000s Italian High Heels

New Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2004 *Opium* Lotus Pumps Shoes 36.5 6.5
By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Montgomery, TX
inspired by the Chinese Collection of 1977 that collided with the launch of their fragrance Opium. Satin
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Early 2000s Italian Heels

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL]. Group of Eight Exotic Fruit. 19th century, c.1880. Group of eight watercolour
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1880s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
H 9.25 in W 12.75 in D 0.75 in

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Mid 20th Century White Porcelain Foo Dogs - Pair
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Art Deco Coffee Opium Table with Chinese Decor
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco coffee Opium table. Hand-painted Chinese decor, France, 1920s. Lacquer in good original condition. Table solid and stabile. Note: Very nice symmetric all-over patina of ...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Art Deco Coffee Opium Table with Chinese Decor
Art Deco Coffee Opium Table with Chinese Decor
H 17.33 in W 16.54 in D 31.5 in
Chinese Celadon Glazed Lotus Charger, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
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Japanese Cloisonné Vases Butterflies & Flowers, 19th Century Meiji Period, Pair
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very decorative pair of cloisonné vases, made in Japan and dating to the 19th Meiji Period, circa 1875. The vases have a good baluster shape with a circular form. They...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Large Low Chinese Ming Style Coffee Table in Black Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A large antique Chinese Ming Dynasty style coffee table, 193 x 122 cm. Was originally an opium bed but has been converted into a table. Crafted in elm wood with black lacquer present...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Cinnabar Leather Pillow with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty period 19th century cinnabar and black lacquer rectangular shaped leather pillow from an antique opium bed, with hand painted calligraphy motifs. Created in Ch...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Pillows and Throws

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Leather

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...
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Metalwork

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Enamel

Chinese Qing Dynasty Elm Opium Bed Coffee Table with Rattan Top and Distressing
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese Qing Dynasty period elm wood opium bed coffee table from the 19th century, with hand-woven rattan top and original lacquer. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty p...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm, Rattan

Chinese Rare Tea Dust Glazed Large Porcelain Ceramic Charger Platter Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
A very stunning glazed Chinese porcelain plate which features geometric patterns and a yin-yang symbol in low relief. The plate's faintly iridescent green color is apparently due to ...
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Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Opium Daybed with Rattan Top and Chow Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period opium daybed from the 19th century, with woven rattan top and removable railings. Created in China during the 19th century, this opium daybed is very st...
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Antique Japanese Persian Style Champlevé Enameled Bronze Vase Set, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Wooden Jewelry Box, Cosmetic Box
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful antique Jewelry box was made from solid wood with original mirror and antique hardware on it. The top of the jewelry box can be lift open and has a mirror stand attach...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jewelry Boxes

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Wood

Chinese Cloisonné Charger or Large Plate fine detail, Mid-19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese Cloisonné Charger or Large Plate / Dish that we date to the mid-19th century of the Qing dynasty, Circa 1970. The Charger is circular on a low foot. The...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

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2 antique Chinese opiums pipes, silvercolored decorative items, China ca 1900
Located in Basel, BS
2 Chinese Opiums pipes in a silver coloured metal, opium pipe set, rectangular shape. The two pipes
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Early 20th Century Chinese More Desk Accessories

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Rare Regency Opium Humidor with Whippet Finial by Robinson and Wood
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Antique 1830s English Regency Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Earthenware

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 Lacquer

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Metal

Chinese Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Opium Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
This is a vintage Chinese rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid opium table, perfect as a coffee
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Portraits of Chinese Military.
Located in London, GB
China Export Watercolours on Pith Paper. A set of 10 watercolour and gouache studies on pith
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19th Century Mixed Media

Chinese Export Brass Snuff Box with Turquoise Enamel Dragons and Beads Inlaid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Asian Chinese export snuff or censor box hand painted with gold dragons on turquoise blue enamel
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Metal, Brass

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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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel

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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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Brass

China 1900 Export Dragon Bracelet in 925 Sterling Silver with Cat's Eye Obsidian
Located in Miami, FL
(Canton Port) and also after that, the opium war, the Treaty of Nanking and Treaty of Tientsin, Chinese
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Late Victorian Bangles

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Cat’s Eye, Other, Sterling Silver

Chinese Export Watercolours on Pith Paper, set of twelve Shells
Located in London, GB
growth in the China Trade in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Paintings in oils, on board and
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Early 19th Century Qing Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Asian Metal Japanese Yatate, Edo, Bronze Pipe Shape
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The first yatate were long boxes, with the ink compartment in the axis of the pen. The "smoking
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tobacco Accessories

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Metal

Chinese Gnarled Boxwood Tobacco Pipe, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental Chinese pipe is beautifully sculpted with a long boxwood handle shaped to resemble
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Tobacco Accessories

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Silver, Brass

Rare 19th Century Chinese Paktong Opium Lamp with Original Glass Shade
Located in Concord, MA
19th century Chinese Paktong opium lamp with original glass shade, reticulated base decorated with
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Metalwork

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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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Metalwork

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Silver

Q'um Q'in Period  Chinese Miniature
Q'um Q'in Period  Chinese Miniature
H 3 in W 2 in D 1.25 in
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Chinese Opium Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Chinese opium box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Chinese opium box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese opium box — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A well-made Chinese opium box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent and Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chinese Opium Box?

The average selling price for a Chinese opium box at 1stDibs is $995, while they’re typically $295 on the low end and $28,995 for the highest priced.
Questions About Chinese Opium Box
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