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Chinese Opium Pipes

Nineteenth Century Chinese Metal Water Pipe, Covered with Green Dyed Ray Skin
Nineteenth Century Chinese Metal Water Pipe, Covered with Green Dyed Ray Skin

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

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Metal

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2 antique Chinese opiums pipes, silvercolored decorative items, China ca 1900
2 antique Chinese opiums pipes, silvercolored decorative items, China ca 1900

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

Materials

Metal

Collection of Five Chinese Opium Travel Pipes and Yak Fur Pouch, 1800s
Collection of Five Chinese Opium Travel Pipes and Yak Fur Pouch, 1800s

Collection of Five Chinese Opium Travel Pipes and Yak Fur Pouch, 1800s

Located in Petaluma, CA

This lovely collection of 19th century small opium pipes, called "travel pipes," include five pipes

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century Bamboo Opium Pipes
19th Century Bamboo Opium Pipes

19th Century Bamboo Opium Pipes

Located in Chicago, IL

Bamboo opium pipes with brass fittings used over a century ago in China. Mounted on custom stands

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

19th Century Set of Five-Piece Zitan Opium Pipes and Accessories
19th Century Set of Five-Piece Zitan Opium Pipes and Accessories

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

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities

Materials

Wood

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Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee

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$67,500

H 41 in W 60 in D 29 in

Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee

By Pauly et Cie

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin & seahorse motif (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)

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Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Settees

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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 paste. Dated to the 19th-century, the box is an example of Qing-dynasty erotica, incorp...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Travel Opium Lamp, c. 1900
Chinese Travel Opium Lamp, c. 1900

Chinese Travel Opium Lamp, c. 1900

$328

H 2.75 in Dm 2.5 in

Chinese Travel Opium Lamp, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Brass

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 showing signs of intensive use. The pipe fits perfectly inside the box. The curved shape...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plywood

19th Century Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlay Lac Burgaute Lacquer Bowl Opium Lamp
19th Century Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlay Lac Burgaute Lacquer Bowl Opium Lamp

19th Century Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlay Lac Burgaute Lacquer Bowl Opium Lamp

Located in Brea, CA

19th century Chinese mother of pearl inlay lac burgaute lacquer bowl opium lamp. Beautiful piece with detailed drawings of ancient Chinese people and repeated floral designs circling...

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Vintage 1930s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Carved Turkish Meerschaum Pipe, Moorish Style, Hand-Crafted, 1950
Carved Turkish Meerschaum Pipe, Moorish Style, Hand-Crafted, 1950

Carved Turkish Meerschaum Pipe, Moorish Style, Hand-Crafted, 1950

Located in Moreno Valley, 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...

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20th Century Turkish Moorish Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Chinese Opium Lamp with Round Base that is Multi-lobed
Antique Chinese Opium Lamp with Round Base that is Multi-lobed

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

Late 19th/early 20th century, Tobacco Water Pipe, China
Late 19th/early 20th century, Tobacco Water Pipe, China

Late 19th/early 20th century, Tobacco Water Pipe, China

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Tobacco Water Pipe with Set of Complete Accessories China Late 19th/early 20th century White metal (baiting), copper decoration, silk cording and tassel H: 22 in :: 56 cm Water pipe...

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Early 20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Copper

Nineteenth Century Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong
Nineteenth Century Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong

Nineteenth Century Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong

$4,343

H 17.33 in W 2.72 in D 1.89 in

Nineteenth Century Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong

Located in Leuven , BE

Nineteenth century Chinese water pipe in Paktong (= an Alloy of Zinc, Copper and Nickel). The Base - elaborated in Enamel Cloisonné - is decorated with a Phoenix on an Ultramarine Bl...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Copper, Zinc

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

An opium pipe is a pipe designed specifically for the vaporization and inhalation of opium. But these beautiful little antiques have become one-of-a-kind works of art. This late 19th...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Brass

Complete Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong
Complete Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong

Complete Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong

$1,388

H 13 in W 3.94 in D 1.19 in

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

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Chinese Opium Pipes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Chinese opium pipes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bamboo and brass, all Chinese opium pipes available were constructed with great care. Chinese opium pipes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much are Chinese Opium Pipes?

Prices for Chinese opium pipes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, Chinese opium pipes begin at $148 and can go as high as $15,524, while the average can fetch as much as $1,380.