A Chinese Opium Table, 1930s
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese hardwood opium table, circa 1930s. 39 ¾ inches wide by 16 inches deep by 14 inches tall
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Opium Table
LARGE ANTIQUE CHINESE OPIUM COFFEE TABLE WiTH CANE INSET TOP J1
$1,983
H 21.66 in W 47.25 in D 44.49 in
LARGE ANTIQUE CHINESE OPIUM COFFEE TABLE WiTH CANE INSET TOP J1
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Large Antique Distressed Chinese Opium Coffee Table With Cane Inset Top. This table is a unique and impressive piece of furniture that refl...
Category
20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Antique Chinese Elm Opium Bed Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top and Scroll Legs
$7,500
H 20 in W 80 in D 37.25 in
Antique Chinese Elm Opium Bed Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top and Scroll Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
This antique Chinese opium bed has been thoughtfully repurposed as a substantial coffee table, retaining the sculptural presence and craftsmanship that made these pieces central elem...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Hardwood 19th Century Oriental Opium Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
These items are commonly referred to as having been made for the Chinese Export market. Normally referred to as opium tables due to their similarity in design to other tables used i...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Oriental Hardwood Opium Coffee Table, Carved Design
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
These items are commonly referred to as having been made for the Chinese Export market. Often referred to as opium tables due to the similarity in design to similar tables used in C...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Opium Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese hardwood opium table, having a wonderful patina, an inset panel to the top, a carved fret work frieze and raise on square section legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Late Qing Dynasty Opium Mat Coffee Table with Inset Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period opium mat coffee table from the early 20th century, with woven rattan inset top, carved apron and scrolling legs.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Qing Dynasty Elm Opium Bed Coffee Table with Rattan Top and Distressing
$7,935
H 20.5 in W 88 in D 41.75 in
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan, Elm
19th Century Qing Dynasty Opium Bed Coffee Table with Rattan Insert, Red Lacquer
$7,475
H 20.75 in W 81.25 in D 43.5 in
19th Century Qing Dynasty Opium Bed Coffee Table with Rattan Insert, Red Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
This exquisite Qing dynasty period opium bed coffee table from the 19th century captures the essence of traditional Chinese craftsmanship.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Antique Low Kang Opium Bed Coffee Table with Chow Legs and Hand Carved Frieze
$5,625
H 14 in W 79.5 in D 33 in
Antique Low Kang Opium Bed Coffee Table with Chow Legs and Hand Carved Frieze
Located in Yonkers, NY
Created in northern China during the early years of the 20th century, this exquisite Ming Dynasty style kang opium bed captivates with its elegant design and finely crafted details.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
EXTREMELY ORNATE GILT & LACQUERED CHiNESE DRAGON CHINOISERIE OPIUM COFFEE TABLE
$2,393
H 13.78 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
EXTREMELY ORNATE GILT & LACQUERED CHiNESE DRAGON CHINOISERIE OPIUM COFFEE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage hand lacquered Chinese coffee table which has a stunning gilded finish depicting Dragons...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
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19th Century Chinese Opium Bed
Located in Montecito, CA
Chinese opium elmwood bed with intricately detailed molding; carving; Ming style shaped feet; 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Chinese opium table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese opium/coffee table the well-figured square top above the pierced frieze.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Opium Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese hardwood low opium table with recessed panel top and carved bow ends; carved frieze on scrolled feet.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Padouk
Chinese Opium or Coffee Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese hardwood opium table, the rectangular panelled top above a pierced and foliate-carved frieze and sides, all raised up on curved scrolling legs.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Late 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Opium Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very stylish late 19th century Chinese hardwood opium / coffee table. Having a circular inset panel to the top, carved decoration to the frieze, four carved scrolling legs united b...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Chinese Opium Bed
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original antique Opium Bed. To be used as coffee table.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
19th Century Chinese Reflective Opium Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
Trimmed in a fine hardwood, this mirrored glass tray has an ethereal look perfectly in line with its former use as an opium tray. Dating from the mid 19th century at the height of op...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Table Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Opium Low Coffee Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Late 19th century Chinese Asian hardwood low opium coffee table. Well crafted with beautiful oystered pattern veneer top, curved legs and carved pierced frieze throughout.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
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 table, dating from the first half of the 20th Century.
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Matching Pair of Long Chinese Opium Side Tables, Very Large
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original Chinese opium side tables RRP £1200 each These are just over 100cm long which means if you place them either side of ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Teak
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Opium Low Coffee Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese opium low coffee table. Kang form; teak. Organic body with incurved legs supports a panelled top.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Pair of Chinese Elm and Bamboo Waterfall Side Tables with Opium Mat Tops
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H 20 in W 19.5 in D 20 in
Pair of Chinese Elm and Bamboo Waterfall Side Tables with Opium Mat Tops
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese elmwood and bamboo waterfall side tables from the mid 20th century with opium mat top and scrolling feet.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
Chinese Early 20th Century Low Table with Bamboo Opium Mat Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese low table from the early 20th century, with opium mat top and carved legs.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Antique Oriental Hardwood Opium Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive 19th century oriental hardwood opium coffee table having superbly figured panel top of rich color above pierced and carved frieze raised on curved ends.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Lantern Shaped Opium Lamp, China, Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Opium lamp shaped Chinese lantern, China, second half of the 19th century brass Ajouré Measures: H 21cm, H 8.5cm.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Oriental Hardwood Opium Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Late 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Opium, Or Coffee, Table Having Superbly Figured Panelled Top Raised On Carved And Pierced End Supports
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Oriental Hardwood Opium Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Unusual Mid 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Opium Table Of Unusual Design Having Superbly Figured Panelled Top With Elegant Scrolling Ends And Blind Carved Decoration To Frieze
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Oriental Hardwood Opium Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Late 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Opium, Or Coffee, Table Having Superbly Figured Panel Top Retaining Excellent Rich Colour & Patina Raised On Curved Ends With U...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oriental Hardwood 19th Century Opium Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
These items are commonly referred to as having been made for the Chinese Export market. Normally referred to as opium tables due to their similarity in design to other tables used i...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Oriental Hardwood Opium Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Opium Coffee Table Having Well Figured Panelled Top Of Good Colour With Carved Pierced Frieze Raised On Elegant Curved Ends ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Opium Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
(Often referred to as opium tables due to the similarity in design to similar tables used in their home country for the locals to sit on the floor around and smoke their opium th...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Opium Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive late 19th century oriental hardwood coffee, or opium, table having well figured panelled top above pierced and carved frieze raised on curved ends unusually with blin...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Woven Wicker and Elmwood Opium Bed Coffee Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
This Chinese 19th century large opium bed / coffee table features a woven wicker insert (not age-related).
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Daybeds
Materials
Wicker, Elm
Chinese Hardwood Coffee Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese hardwood coffee table / opium table, of long rectangular form with carved apron.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
FINE ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY ORIENTAL CHiNESE OPIUM LOW PADOUK COFFEE & TEA TABLE
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H 11.03 in W 29.93 in D 15.95 in
FINE ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY ORIENTAL CHiNESE OPIUM LOW PADOUK COFFEE & TEA TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely ornately carved Antique Circa 1880 Oriental Chinese Opium low tea Padouk table Please note the ...
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Padouk
FINE ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY ORIENTAL CHiNESE OPIUM LOW PADOUK COFFEE & TEA TABLE
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H 11.03 in W 29.93 in D 15.95 in
FINE ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY ORIENTAL CHiNESE OPIUM LOW PADOUK COFFEE & TEA TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely ornately carved Antique Circa 1880 Oriental Chinese Opium low tea Padouk table Please note the ...
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Padouk
Chinese 19th Century Ming Dynasty Style Elm Coffee Table with Rattan Inset
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H 19 in W 83.5 in D 50.5 in
Chinese 19th Century Ming Dynasty Style Elm Coffee Table with Rattan Inset
Located in Yonkers, NY
Born in China during the 19th century and originally created to be used as an opium bed, this piece will make for a wonderful coffee table.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Rattan
Shanxi Province Opium Bed Elm and Rattan Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Ming Dynasty Elm and Rattan Coffee Table The woven rattan top is reinforced with solid elm wood backing for durability and strength. It’s in original color a...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Stone Top Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
Stone Top coffee table, Chinese black lacquer opium leg table with inset old stone top.
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Stone
19th Century Chinese Opium Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A 19th century Chinese hardwood Opium table or coffee table, having an inset panel to the top, delicate carved decoration to the frieze and brackets, raised on square section legs wi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Padouk Opium Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese padouk opium/coffee table the rectangular top above the pierced frieze.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Padouk
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Opium Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese carved hardwood circular Opium table, having in inset figured burr wood top, carved decoration to the frieze and raised on five scrolled supp...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Hardwood Opium or Coffee Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very stylish late 19th-early 20th century Chinese hardwood opium table, having a circular burr wood inset top, supported by slats and terminating in small ogee feet.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Ching Dynasty Elm Wood Opium Bed Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful and perfect size antique solid elmwood and bamboo opium bed that makes for the perfect coffee table.
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Asian Opium Coffee Table
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Opium coffee table brings the timeless style of a Chinese sculptured beauty of teak, bathed in a washed brown hue.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
Art Deco Coffee Opium Table with Chinese Decor
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco coffee Opium table. Hand-painted Chinese decor, France, 1920s.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Opium Daybed Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee Table Opium Daybed with structure in solid elm in stained moka finish and in lacquered finish, table top in hand-crafted cane with lacquered finish. Exceptional and unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cane, Elm
Opium Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
chrysanthemum palm stone
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Ming Style Waisted Opium Bed or Monumental Coffee Table w/Chow Legs
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H 11.25 in W 72 in D 47 in
Chinese Ming Style Waisted Opium Bed or Monumental Coffee Table w/Chow Legs
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Chinese Ming style waisted opium bed/daybed or Monumental low coffee table with chow legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Opium Mat Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top
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H 20.25 in W 78 in D 48.5 in
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Opium Mat Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period opium mat coffee table from the 19th century, with woven rattan top, carved motifs and scrolling legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Antique Chinese Carved Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table in Warm Honey Color
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H 17.72 in W 63 in D 33.08 in
Antique Chinese Carved Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table in Warm Honey Color
Located in Casteren, NL
Therefore this type of bed is also known as an opium bed or opium table. Typical for a Kang bed is the heavy inward bend legs.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Canned Juma or Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table
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H 16.93 in W 63 in D 35.44 in
Early 20th Century Canned Juma or Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table
Located in Casteren, NL
Therefore this type of bed is also known as an opium bed or opium table. Typical for a Kang bed is the heavy inward bend legs.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Elm, Paint
Large Mid 19th Century Canned Juma or Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table
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H 19.69 in W 83.47 in D 41.34 in
Large Mid 19th Century Canned Juma or Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table
Located in Casteren, NL
Therefore this type of bed is also known as an opium bed or opium table. Typical for a Kang bed is the heavy inward bend legs.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Elm, Paint
19th Century Chinese Opium Table
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Cent. Chinese Low Opium Table With Scrolling Cut Out Apron.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chinese Carved Opium Table
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
An early 20th century Chinese carved walnut opium or coffee table. The table has a recessed single panel top with a moulded edge and the frame curves under at each end into legs w...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chinese Opium Daybed Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, 1830
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique Chinese Opium daybed Qing dynasty 19th century, circa 1830 Fabulous 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty ‘Opium’ elmwood & rattan daybed from China's Shanxi province dating t...
Category
Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Rattan
Antique Chinese Opium Daybed Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, 1830
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique Chinese opium daybed Qing dynasty, 19th century, 1830.
Category
Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Rattan
Antique Chinese Opium Daybed Qing Dynasty 19th Century, 1830
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique Chinese Opium daybed Qing Dynasty 19th century 1830 Monumental 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty ‘Opium’ Elmwood & Rattan Daybed from China's Shanxi province dating to cir...
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Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan, Elm
1970s Chinese Polychrome Ceramic Opium Figural Pillow Lamp
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a fabulous, 1970s, Chinese polychrome ceramic figurative sculpture opium pillow that has been converted into a lamp. Rests on a wood scroll-motif base.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Antique Hardwood Opium Table
Located in Bournemouth, GB
Early 20th century beautifully figured hardwood opium or coffee table with carved decoration to the sides and decorative open fretwork to the front and back.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Unusual Chinese Tray on Folding Stand
Located in London, GB
A rare early 19th century Chinese hardwood campaign “Opium” table, the tray top with pierced fretwork on a folding X-frame stand with well drawn legs.
Category
Antique 1820s Chinese Furniture
Chinese Woven Wicker and Wood Opium Bed Coffee Table, circa 1910
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Originally intended as a small bed for patrons of opium dens to rest upon while enjoying their intoxication, this low table with its straight-forward structure, made of tieli wood, a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
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Antique Shanxi Province Elm Opium Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Opium Bed / Coffee Table This Antique Shanxi Province Elm Opium Bed / Coffee Table is a rare find from the 1900s. It is made of elm wood and features its...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Bohemian Furniture
Materials
Elm
Red Lacquered Opium Bed or Wedding Bed The Opium bed is a secluded place
$7,248
H 64.5 in W 48.5 in D 26 in
Red Lacquered Opium Bed or Wedding Bed The Opium bed is a secluded place
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Red Lacquered Opium Bed or Wedding Bed The Opium bed is a secluded place to meditate, they were very popular in the 19th century particularly in opium dens These beds featured thre...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Daybeds
Materials
Lacquer
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Chinese Opium Table For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Chinese opium table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A Chinese opium table — often made from wood, hardwood and natural fiber — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese opium table — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese opium table, those designed in Art Deco and Victorian styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Chinese Opium Table?
Prices for a Chinese opium table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $980 and can go as high as $17,123, while the average can fetch as much as $4,054.
Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
Questions About Chinese Opium Table
- What is a Chinese tea table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese tea table is a piece of furniture traditionally used in China for preparing and serving tea. It usually held a pump for drawing water and a basin for washing teacups and pots. The top doubled as a surface for resting teacups in between sips. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Chinese tea tables.
- What is a Chinese kang table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023A Chinese kang table is a long, low piece of furniture that has a flat surface and rests on four legs. It multitasks as both a dining table and a bed. On 1stDibs, find a variety of kang tables from some of the world's top sellers.
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