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Art Nouveau "Vase with Water Plants and Bats" by Paul Dachsel for RStK Amphora
Art Nouveau "Vase with Water Plants and Bats" by Paul Dachsel for RStK Amphora

Art Nouveau "Vase with Water Plants and Bats" by Paul Dachsel for RStK Amphora

By Amphora, Paul Dachsel

Located in Palm Beach, FL

be paid to the transformative nature of the sculptural lilies into painted opium poppies. Working

Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Opium Antique

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Rug Handmade Carpet Turkish Kilim Rugs Oriental Rugs Traditional Area
Antique Rug Handmade Carpet Turkish Kilim Rugs Oriental Rugs Traditional Area

Antique Rug Handmade Carpet Turkish Kilim Rugs Oriental Rugs Traditional Area

Located in Wembley, GB

Caucasian rug designs. Afyon translates into English as 'Opium'; the town was previously named

Category

1920s Turkish Kilim Opium Antique

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

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

Category

Late 19th Century Indian Opium Antique

Materials

Bronze

Large French Art Nouveau “Femme-Fleur” Bronze & Cobalt Porcelain Centerpiece
Large French Art Nouveau “Femme-Fleur” Bronze & Cobalt Porcelain Centerpiece

Large French Art Nouveau “Femme-Fleur” Bronze & Cobalt Porcelain Centerpiece

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

subconscious, consistent with the opium poppy’s presence in fin-de-siècle symbolism. Her expression is calm and

Category

Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Opium Antique

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipe, circa 1900
Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipe, circa 1900

Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipe, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

or opium. Mounted horizontally on a custom steel Stand, this late 19th century bamboo specimen

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Bamboo

Qing Dynasty Elmwood Lohan Bed Coffee Table with Hand-Woven Rattan Top
Qing Dynasty Elmwood Lohan Bed Coffee Table with Hand-Woven Rattan Top

Qing Dynasty Elmwood Lohan Bed Coffee Table with Hand-Woven Rattan Top

Located in Yonkers, NY

originally made from a cut down Lohan bed, also called an opium smokers' bed. The table showcases a

Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Rattan, Elm

Oriental Hardwood Square Coffee Table Stand
Oriental Hardwood Square Coffee Table Stand

Oriental Hardwood Square Coffee Table Stand

$3,381

H 18.25 in W 16 in D 16 in

Oriental Hardwood Square Coffee Table Stand

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

market and the most prolifically found of these items tend to be coffee tables, opium tables, nests of

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Export Two-Tier Hardwood Lamp Table, Carved Design, Circa 1870
Chinese Export Two-Tier Hardwood Lamp Table, Carved Design, Circa 1870

Chinese Export Two-Tier Hardwood Lamp Table, Carved Design, Circa 1870

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Chinese Export market and the most prolifically found of these items tend to be coffee tables, opium

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Oriental Hardwood Nest of Coffee Tables
Antique Oriental Hardwood Nest of Coffee Tables

Antique Oriental Hardwood Nest of Coffee Tables

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

, opium tables, nests of tables and to a slightly lesser extent altar type side tables. This nest of

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

Qing Dynasty Elm Lohan Bed Coffee Table with Hand-Woven Rattan Top
Qing Dynasty Elm Lohan Bed Coffee Table with Hand-Woven Rattan Top

Qing Dynasty Elm Lohan Bed Coffee Table with Hand-Woven Rattan Top

Located in Yonkers, NY

an opium smokers' bed. The table showcases a rectangular top with hand-woven rattan inset and

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Rattan, Elm

Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900
Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900

Chinese Tobacco Water Pipe, c. 1900

$400

H 27 in W 8 in D 4 in

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 Opium Antique

Materials

Brass

Botanical Print: Papaver and Hieracium Species from a Natural History Collection
Botanical Print: Papaver and Hieracium Species from a Natural History Collection

Botanical Print: Papaver and Hieracium Species from a Natural History Collection

Located in Langweer, NL

uses 1. Pain relief and sedation: The opium poppy (*Papaver somniferum*) is the source of opiates such

Category

Early 1800s Opium Antique

Materials

Paper

Pair of Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipes, circa 1900
Pair of Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipes, circa 1900

Pair of Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipes, circa 1900

$2,980 / set

H 51.25 in W 8 in D 8 in

Pair of Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipes, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

or opium. The undulating form of each 19th century bamboo specimen is made especially striking when

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Steel

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

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Islamic Opium Antique

Materials

Bronze

Oriental Hardwood Nest Of Four Coffee Tables
Oriental Hardwood Nest Of Four Coffee Tables

Oriental Hardwood Nest Of Four Coffee Tables

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

, opium tables, nests of tables and to a slightly lesser extent altar type side tables. This nest of

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Taishō Period Negora Lacquer Arm Stool with Cinnabar Color
Japanese Taishō Period Negora Lacquer Arm Stool with Cinnabar Color

Japanese Taishō Period Negora Lacquer Arm Stool with Cinnabar Color

Located in Yonkers, NY

. Created to be used on an opium bed, this Japanese Taisho period stool features a slightly curving top

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Opium Antique

Materials

Wood

Antique Rug Handmade Carpet Turkish Kilim Rugs Oriental Rugs Area
Antique Rug Handmade Carpet Turkish Kilim Rugs Oriental Rugs Area

Antique Rug Handmade Carpet Turkish Kilim Rugs Oriental Rugs Area

$3,533Sale Price|20% Off

W 64.97 in L 122.84 in

Antique Rug Handmade Carpet Turkish Kilim Rugs Oriental Rugs Area

Located in Wembley, GB

influenced by the Caucasian rug designs. Afyon translates into English as 'Opium'; the town was previously

Category

1920s Turkish Kilim Opium Antique

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

Oriental Hardwood 19th Century Rectangular Coffee Table
Oriental Hardwood 19th Century Rectangular Coffee Table

Oriental Hardwood 19th Century Rectangular Coffee Table

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

, opium tables, nests of tables and to a slightly lesser extent altar type side tables. One of the

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

Circular Oriental Hardwood Coffee Table
Circular Oriental Hardwood Coffee Table

Circular Oriental Hardwood Coffee Table

$6,907

H 14 in W 29 in D 29 in

Circular Oriental Hardwood Coffee Table

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

bears many similarities to the ever popular and relatively regularly found opium type tables, this table

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

1920 Oriental Satin Walnut Coffee Table in Chinese Export Style
1920 Oriental Satin Walnut Coffee Table in Chinese Export Style

1920 Oriental Satin Walnut Coffee Table in Chinese Export Style

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

the style of an opium table, it has a carved border beneath the plate glass top The table has an

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Satinwood

Art Nouveau Carved and Painted Wooden Bed, Floral Theme: Poppies, France, 1900
Art Nouveau Carved and Painted Wooden Bed, Floral Theme: Poppies, France, 1900

Art Nouveau Carved and Painted Wooden Bed, Floral Theme: Poppies, France, 1900

By Louis Majorelle

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

carvings, crafted with virtuosity by hand, depict opium poppies and poppies, floral motifs emblematic of

Category

Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Opium Antique

Materials

Wood, Oak, Paint

Oriental Low Coffee Table, Lacquered Wood, Chinese Chippendale, 1920
Oriental Low Coffee Table, Lacquered Wood, Chinese Chippendale, 1920

Oriental Low Coffee Table, Lacquered Wood, Chinese Chippendale, 1920

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

the style of an opium table, it has a two tone lacquer finish accentuating the detail of the carving

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Opium Antique

Materials

Lacquer

Floral Treasures: 19th-Century Chromolithographs from the Botanical Collection
Floral Treasures: 19th-Century Chromolithographs from the Botanical Collection

Floral Treasures: 19th-Century Chromolithographs from the Botanical Collection

$516Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 9.45 in W 6.11 in D 0 in

Floral Treasures: 19th-Century Chromolithographs from the Botanical Collection

Located in Langweer, NL

gardeners alike. ### 2. **Papaver somniferum** - **English Name**: Opium Poppy - **Description**: The

Category

1890s Opium Antique

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century Porcelain Perfume Bottle by Samson, Paris
Late 19th Century Porcelain Perfume Bottle by Samson, Paris

Late 19th Century Porcelain Perfume Bottle by Samson, Paris

By Samson & Cie

Located in Paris, FR

Late 19th century perfume bottle and opium flacon crafted of porcelain and multicolored enamels

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Opium Antique

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Chinese Export Silver Mug
Chinese Export Silver Mug

Chinese Export Silver Mug

$5,180

H 4.49 in Dm 2.56 in

Chinese Export Silver Mug

By Leeching

Located in London, GB

retailers in Canton after the 1st Opium War, and some of the finest mugs and tankards were supplied by the

Category

1870s Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

Antique Print of Various Scenes in China, circa 1900
Antique Print of Various Scenes in China, circa 1900

Antique Print of Various Scenes in China, circa 1900

$105Sale Price|20% Off

H 10.44 in W 14.57 in D 0 in

Antique Print of Various Scenes in China, circa 1900

Located in Langweer, NL

, ferry, toy merchant graves in the country, wooden bridge, market, coffee shop, opium smokers and a city

Category

19th Century Opium Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique 16k Gold Chinese Qianlong Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark & Period
Antique 16k Gold Chinese Qianlong Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark & Period

Antique 16k Gold Chinese Qianlong Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark & Period

Located in Portland, OR

the second Opium war in 1860, it had been in the same family of a British Officer who was present at

Category

18th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Gold, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Trade Louis XV Style Chaise Longue
19th Century Chinese Trade Louis XV Style Chaise Longue

19th Century Chinese Trade Louis XV Style Chaise Longue

$7,957

H 38.19 in W 59.85 in D 23.63 in

19th Century Chinese Trade Louis XV Style Chaise Longue

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

divisive opium wars fractured western dominance of the trade. This is a wonderful piece of furniture with

Category

19th Century Chinese Louis XV Opium Antique

Materials

Upholstery

Antique Middle Eastern Persian Wall Hanging Metal Tray
Antique Middle Eastern Persian Wall Hanging Metal Tray

Antique Middle Eastern Persian Wall Hanging Metal Tray

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

combination of traditional designs as deer, birds, flowers, Dervish or opium pipe. Handsomely intertwined

Category

Early 20th Century Asian Islamic Opium Antique

Materials

Metal

Large Pair of Circular, Patinated Bronze Relief Plaques of Night and Day
Large Pair of Circular, Patinated Bronze Relief Plaques of Night and Day

Large Pair of Circular, Patinated Bronze Relief Plaques of Night and Day

Located in London, GB

, clutching two sleeping putti to her chest, gliding along in a state of insomnia with poppies, in an opium

Category

Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Opium Antique

Materials

Bronze

Set of 4 Georgian Chinoiserie Decorated Master Salts by John Edward Terrey & Co.
Set of 4 Georgian Chinoiserie Decorated Master Salts by John Edward Terrey & Co.

Set of 4 Georgian Chinoiserie Decorated Master Salts by John Edward Terrey & Co.

By John Edward Terrey 1

Located in valatie, NY

opium pipe, another mounted on a horse crossing a bridge, a third figure in a garden with a Chinese

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Opium Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lassitude

Lassitude

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

portrait of a lady clearly under the influence of opium. Her dreamy condition is emphasized by the weird

Category

1910s Cubist Opium Antique

Materials

Woodcut

Antique Cameo Brooch, Yellow Gold
Antique Cameo Brooch, Yellow Gold

Antique Cameo Brooch, Yellow Gold

Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)

brigands. The third, stunned by the opium supplied by Giacomo and mixed with a drink, was assaulted in his

Category

19th Century Italian Retro Opium Antique

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit., 1880

$11,742

H 9.25 in W 12.75 in D 0.75 in

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.

Located in London, London

' on the 'Hongs' in Canton, where they were produced, were partially burnt during the First Opium War

Category

1880s Naturalistic Opium Antique

Materials

Watercolor

Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Hand Hammered Napkin Ring, 1882
Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Hand Hammered Napkin Ring, 1882

Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Hand Hammered Napkin Ring, 1882

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in New York, NY

small dog approaches from behind, interrupting the opium-induced serenity. Above is a darting butterfly

Category

1880s American Japonisme Opium Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver, Copper

Misia Sert's Bookplate by Pierre Bonnard
Misia Sert's Bookplate by Pierre Bonnard

Misia Sert's Bookplate by Pierre Bonnard

$4,000

H 12 in W 9.25 in D 0.5 in

Misia Sert's Bookplate by Pierre Bonnard

By Pierre Bonnard

Located in New York, NY

avatars of modernism as Cocteau, Stravinsky, Diaghilev, and Coco Chanel, whom she introduced to opium and

Category

1910s French Modern Opium Antique

Materials

Paper

Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe
Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe

Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe

$20,000 / set

H 12 in W 13 in D 0.5 in

Paul Poiret's Two Editions de Luxe

By Paul Poiret

Located in New York, NY

in a cushioned opium den that looks very much like a Martine interior. Even in the 1920s, a decade

Category

Early 1900s French Art Deco Opium Antique

Materials

Paper

Jean Cocteau - Young Woman - Drawing
Jean Cocteau - Young Woman - Drawing

Jean Cocteau - Young Woman - Drawing

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

despondent and tried to console himself by taking opium. Filmmaking In 1930, Cocteau wrote and directed his

Category

1920s Modern Opium Antique

Materials

Ink

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