Opium Box

This petite metal box recreates the canisters once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste.

A petite 19th century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of brass and provided an airtight s...

A petite bronze canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box dates to the early 20th century and provided an air...

This petite cloisonné box is a pocket-sized canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste.

A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Providing an airtight seal, the small box is formed of brass with a copper lining and is ...

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...

Small cloisonné opium set comprising a tray and two boxes, China, 19th century.

This small lacquered box is actually a portable opium kit, used to hold all the accessories one might need when smoking opium.

Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese stoneware opium water pot. Crackle glazed stoneware, celadon color, mounted with cast brass & copper fittings. Complete. Qing dynasty. Probably m...

A very decorative late Regency period chocolate brown earthenware humidor, the top with a well-modeled whippet finial, the sides decorated with stylized Chinese faces, the long sides...

Asian opium pipe box holder with a peacock head filigree art work designs, and in the form of an Veena Indian string instrument.

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

Iconic 1980s "Opium" Yves Saint Laurent gold metal minaudière box bag with silk cord shoulder strap and tassel detailing.

Inspired by their beautiful designs, I’ve gathered a grouping of such objects that have been outlawed, banned, or shunned – the perfect but lowly incandescent lightbulb, a candy-stri...

A rare, interesting, and a bit unusual Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) Cloisonné enamel opium box. Originating in China in the 19th century, small lidded oval shaped polychrome enameled b...

This petite metal canister was once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Providing an airtight seal, the small box is formed of brass with an etched and stamped d...

A small brass canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box dates to the 19th century and is decorated with etchi...

The opium boxes from India usually had narrow mouths to prevent the opium mixed liquid from evaporating or drying up Opium container handcrafted in Rajasthan India by skilled artisans.

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

The shape of the box is round and they were used to hold opium or tobacco.

Chinese brass and enamel tea or opium, snuff lidded box hand painted in blue colors with Asian dragons and turquoise and coral beads inlaid with filigree decor.

An unusual 19th century oriental wooden toad. The carved amphibian crouching on a red wooden base, its body encrusted with warts the odd one is missing , a small red carved amphibia...

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

On the left edge of the image handwritten text reads "DORIAN GRAY AT OPIUM DEN". In Oscar Wilde's novel Dorian Gray keeps opium in an ornate box in his home, and frequents sites of c...