Opium Den
Antique Print of an Opium Den 'Java' by M.T.H. Perelaer, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Print of an opium den in Yogyakarta / Jogjakarta on Java, Indonesia. This print originates
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Lady's Opium Daybed with Rattan Seat and Pillow
Located in Yonkers, NY
), made for the opium den customer (in this case for a lady) to recline her head against. The history of
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Daybeds
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Cinnabar Leather Pillow with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
of opium dens started some 300 years ago and is rooted in the trade relations between England and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Pillows and Throws
Materials
Leather
H 5.5 in W 15 in D 4.25 in
The Secret Paris of The 30’s - Brassaï - 1st Edition, Pantheon, 1976
By Brassaï
Located in London, GB
nightlife in the 1930s: it's brothel, it's pimps, it's opium dens. A dark yet fascinating world where high
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Brassai, the Secret Paris of the 1930s, Signed
By Brassaï
Located in London, GB
, it's pimps, it's opium dens. A dark yet fascinating world where high society mixed with the underworld
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Chinese Qing Dynasty Elm Opium Bed Coffee Table with Rattan Top and Distressing
Located in Yonkers, NY
. Opium dens in the 19th century catered to all layers of society, but differed in furnishings and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Rattan
H 20.5 in W 88 in D 41.75 in
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Carved Wooden Opium Daybed with Rattan Inset
Located in Yonkers, NY
, the headrest, also removable, designed for the comfort of the opium den customer to recline against
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Daybeds
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Antique Rattan Woven Qing Dynasty Pillow
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Qing Dynasty rattan woven opium pillow from an antique opium bed created in China
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Pillows and Throws
Materials
Rattan
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
Antique Early 1900s French Art Deco Books
Materials
Paper
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Paavo Tynell Model 9602 Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp with Canvas Shade
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell Model 9602 Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp with Canvas Shade.
Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed in brass and lacquere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases.
Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Branching Chandelier, Black/Ivory with Gold Inside, Stilnovo Style, solid brass.
By Arteluce, Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
For a large room, a hall or an urban loft. This midcentury style chandelier has 32 lights.
Branching chandeliers has the limit of dim light output, this has finally the right design ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
H 39.38 in Dm 70.87 in
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Fall Colors, 1977, Oil on Canvas
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 41.5 in W 29.5 in D 2.25 in
Monumental Pair of Murano Art Glass Golden Leaf Sconces Lights Barovier, 1970s
By Barovier&Toso, Mazzega
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Monumental pair of Italian Barovier & Toso attribution handcrafted Murano art glass wall sconces or lights, Italy, circa 1970s. Beautiful floral shape showing the veins of a big leaf...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
H 35.44 in W 11.03 in D 3.94 in
Paavo Tynell Model 9602 Floor Lamp with Wicker Shade
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell model 9602 floor lamp with wicker shade. Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed in brass, rattan and a willow wicker sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Iconic Oak Wardrobe by Compactom London
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant oak wood wardrobe by Compactom
The two doors wardrobe has several compartments and shelves inside the right side while on the left side there is a coat hanger with its orig...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Oak
American Aesthetic Movement Birds Eye Maple Faux Bamboo Bed
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Chinese and Japanese bamboo style furniture reached the height of popularity after the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. As the Aesthetic movement intensified so did the deman...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Female Nude Lying with Scarf - 1910s
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude Lying with Scarf is a vintage, beautiful, and rare collotype from “Gustav Klimt: Fünfundzwanzig Handzeichnungen”, a limited-edition collection of 25 monochrome and two-to...
Category
1910s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Antique William IV Compactum Wardrobe
Located in London, GB
A superb antique William IV period compactum wardrobe. This was made in England & dates from around the 1830-1840’s period.
This is of amazing quality and is a most impressive piece...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Nerone and Patuzzi 'Elemento Luminose', 1970, Signed, Published, Original Label
By Nerone and Patuzzi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful 'elemento luminose' , illuminated wall sculpture designed by the renowned italian sculptors Nerone Ceccarelli & Giovanni Patuzzi (Gruppo NP2) for the gallery 'Forme and...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel, Metal, Copper
H 39.38 in W 35.44 in D 4.34 in
Green Glazed Antique Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Period Hunan Ceramic Jar
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique late Qing Dynasty period green glaze Hunan jar from the early 20th century with petite swan neck loop handles, subtle wave effects and tapering lines. This late Qin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Jars
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Design Mid-Century Modern Solid Teakwood Coat Rack with Hat Rack
Located in Lisse, NL
Great quality and condition midcentury wall coat rack.
This beautifully designed, perfectly executed and highly practical midcentury coat rack could be the ideal piece to come home...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Teak
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H 10.5 in W 37 in D 10.25 in
Large German Vintage Blown Glass Flush Mounts Ceiling or Wall Lights 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Berlin, DE
One of ... minimalist blown glass and lacquered metal flush mount.
Germany, 1960s.
Lamp sockets: One x E27 (US E26).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Flush Mount
Materials
Blown Glass
Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Chest with Hand-Painted Décor, Qing Dynasty
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period dark red lacquer wooden wedding chest from the 19th century with unusual shape, hand-painted floral décor and brass hardware. Created in China ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Metal Tree Wall Art Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage metal tree wall art, three trees. Comes ready to hang.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
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Oxley, Giddings & Enos Arabic Revival Light Fixture (4-light)
By Oxley, Giddings & Enos
Located in Vancouver, BC
c. 1890's Islamic influenced opium den fixture, composed of American and imported components. The
Category
Antique 19th Century American Islamic Chandeliers and Pendants
"Opium Den" by Jose De Zamora
Located in Van Nuys, CA
An Original Jose De Zamora (1899-1971) painting. The piece, titled "Opium Den," is beautifully done
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Art
Antique Nickle Plated Chinese Dragon Opium Den Ashtray
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Antique late Victorian nickle plated Chinese dragon opium den ashtray featuring a nickle plated
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Fabulous and Important "Opium Den" Sofa by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Important "Opium Den" sofa by James Mont.
This fabulous asymmetrical sofa has an oak platform and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sofas
Materials
Silk, Upholstery
Hand Made Chinese Opium Den Bed Set used in Moulin Rouge 2001
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-made hand-carved Chinese opium Headboard and Footboard bed set made for and screen used in the
Category
1990s American Bed Coronas
Materials
Wood
Pair Daum and Majorelle French Art Nouveau Glass and Bronze Table Lamps
By Louis Majorelle, Daum
Located in New York, NY
through the bud-shaped shades, one can either imagine these lamps emulating the light in the opium den, or
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Vintage Chinese Carved Rosewood Opium Bed(Luo Han Bed), Daybed
Located in Pomona, CA
transportation. Take look at the pictures, this attractive daybed is ideal for a shaded den or a great piece in
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Handmade Desk Found in Northern Thailand with Five Drawers, circa 1950
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage handmade desk found in Northern Thailand with five drawers and opium mat top. Born in
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30 in W 48 in D 24 in
Vintage Marble Golf Ball 420 Cigarette Lighter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage marble golf ball 420 cigarette lighter, perfect for the office or opium den!
Play 18
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Chinese Ching Dynasty Elm Wood Opium Bed Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
“Opium Bed” because they were brought to the US in the 19th century and used in opium dens in San
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Carved Opium Bed with Detailed Gilded Chinoiserie Headboard
Located in Yonkers, NY
opium den, a place where people could buy and consume opium, this unusual antique bed with chinoiserie
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
"Secret Paris of the 30's" Book, First Edition by Brassai
By Brassaï
Located in valatie, NY
, whores, pimps, and opium dens. It remained unpublished for years because of its "daring nature." In the
Category
Vintage 1970s American Books
Materials
Paper
Opium Den Sofa and Low Table by James Mont
Located in New York, NY
“Opium Den” Sofa and Low Table by James Mont
Upholstered one-Arm sofa rests on a long
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sofas
Materials
Giltwood, Upholstery
Wild Chinese Opium Den Setee
Located in Pasadena, CA
Lavishly detailed with dragons etc decoration, done with crisp carving and a great color.
Category
Early 20th Century Benches
Framed Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the Century Framed Shanghai Opium Den Reverse Painting on Glass ( 1 of pair, priced and
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Art
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
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Opium Den For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the opium den you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An opium den — often made from paper, wood and natural fibre — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer opium den, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An opium den made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one opium den that is appealing in its simplicity, but Brassaï and Paul Poiret produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Opium Den?
Prices for an opium den can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $130 and can go as high as $20,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,056.
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