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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Brass
Antique Water Pipes
Nineteenth Century Chinese Metal Water Pipe, Covered with Green Dyed Ray Skin
$3,715
H 15.36 in W 4.73 in D 1.19 in
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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19th Century Chinese Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Rare Neoclassical Garden Large Fountains, Set of 2
$111,281Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 88.59 in W 70.87 in D 70.87 in
Early 20th Century Italian Rare Neoclassical Garden Large Fountains, Set of 2
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
water and inspect the internal pipes required for water circulation. We can provide the motor and pipes
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Stone, Cement
Interior of the Mosque of the Sultan Hassan
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
around this fountain, water flows by numerous small pipes upon the feet and hands of the faithful, who
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1840s Realist Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Laid Paper, Lithograph
Early 20th c. English Royal Doulton Arts and Crafts Lambeth Stoneware Vase
$1,250
H 10.75 in W 6 in D 6 in
Early 20th c. English Royal Doulton Arts and Crafts Lambeth Stoneware Vase
By Royal Doulton
Located in Chicago, IL
products, such as pipes and water filters, before branching out into more decorative pieces to cater to the
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Stoneware
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Water Pipes and Shadows Oil on Canvas
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
OTIS OLDFIELD (1890-1969) USA “Water pipes and shadows” c. 1920 Oil on canvas, walnut frame
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1920s American Realist Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Oil
Impressive Italian fountain with Roman capital
Located in New York, NY
. Installation of water pipes is quite simple. Comes apart in 5 pieces.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Water Pipes
Rare Japanese Old Wooden Water Pipe 'Edo Period' / Antique Wabi-Sabi Wooden Sign
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H 10.04 in W 37.13 in D 7.88 in
Rare Japanese Old Wooden Water Pipe 'Edo Period' / Antique Wabi-Sabi Wooden Sign
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, wooden water pipes were the mainstream. This item is also a part of the water pipe used in the Edo
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Cypress
Delft Blue and White “Rosegeur” Tobacco Jar
By Three Bells Factory
Located in Chireno, TX
to rose scented tobacco favored for use with water pipes. Stepped brass lid with simple knob handle
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Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Delft, Faience
Art Nouveau Majolica Vase By Tádé Sikorski For Zsolnay, Pécs, Hungary, Ca. 1900
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H 10.04 in Dm 6.5 in
Art Nouveau Majolica Vase By Tádé Sikorski For Zsolnay, Pécs, Hungary, Ca. 1900
By Zsolnay
Located in Vienna, AT
time, clay pots, ceramic products for buildings and water pipes were produced. In 1854, his son Ignac
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Early 1900s Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Brass Set Six Spoke Elm and Brass Ships Wheel, 19th Century
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H 22.05 in W 22.05 in D 3.15 in
Antique Brass Set Six Spoke Elm and Brass Ships Wheel, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
hollowed trunks were widely used as water pipes during the medieval period in Europe. Elm was also used as
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1880s Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Baitong Water Pipe, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
smoking tobacco. Popular during the late Qing dynasty, these small water pipes work by the same principles
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Baitong Water Pipe, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
smoking tobacco. Popular during the late Qing dynasty, these small water pipes work by the same principles
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Brass
Japanese antique wooden wabisabi low table/19 - 20th century/withered sofa table
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H 8 in W 60.63 in D 13.12 in
Japanese antique wooden wabisabi low table/19 - 20th century/withered sofa table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
base is made from wooden water pipes that were used during the Edo period in Japan. During the Edo
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Late 19th Century Japanese Other Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Wood
Dozen Masons Ashworth Large Dinner Plates Ironstone England, Circa 1870
By Ashworth Ironstone
Located in Katonah, NY
grown in Syrian hothouses heated with hot-water pipes.* Background of Ashworth Ironstone: Charles James
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Ironstone
Antique French Lead Garden Statue Fountain Piping Boy Pan Putto Bacchante 1880
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H 38 in W 10 in D 9 in
Antique French Lead Garden Statue Fountain Piping Boy Pan Putto Bacchante 1880
Located in Portland, OR
wonderful as a stand alone garden sculpture. The boy is depicted playing a set of twin pipes, water would
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1880s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Stone, Lead
19th Century Chinese Water Pipes
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese bamboo water pipes, exhibiting brass fittings and carved bamboo stems. From
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19th Century Chinese Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Brass
Three Rare Large Early Victorian Gothic Cast Iron Cathedral Floor Grilles
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H 48.5 in W 24.25 in D 0.5 in
Three Rare Large Early Victorian Gothic Cast Iron Cathedral Floor Grilles
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
. These grilles would have been originally used to cover the heating or water pipes in churches
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1840s English Gothic Revival Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Glazed French Terracotta Panel
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
fired body is porous. Its uses include vessels (notably flower pots), water and waste water pipes
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Early 20th Century French Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Terracotta
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Monumental Carrara Marble Wall Mascaron of Poseidon
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large and monumental Italian carved Carrara marble mascaron of Poseidon or Neptune after the late 16th century ‘Fontana del Mascherone’ by Bartolomeo Bassi. At more than 90cm tall ...
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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Pair of Large Scale Marble Sphinx Garden Statues Sculptures
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning pair of early 20th century Egyptian Revival marble garden sphinxes. Each have female heads and drapery on lion bodies. From one of the finest homes on Long Island. They each...
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Gourd-Shaped Vase by RStK Amphora
$3,900
H 6.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Gourd-Shaped Vase by RStK Amphora
By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Earthenware, Glass
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Bowl-Shaped Vase by RStK Amphora
$7,400
H 5.75 in W 9 in D 9 in
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Bowl-Shaped Vase by RStK Amphora
By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Earthenware, Glass
Art Nouveau Celtic Creature Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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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19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Silver Leaf
Italian Venetian Grotto Carved Seashell Rocker
By Pauly & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and seahorse sides (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Silver Leaf
Art Nouveau "Vase with Swirling Water Dragon" by Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
$8,900
H 11.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Art Nouveau "Vase with Swirling Water Dragon" by Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
By Amphora, Eduard Stellmacher
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Carved Oak Church, Gothic Revival Studio Easel Display Stand or Pedestal
$3,442
H 44.5 in W 13.4 in D 13.4 in
Antique Carved Oak Church, Gothic Revival Studio Easel Display Stand or Pedestal
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Gothic Revival two shelf sculpture stand with a beautiful patina. This impressive and adjustable Gothic stand dates from circa 1890. To find this rare and sizeable antique mo...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Wood, Oak
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Iron
Exquisite Baccarat "Elephant" 'Cave A Liquor' - Exposition Universelle 1878
$2,298,000
H 25 in W 23.5 in D 9.25 in
Exquisite Baccarat "Elephant" 'Cave A Liquor' - Exposition Universelle 1878
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
The Magnificent Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor: A Majestic Exploration of a Timeless Masterpiece from the Exposition Universelle of 1878. The Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor, (Tant...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Iridescent Art Nouveau Monumental Beetle Vase by Delphin Massier
By Delphin Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Earthenware
Lizard Vase by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
By Eduard Stellmacher, Amphora
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Earthenware
Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze
By Hans Harry Liebmann
Located in Miami, FL
This is a rare statement piece that commands that eye. It is of museum quality will be the centerpiece of any space. Masterfully crafted details of the human form are finely rendered...
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1910s Art Deco Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Bronze
Cigarette Case light blue cabochon sapphire and hand-engraved finishing Salimben
$5,863
H 0.95 in W 2.29 in D 4.06 in
Cigarette Case light blue cabochon sapphire and hand-engraved finishing Salimben
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartie...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Water Pipes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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Antique Water Pipes For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique water pipes is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique water pipes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bamboo and brass. Antique water pipes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique water pipes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts antique water pipes are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique water pipes over the years, but those made by Ashworth Ironstone and Charles Fox are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Water Pipes?
Antique water pipes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,971, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $67,497.