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Set of Four Petite Glass Chinese Medicine Bottles
Located in Chicago, IL
apothecary, likely originally used to store liquid opium known as chandu. Additional Dimensions: Far Left
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Blown Glass

Ming Dynasty Style Daybed/Coffee Table
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Made in China during the mid-19th century, its original purpose was as an "Opium Bed." The top
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Opium Antique

Materials

Rattan, Wood

18th Century Later Country House Mist Green Chinoiserie Side Table
Located in Lowestoft, GB
to of been adapted and decorated in the first quarter of the 19th century prior to the First Opium
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Early 19th Century English Opium Antique

Materials

Pine

Fine Chinese Hardwood Tea Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
for serving tea, storing opium accessories or displaying a scholar's collection of fine calligraphy
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

American Painted Apothecary Cabinet, New England, Early 19th Century
Located in Downingtown, PA
Ipecac., Grass, Campho., Indico, Senna, Rhubar., Anatto., Opium, Ep. Salts, C. Seed, C. Mustard, Nutmeg
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Early 19th Century American Folk Art Opium Antique

Materials

Wood

Antique Burmese Bronze Market Weight, Hintha, 1 Viss
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Burmese A-le, a zoomorphic form bronze market weight often referred to as an “opium weight
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19th Century Burmese Other Opium Antique

Materials

Bronze

Collection of Vintage Ruby Queen Cigarette Cards
Located in Chicago, IL
opium. Incentives to buy came in many forms, including cards portraying contemporary women, sometimes
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1920s Chinese Opium Antique

Materials

Glass, Paint, Paper

Chinese Blue White Cloisonné Sponge Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
included in the opium smoker's kit as a place to hold a damp sponge, used to keep tools and other
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Metal

Charles Korschann French Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Vase
Located in New York, NY
symbolic of the Fleurs du Mal and the trend for opium and drug experimentation that was so popular in 1900
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Opium Antique

Materials

Bronze

Lucien Gautrait French Art Nouveau Pearl Sapphire Diamond Pendant
Located in New York, NY
shows an emergent woman with flowing hair and outstretched arms in a euphoric opium-induced state. Art
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Opium Antique

Materials

White Diamond, Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold

Chinese Scholar Free Standing Desk In Elm Wood
Located in Kastrup, DK
China up to the time of the first Opium War (1839-1842).
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Solid Silver War Junk Boat, Wo Long, Canton, circa 1880
By Wo Long
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Chinese rivers such as the Yangtse and Pearl Rivers. This is exactly the type of boat used in the Opium
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19th Century Chinese Opium Antique

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Silver

Antique Chinese Solid Silver War Junk Boat, Wo Long, Canton, circa 1880
By Wo Long
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Opium War by China against the British. The silver appears to be unmarked but acid tested shows a 900
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

Antique Chinese Hardwood Daybed, C1820
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
symbol. The rattan seat is stringing, this wooden opium smoking bed, bamboo bark canning is From shaanxi
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1820s Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Rattan

Léon HERBO Vestale model portrait orientalist oriental woman costume french 19e
By Leon Herbo
Located in PARIS, FR
her a slightly wild look, she can be seen in several paintings by Herbo, for example in “The Opium
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1880s Impressionist Opium Antique

Materials

Oil

Antique Print of Robert Napier and Staff Officers, 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He also served in the Second Opium War as commander of the 2nd
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Mid-19th Century Opium Antique

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Paper

Silver Chinese Merchant s Charm with Bells, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
small opium scale within its case and a fully functional abacus, or suanpan, used daily for quick
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

Rare 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Brush Pot for Vietnam
Located in MEAUX, FR
the late 19th century, depicts scholars engrossed in a game of Go, alongside an opium smoker. The
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19th Century Chinese Opium Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Late Qing Green Lacquer Coffee Table with Straight Legs and Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
China, this low table was originally made from a cut down Lohan bed, also called an opium smokers' bed
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Early 20th Century Chinese Opium Antique

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Chinese 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
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19th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Rattan, Elm

19th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Hand Mirror Wang Hing, circa 1880
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to foreign merchants and Hong Kong became a
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

Alphonse Mucha "La Plume et La Primevere" Lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in New York, NY
historical elements. The top border features opium poppies, while the second is lined with Cobea flowers
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Opium Antique

Materials

Gesso, Paper

Chinese Gnarled Boxwood Tobacco Pipe, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
a branch gnarled with knots and burls. Although its grand size recalls large bamboo opium pipes, the
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Silver, Brass

Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Shipwreck Salvaged Dragon Bowl, 1817
Located in London, GB
Canton, carrying cotton and of course, opium, which was extremely lucrative. The ship would then return
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1810s Chinese Opium Antique

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Shipwreck Salvaged Longevity Dish, 1817
Located in London, GB
East India Company to sail from Calcutta or Madras to Canton, carrying cotton and of course, opium
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1810s Chinese Opium Antique

19th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Dragon Jardinière, Wang Hing circa 1890
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
the end of the First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to foreign merchants
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

19th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Kettle On Stand, Wang Hing, circa 1890
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Canton soon after 1842 when, with the end of the First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

19th Century Chinese Export Silver Dragon Tea Set by Wang Hing, circa 1890
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Canton soon after 1842 when, with the end of the First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

Four Colored Glass Apothecary Jars with Etched Inscription
Located in Hamburg, DE
solution of opium. It was frequently prescribed until the early 20th century, but only rarely today
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Opium Antique

Materials

Glass

Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Bowl, Wang Hing c.1880
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to foreign merchants and Hong Kong
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19th Century Chinese Other Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silver Cherry Blossom Box, Wang Hing 1890
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
1842 when, with the end of the First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to
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1890s Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

Antique Chinese Export Solid Silver Dragon Bowl by Wang Hing, circa 1890
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to foreign merchants and Hong Kong
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

19th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Wall Plaque, Wang Hing, circa 1870
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
the First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to foreign merchants and Hong
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

19th Century Chinese Solid Silver Candlesticks, Wang Hing, Canton, circa 1890
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
soon after 1842 when, with the end of the First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its
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19th Century Chinese Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Export Silver Gilt Dragon Snuff Box Wang Hing 1900
By Luen Hing, Wang Hing Co.
Located in Portland, OR
when, with the end of the First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to foreign
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Logbook of the Brig John Gilpin: Baltimore to Canton, 1832–1841
Located in Atlanta, GA
rhythms of long-distance mercantile voyages during the pre-Opium War era. It is especially significant for
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Early 19th Century American American Colonial Opium Antique

Materials

Paper

19th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Tea Service, Wang Hing circa 1890
By Wang Hing Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to foreign merchants and Hong Kong became a
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Silver

A View of Henan (Honam)
Located in New Orleans, LA
and the West. Canton was the only port open to Westerns until the onset of the Opium Wars, and by the
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19th Century Other Art Style Opium Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Ormolu and Coromandel Lacquer Inkwell, circa 1880
By L Escalier de Cristal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
décor after the death in 1830 of King George IV, a great proponent of the style. The First Opium War of
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1870s French Chinoiserie Opium Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Portrait of Edward Hodges, English Country House Provenance
Located in London, GB
Fane who raised Fane's Horse a regiment of volunteers to fight in China during the Second Opium War
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Opium Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portraits of Chinese Military.
Located in London, GB
were produced, were partially burnt during the First Opium War (1839-41) and totally destroyed in a
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19th Century Opium Antique

Chinese Padouk Opium Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese padouk opium/coffee table the rectangular top above the pierced frieze. All raised up on
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19th Century Chinese Opium Antique

Materials

Padouk

"Courtesans Smoking Opium" Woodblock
Located in Pasadena, CA
numerous courtesans to be found. This piece depicts a group of these women relaxing and smoking opium.   
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17th Century Japanese Japonisme Opium Antique

Materials

Paper, Wood

Asian Peacock Form Opium Pipe
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian opium pipe with a peacock bowl and filigree art work with floral designs. Silver alloy
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Late 19th Century Indian Chinoiserie Opium Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Asian Peacock Form Opium Pipe
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian opium pipe with a peacock bowl and filigree art work with floral designs. Silvered metal
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Late 19th Century Indian Chinoiserie Opium Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Asian Peacock Form Opium Pipe
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian opium pipe with a peacock bowl and filigree art work with floral designs. Silvered metal
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Late 19th Century Indian Chinoiserie Opium Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Asian Peacock Form Opium Pipe
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian opium pipe with a peacock bowl and filigree art work with floral designs. Silvered metal
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Late 19th Century Indian Chinoiserie Opium Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Asian Peacock Form Opium Pipe
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian opium pipe with a peacock bowl and filigree art work with floral designs. Silvered metal
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Early 20th Century Indian Chinoiserie Opium Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Set of Two Opium Bowls
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual set of two clay opium pipe bowls for China c. 1850 One 19th century opium pipe bowl is
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Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Opium Antique

Materials

Clay

Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Opium Bed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add an exotic, statement-making piece to your decor with this Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Opium Bed
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Opium Antique

Materials

Rattan

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
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Qing Cloisonne Enamel Opium Box
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, interesting, and a bit unusual Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) Cloisonné enamel opium box
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19th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel

Unsusal Ming Style Elmwood " Opium " Bed
Located in Yonkers, NY
Unusual Form Elmwood " Opium " Bed. Re-finished. Ming Style, Qing Period. Circa 1850.
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19th Century Chinese Opium Antique

Materials

Elm, Rattan

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
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Late 19th Century Chinese Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

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
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Opium Antique

Materials

Hardwood

Famille Verte Porcelain Opium Lamp, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Brass

Chinese Calligraphy Opium Pipe Bowl, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual object is an early 20th century opium pipe bowl, sculpted of pale red-orange clay to a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Opium Antique

Materials

Brass

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