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Chinese Opium Box

Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box Cloisonné Enamel, Tobacco Snuff Box Floral Motif
Located in Leuven , BE
Old Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Vases and Flowers. French Private
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, Snuff Box Floral Motif
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Floral Motifs and Interior Scenes
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

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Metal

Antique Chinese Opium Box in Hammered Brass, Decorated with a Scene of a Rider
Located in Leuven , BE
The cylindrical opium container is executed in hammered brass and decorated with an expressive
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20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Cloisonné Bronze Opium Caddy Set
Located in Toledo, OH
Chinese Qing opium caddy set includes burner and tray with 6 dishes. Cloisonné set in bronze with
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Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Asian Wood Opium Container with Lid and Brass Pull
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Asian wooden tobacco or opium round container. Round shaped lidded opium container box, hand crafted
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Mid-20th Century Indian Tibetan Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe
Located in Atlanta, GA
the opium was kept, on top of the small box, it’s adorned with a glass bead, old coins and a walnut.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe
19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe
H 5.75 in W 10 in D 1.5 in
19th Century Huanghuali Chinese Opium Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully carved scale box from the much desired Huanghuali wood. These scales were originally
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

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Brass

19th Century Huanghuali Chinese Opium Scale
19th Century Huanghuali Chinese Opium Scale
H 0.75 in W 13.38 in D 3.44 in
Antique Chinese Multi-Lobed Opium Box in Silver, Decorated with Reliefs with Ide
Located in Leuven , BE
Beautiful opium box decorated with reliefs with ideograms (one of the two refers to wealth), a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

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Silver

Chinoiserie Chinese Elm Wedding Opium Canopy Queen Bed Hand Carved Asian Design
Located in Topeka, KS
Phenomenal vintage chinoiserie Chinese Wedding opium canopy bed comprised of Chinese elm and all
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silver Cherry Blossom Box, Wang Hing 1890
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Chinese export solid silver box, of elongated rectangular form, decorated with
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

New Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2004 *Opium* Lotus Pumps Shoes 36.5 6.5
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Montgomery, TX
inspired by the Chinese Collection of 1977 that collided with the launch of their fragrance Opium. Satin
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Early 2000s Italian Heels

La sorella maggiore, Thailand (1959) - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
anodized aluminum box frame with a very sober presentation The possible change of the work is very easy and
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL]. Group of Eight Exotic Fruit. 19th century, c.1880. Group of eight watercolour
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1880s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
H 9.25 in W 12.75 in D 0.75 in

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H 70.87 in W 37.41 in D 20.48 in
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Japanese Cloisonné Vases Butterflies & Flowers, 19th Century Meiji Period, Pair
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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Chinese Cloisonné Charger or Large Plate fine detail, Mid-19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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Ceramic

1920s Leather Suitcase Bank with Original Wax Seals and Bronze Closures
Located in Marbella, ES
1920s Leather Suitcase Bank with Original Wax Seals and Bronze Closures
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Green-glazed pottery tripod 'hill' jar, Han Dynasty, 206 BC - 220 AD
Located in seoul, KR
The modelled animal figures and landscapes of this piece represent the Daoist ideology of the Han dynasty. The mountain-shaped lid refers to the sacred dwellings of the immortals, th...
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Pair Of Mid Century Chinese Pillow Vases For Ikebana
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Pair of Earthy and Elemental glazed pottery Pillow Vases, one Green and one Light Gray. Dating from the Mid 20th Century and exhibiting desirable signs of age including sporadic cr...
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Vintage Cobalt Blue Royal Limoges France 22-Karat Gold Trinket Boxes Set
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Located in Yonkers, NY
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Located in Portland, OR
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Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
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Located in seoul, KR
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Chinese Celadon Glazed Lotus Charger, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
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2 antique Chinese opiums pipes, silvercolored decorative items, China ca 1900
Located in Basel, BS
2 Chinese Opiums pipes in a silver coloured metal, opium pipe set, rectangular shape. The two pipes
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Rare Regency Opium Humidor with Whippet Finial by Robinson and Wood
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Antique Chinese Red Cloisonné Enamel Opium Smoking Set Box with Accoutrements
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Chinese opium smoking set in red cloisonné enamel and shaped like a parallelogram
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Metal

Chinese Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Opium Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
This is a vintage Chinese rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid opium table, perfect as a coffee
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Located in London, GB
China Export Watercolours on Pith Paper. A set of 10 watercolour and gouache studies on pith
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Chinese Export Brass Snuff Box with Turquoise Enamel Dragons and Beads Inlaid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Asian Chinese export snuff or censor box hand painted with gold dragons on turquoise blue enamel
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Metal, Brass

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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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel

Late 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Leather Opium Box with Lock and Key
Located in Evergreen, CO
A brown mahogany leather case of a type that was used throughout Asian countries for storing opium
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New Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2004 *Opium* Lotus Pumps Shoes 39.5 9.5
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Located in Montgomery, TX
New Tom Ford for Yves Sant Laurent Rive Gauche *Opium* Wedge Pumps F/W 2004 Runway Collection
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China 1900 Export Dragon Bracelet in 925 Sterling Silver with Cat's Eye Obsidian
Located in Miami, FL
(Canton Port) and also after that, the opium war, the Treaty of Nanking and Treaty of Tientsin, Chinese
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Chinese Export Watercolours on Pith Paper, set of twelve Shells
Located in London, GB
growth in the China Trade in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Paintings in oils, on board and
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Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Chinese Gnarled Boxwood Tobacco Pipe, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
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Rare 19th Century Chinese Paktong Opium Lamp with Original Glass Shade
Located in Concord, MA
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Q'um Q'in Period Chinese Miniature
Located in Charleston, SC
Very fine Chinese Wedding Basket miniature in Silver possibly an Opium Box Q'um Q'in Period Circa
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Q'um Q'in Period  Chinese Miniature
Q'um Q'in Period  Chinese Miniature
H 3 in W 2 in D 1.25 in
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Chinese Opium Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Chinese opium box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Chinese opium box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese opium box — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A well-made Chinese opium box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent and Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chinese Opium Box?

The average selling price for a Chinese opium box at 1stDibs is $995, while they’re typically $295 on the low end and $28,995 for the highest priced.
Questions About Chinese Opium Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese hat box is a storage container traditionally used in China and other areas of East Asia to store hats and other headwear. Normally, the boxes feature lacquer construction and have a conical shape. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese hat boxes.