Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Material - Roheda Wood and not antique

and not antique

often referred to as bell metal

Reproduction Chinese Song Dynasty White Terracotta Gourd- each piece unique - these pots have been given a distressed finish with fine crackles and faux cracks

With its timeworn painted highlights in muted reds

Carved Teak Dowry Chest - Majus From Kutch

Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Material - Roheda Wood and not antiqueThis Chinese cloisonne & paktong water pipe would have been used to smoke tobacco & opium. It is constructed from a copper, zinc, and nickel alloy. Heated opium or tobacco would be placed in the lidded well of this ornate water pipe and the fumes were inhaled through the pipe The first Opium war was triggered by the Qing dynasty's campaign against the British merchants who sold opium to Chinese merchants. Many Chinese people were addicted to it. These