AN INSCRIBED BRONZE OPIUM PIPE WITH SILVER AND COPPER FITTINGS, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, 19th to early 20th century. The bronze stem etched with inscriptions, comprising around 132 characters partially obscured by the fittings, with a parcel-gilt copper mouthpiece and end, each with a silvered fitting inlaid with a green glass bead, the end incised with a Shou character, the silvered saddle holding a pipe bowl in the form of a turtle carved from celadon jade with russet inclusions.Provenance: Luxembourg private collection.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, few small dents, minuscule nicks here and there, and occasional light scratches.Weight: 280.8 gDimensions: Length 46 cm清末民初銅烟槍中國,十九至二十世紀初。青銅煙桿上可見大約132個字,如“福”字,部分被遮蓋,鍍金銅煙嘴,鑲有綠色玻璃珠的鍍銀配件,末端刻有壽字符,一個鍍銀的煙葫蘆底座,青瓷玉雕成的烏龜狀煙葫蘆,裏面有紅褐色的内含物。來源:盧森堡私人收藏 品相:狀況良好,有輕微磨損,少量小凹痕,到處有微小的刻痕以及局部的輕微划痕。重量: 280.8 克尺寸:長46 厘米