A BAMBOO OPIUM PIPE WITH IVORY, SILVER AND YIXING CERAMIC FITTINGS, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, late 19th to early 20th century. The bamboo stem with ivory mouthpiece and silver fittings incised with lotus scrolls, the silver saddle incised and embossed with lotus flowers and a bird, holding a Yixing ceramic pipe bowl with evenly spaced alternating Shou and double happiness characters to the underside.
Provenance: Viennese private collection. Condition: Good condition with wear, light scratches, minuscule nicks, traces of use, natural age cracks to the bamboo stem, some with old fill. The ivory fittings with a fine, naturally grown, honey-brown patina.
Weight: 537.1 g Dimensions: Length 58.3 cm
This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.