Featured Chinese? Cloisonne Opium lamp?

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  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    At least the ones i have seen so far are calling these opium lamps?
    Pretty small at a little over 3" wide.
    Any information anyone might have would be appreciated.
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  2. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Opium lamps in what way?
    You smoke opium and then lie around in the dim light of one of these lamps?
     
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  3. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Oh - I just looked it up - used for cooking the opium over, so you can inhale the vapor.


    I suppose you could still lie around in the dim light afterwards.:wideyed::D
     
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  4. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I think ill just stick to vaping
     
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  5. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    definitely an opium lamp. I think it's missing the glass chimney at the top. The chimney would protect the flame, but also concentrate the heat.

    The lamp is used for heating the opium gum or sap that's inside the pipe. As the sap heats up, it vapourises (that's the opium-smoke that you inhale). It's actually not possible to smoke opium without one of these lamps.

    Pipes are fairly common. Lamps, not so much. It's a thing of beauty!
     
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  6. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    Yep an opium lamp, chimneys are sort of conical shaped - nice to have one but these sell ok with or without.
     
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  7. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    fyi - opium resin is smeared on the outside of the pipe bowl, not inside.
     
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  8. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

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  9. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    :woot:Superb! Very difficult to find one with the original (and intact!) thick conical chimney:rolleyes:
     
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  10. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Is that Cloisonne or Champleve, it looks like the enamel is in areas carved out of the metal, so it would be Champleve. But I am still learning about this so I could be totally wrong ;)
     
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  11. hamptonauction

    hamptonauction Well-Known Member

    It's Cloisonné.
     
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  12. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    OK, thanks, looks like I have a lot more to learn :)
     
    Marie Forjan, Oct 15, 2020
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