Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Stools Using traditional cobalt blue underglaze

Using traditional cobalt blue underglaze techniques that have been refined over centuries

This figure is adorned with gold and is sat upon a lacquered red throne

often referred to as Jaisalmer stone

It has been converted into a coffee table using the wheels to make the table legs

Date: 1820€“1840

Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Stools Using traditional cobalt blue underglazeThe 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. Heated opium or tobacco was placed in the lidded well of this ornate water pipe and the fumes were inhaled through the pipeIt is made from an alloy of copper zinc and nickel. These decorative pipes are a piece of social history, and they are extremely decorative and look great in a