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Inlaid Chinese Rosewood Damper Stand browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Chinese: Pre 1900: item # 34382 Please refer to our stock # 15-204 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book SOLD |
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| Fine Chinese two-tiered rosewood damper stand inlaid with mother-of-pearl in a floral design surrounding a central medallion of a shou symbol with bats. Mid-19th century. There is carved rosewood scroll work beneath the lower tier. The inveterate opium smoker typically owned many more dampers than pipe tubes, and the damper stand was devised as a receptacle for storing and displaying the assorted dampers. These storage containers are as sought after today as are the dampers. (A nearly identical example is illustrated in Figure 16 in "The Chinese Opium Pipe: The Art and Beauty of an Evil Custom" in ARTS OF ASIA March-April 1995.) Condition is excellent. Overall dimensions: 11” long, 5 ¾“ high, 4” deep on the bottom tier, 1¾” deep on the top tier. There may have originally been a drawer in the back, which is now open. | |||||||||
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