Antique Chinese Silver Opium Pipe Bowl with Dragon Repoussé - Rita Okrent Collection (C682)

Antique Chinese Silver Opium Pipe Bowl with Dragon Repoussé - Rita Okrent Collection (C682)A rare, substantial opium pipe bowl in a squat rounded form, with dense repouss decoration including a curving dragon and clouds. The squat rounded form with large oval opening is the classic opium pipe bowl format. The single wide bore socket with beaded collar ring confirms its function as the bowl fitting of a luxury pipe assembled for a wealthy user working class smokers used ceramic or base metal; silver was a marker of status and refinement.

Detailed silver work with box and central design on repousse and curved smooth granulated lines

57 beads on the strand

Antique handmade silver beads

Round beads range from 6

Includes solid and striped globular wedding beads

Likely to have been sewn on clothing items by original owner

5-22mm beads (hole-to-hole)

Vintage Metal and Silver Hirz Prayer Amulet with Nice Patina and Wear

It is just a delight

Collected in Cairo by Rita on one of her shopping expeditions in the 1980’s

These beads are great for design of all sorts of necklaces

found in Ethiopia