Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Finish - Grey Lacquer They are then polished by

They are then polished by hand making the marble smooth to the touch

Style: Tribal Dhokra metalwork

most we find are in very poor condition because of their age with badly damaged paint & missing brass corners

The process is commonly known as cire perdue

This antique brass tiffin box

Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Finish - Grey Lacquer They are then polished byThis antique Chinese cloisonne & paktong water pipe would have been used to smoke tobacco & opium. It is constructed from a copper, zinc, and nickel alloy called paktong and has cloisonne work depicting Insects and porcelain and dates to the 1900's. Heated opium or tobacco would be placed in the lidded well of this ornate water pipe and the fumes were inhaled through the pipe The first Opium war was triggered by the Qing dynasty's campaign against the