Elm Arm Chair From Shanxi - 19th Century Throws Heated opium or tobacco would

Heated opium or tobacco would be placed in the lidded well of this ornate water pipe and the fumes were inhaled through the pipe

Material: Teak wood

and a Shiva Lingam

As exoticism took hold during the mid 18th century

lotus base

Elm Arm Chair From Shanxi - 19th Century Throws Heated opium or tobacco wouldPriced Individually This pair of antique Chinese armchairs are from Shanxi province and date to the 19th century. This style of chair is called a Southern officials hat chair or writing chair. They were regularly used by poets, painters & scholars. The style originated in Jiangsu in central China and spread northwards, and the term 'southern' refers to their origins south of the capital. These chairs are constructed from northern elm ((yumu ).