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  1. Laura79

    Laura79 New Member

    I was given this piece and would love to know more about it
     

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  2. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    Hi Laura!

    Welcome to Antiquers............:cat:

    You will need more, & clearer photos.

    It looks like a coffee table to me?

    Measurements, & where you live can be helpful also.
     
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  3. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

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  4. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

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  5. laura9797

    laura9797 Well-Known Member

    Judging from the Ming style legs and cloud scroll carvings - Chinese. Can you tell if it is mortise/tenon type of construction? Likely a 20th century piece.
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Welcom @Laura79 .
    I agree, it is Chinese, and it could be 20th century, but we need more photos.:)
     
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  7. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I once sold a pair of these for a friend. She was doing probate for someone, and a valuer said a hundred quid the two.

    They hit £1500.
     
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  8. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Measurements too?? Kind of uncomfortable looking settee with those front corner pieces.....JMHO....but otherwise nice simple lines!!
     
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  9. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Once you take a few hits off that Opium pipe, Aqui, all of that discomfort will disappear!
     
    sabre123, Mar 16, 2021
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  10. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    HAHAHAHA!!!! You don’t know how BADLY I do with REAL drugs @sabre123, after a few prescribed pain killers after my surgery even I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS SAYING....QUIT them in a heartbeat!!!!!!!:muted::muted::muted::muted::muted::muted::jawdrop::jawdrop::joyful::joyful:
     
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  11. Laura79

    Laura79 New Member

    Thanks everyone.. I'll see if I can get clearer pictures of it.. I doubt if it's a coffee table Judy.. I know it's really heavy and quite big. You will see if I get pics up.. also I do agree it wouldn't be very comfortable
     
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  12. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    As the name says... opium beds weren’t mean to be seatees:facepalm:
    Smokers laid on their side, resting on one elbow.:cigar:
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  13. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    cuz u had to tilt the pipe over to get it near the lamps flame..........
     
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  14. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    What were the ones that you sold?
     
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  15. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    They sold as a pair of late 19th C Chinese "benches" from memory.
     
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  16. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    I agree. Chinese daybed or opium-bed. Probably would've had Chinese ceramic pillows along with it.
     
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  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    On a snow leopard skin.:jawdrop:
     
    Any Jewelry, Mar 17, 2021
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  18. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    The man is lying there smoking an illegal substance but the first thing @Any Jewelry notices is the Snow Leopard hide. :rolleyes::rolleyes: ;) :playful::playful::playful: :hilarious::hilarious:
     
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  19. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    i'm not sure that when that photo was taken.....anything illegal was going on there......;)
     
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  20. Firemandk

    Firemandk Well-Known Member

    Obviously he is reclining playing "Bang a Gong" by T-Rex on a flute ........lol... nothing illegal there ......
     
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