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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 4577045, member: 8363"]I got these purported Antique Burmese Opium Weights to go with my new antique opium pillow. I found the same set pf 6 elephant weight on a site, <a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/antique-burmese-bronze-opium-weights-169-c-b08484a989" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/antique-burmese-bronze-opium-weights-169-c-b08484a989" rel="nofollow">Sold Price: Antique Burmese Bronze Opium Weights - February 3, 0119 4:00 PM GMT (invaluable.com)</a> I based my title on this. Mine are bronze and have a heavy patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my questions:</p><ol> <li>Are they antique? If so, about what time would you think?</li> <li>Are they Burmese? Burmese is thrown around a lot with respect to opium weights.</li> <li>Are they opium weights?</li> </ol><p>Here are the specifications in grams and the largest and smallest in inches -the rest are graduated sizes. The grams might be off as someone added green felt to the bottoms.</p><ol> <li>254 grams 2 inches tall and 2 inches wide</li> <li>166 grams</li> <li>122 grams</li> <li> 73 grams</li> <li> 35 grams</li> <li> 31 grams 3/4 inch tall and 3/4 inch wide</li> </ol><p>Hoping someone knows something. If so, please share with me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]406855[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406856[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406859[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406860[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]406862[/ATTACH] </p><p>Here is the opium pillow</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]406863[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 4577045, member: 8363"]I got these purported Antique Burmese Opium Weights to go with my new antique opium pillow. I found the same set pf 6 elephant weight on a site, [URL='https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/antique-burmese-bronze-opium-weights-169-c-b08484a989']Sold Price: Antique Burmese Bronze Opium Weights - February 3, 0119 4:00 PM GMT (invaluable.com)[/URL] I based my title on this. Mine are bronze and have a heavy patina. Here are my questions: [LIST=1] [*]Are they antique? If so, about what time would you think? [*]Are they Burmese? Burmese is thrown around a lot with respect to opium weights. [*]Are they opium weights? [/LIST] Here are the specifications in grams and the largest and smallest in inches -the rest are graduated sizes. The grams might be off as someone added green felt to the bottoms. [LIST=1] [*]254 grams 2 inches tall and 2 inches wide [*]166 grams [*]122 grams [*] 73 grams [*] 35 grams [*] 31 grams 3/4 inch tall and 3/4 inch wide [/LIST] Hoping someone knows something. If so, please share with me. [ATTACH=full]406855[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406856[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406859[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406860[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]406862[/ATTACH] Here is the opium pillow [ATTACH=full]406863[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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