A Chinese Opium Lamp
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Description
China; Late 19th century
The circular green stone body framed by decorative metal mounts. Surmounted by thick glass chimney.
Dimensions
4 5/8" (11.6 cm)
Provenance
The John J. Slocum Collection - Newport, RIMr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby’s, London in 1997.
The circular green stone body framed by decorative metal mounts. Surmounted by thick glass chimney.
Dimensions
4 5/8" (11.6 cm)
Provenance
The John J. Slocum Collection - Newport, RIMr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby’s, London in 1997.
Condition
Good.
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A Chinese Opium Lamp
Estimate $200 - $600
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