Lot 4578

(lot of 8) Burmese bronze 'opium' weights

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2 Fine Antique Burmese Bronze Opium Weights: Burma; ca. 19th century or earlier. The first, a large and heavy example of a hamsa-form weight. Finely modeled, deep patina and wear. The second is a smaller duck-form example with octagonal base. Al

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10 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900: 10 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900. Ranging in size from 1.75'' x 1'' x 1.25'', 4.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm, to 1.25'' x 1'' x 1'', 3.5 x 2.5 x 3 cm. Total weight: 782 grams. Provenance: Matthew

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10 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900: 10 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900. Ranging in size from 1.75'' x 1'' x 1.25'', 4.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm, to 1'' x 1'' x 1'', 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm. Total Weight: 749 grams. Provenance: Matthew Fri

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5 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900: 5 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900. Size: ranging from 2.75'' x 1.25'' x 2'', 7 x 3.5 x 5 cm, to 2.25'' x 1.5'' x 1.75'', 6 x 4 x 4.5 cm. Total weight: 1588.3. Provenance: Matthew Friedma

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6 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900: 6 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900. Size: ranging from 2.75'' x 1.5'' x 1.75'', 7 x 4 x 4.5 cm, to 2.25'' x 1.5'' x 1.75'', 5.5 x 4 x 4.5 cm. Total Weight: 1869g. Provenance: Matthew Frie

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7 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900: 7 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900. Size: ranging from 2'' x 1.25'' x 1.5'', 5.5 x 3 x 4 cm, to 1.5'' x 1.25'' x 1.25'', 4 x 3 x 3.5 cm. Total Weight: 1102 g. Provenance: Matthew Friedman

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7 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900: 7 Mixed Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, 1800-1900. Ranging in size from: 2.25'' x 1.25'' x 1.25'', 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm to 1.75'' x 1.25'' x 1.25'', 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm. Total weight: 630.8 grams. Provenance:

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19th C. Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, Zoomorphs: **Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. 19th century CE. A collection of 5 bronze scale weights in the form of stylized zoomorphic creatures standing atop bases- 3 birds and

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A group of Thai and Burmese bronze opium weights: Circa 18th/19th Century Comprising seven patinated bronze, figural opium weights, 7 pieces Larger: 4.75" H x 3.5" W x 2.5" D; Smaller: 1.875" H x 1.25" W x 1.25" D

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Group of 10 Burmese Bronze Opium Weights 19th Century: In the shape of ducks and lions. All with very good age wear and patina. Including some rare small weight which are always missing. Height: from 1,7 to 6 cm. Please note that this lot has a confidenti

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5 Burmese Bronze Opium Weights: 5 Burmese Bronze Opium Weights

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ASSEMBLED SET OF SIX BURMESE BRONZE OPIUM WEIGHTS 19th Century Heights from 1" to 3.5".: ASSEMBLED SET OF SIX BURMESE BRONZE OPIUM WEIGHTS19th CenturyIn the forms of auspicious hintha birds. One non-matching.Heights from 1" to 3.5". Provenance:The Collection of Gloria and Joe Kurilecz.

2023ASSEMBLED SET OF SIX BURMESE BRONZE OPIUM WEIGHTS 19th Century Heights from 1" to 3.5".See Sold Price

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16th C. Burmese Bronze Opium Weight - Hintha Bird: Burma, ca. 16th to 17th centuries CE. This is a bronze weight, commonly known now as an "opium weight", but which in reality would have been used on scales for weighing many items, including metals, o

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Antique Burmese bronze opium weight: A nice, small antique Burmese opium weight with an attractive patina. Depicting a bird. 1.75"

2023Antique Burmese bronze opium weightSee Sold Price

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Bronze Opium Weights: Lot of 9 Burmese bronze opium weights, shaped as ducks. Height: 2-10 cm.

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Four 18/19 century Burmese OPIUM WEIGHTS LIONS: Four small 19th (can be as early as 18th) century Burmese bronze opium weights with finials cast as Singha (the lion). Opium weights is a fancy name for an ancient weight system which existed in Burma

2020Four 18/19 century Burmese OPIUM WEIGHTS LIONSSee Sold Price

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(lot of 8) Burmese bronze 'opium' weights

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(lot of 8) Burmese bronze 'opium' weights. In bird, horse, elephant, duck, and beast forms, 19th century, from 67 to 4052 grams; from 1.625" to 8.25" high.

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(lot of 8) Burmese bronze 'opium' weights

Name: (lot of 8) Burmese bronze 'opium' weights
SKU: 177426416
Price: 325 USD
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