Vintage Carved Elephant Opium Pillow. Hobnail Perfectly lovely Fenton butterfly figurine

Perfectly lovely Fenton butterfly figurine

The bottom of the box is marked "Container made in Belgium"

The business was active during the 1950's-1970's

colourful green and yellow vegetable embossed

perfect condition

Vintage Carved Elephant Opium Pillow. Hobnail Perfectly lovely Fenton butterfly figurineA vintage example of a classic Chinese Opium Den Pillow rare, because of its large size and the fact that it is hand carved wood. Most pillows are ceramic and much smaller. This is the only one I've seen carved as an elephant. The eyes and tusks are created from only 2 very long iron nails. In days gone by, there were opium dens where opium users would purchase the drug and then recline in order to smoke their pipes and inhale the vapors. They would