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Happy Easter. Art Nouveau Postcard. Lady playing with Men.

February 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Chinese postcard, art deco, art nouveau
Decorative, funny old Easter Postcard: A pretty femme fatal is sitting on a huge Easter egg which can be opened. Men are thrown in there by her while she is smiling. Artist signed, published by M. Munk. Neat writing, addressed to an Austrian Baron, sent in 1914.

1915: Austrian Patriotic Postcard. WW1

February 17th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Austria, WW1, history, postcard
We have been adding quite a few World War One postcards recently, like this one: W.W.I.: Decorative, lithographed vintage postcard with K.u.k. war flag, Emperor’s pennant, burning roof-tops. Below is a war slogan by the German poet Theodor Koerner, 1791 - 1813. MORE such posrtcards

Old Japan: Woodblock Print as Postcard: Ladies and Baby. Utamaro

January 26th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Japan, antique print, postcard
Interesting, decorative Japanese woodblock print ( Kitagawa Utamaro ) as postcard, from ca. 1910. It shows 2 ladies in attractive Kimono and a baby. One lady preparing giving breast to the baby Unused, very fine condition. Published by The Shimbi Shoin, Tokyo.

Antique Chinese Jade. Exquisite, antique Object, Monkeys.

January 18th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in chinese antiques, jade
Antique Chinese Jade from Ming-Dynasty or early Qing Period. The object depicts 2 monkeys and 2 antiques coins. The different tones in the jade have been well used, the carving of the jade is very delicate and the design impressive.Size: 1,6 x 1,9 x 0,8 inches ( 43 x 49 x 20 mm ).The object comes from an old Swiss collection.

The King of Siam: Vintage Postcard from 1921

January 8th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Royals, history, postcard, siam
Scarce, tinted postcard, depicting “ H. M. The King of Siam”. The postcard has been published by Y. Ebata ( Photo studio Mikasa, Y. Asow Co.).Used as postcard ( in an envelope) Bangkok, 1921. Fine condition.The Photo depicts the Siam Kindg Rama VI (1881 – 1925) Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramentharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาวชิราวุธฯ

Antique Austrian Postcards: Lower Austria

December 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Austria, postcard, vintage postcard
We have added a new lane: Vintage postcards from old Lower Austria. All are scarce postcards, like this one:Greetings from Maria Enzersdorf:

China: Antique Jade with Monkey and Lotus Leaf.

December 14th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in chinese antiques, jade, scrimshaw
China: Antique Jade with Monkey and Lotus Leaf.China: Antique Jade, brown at the outer part, white at the centre. The colors have been used very well, making the brown a lotus leaf and the white a monkey with a peach. 20 x 36 x 15 mm. 13 gram.

1898: Canton Postcard. Paquebot Ligne N. to Wien

December 8th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Chinese postcard, postal history, vintage postcard
Imperial China 1898: „Greetings from Canton“. b/w postcard, depicting the wheel-steamer Han-Kow, boats and junks. Sent as postcard per Ligne N Paquebot Fr. No. 7 to Wien. Thge stamp most probably has been replaced, otherwise fine condition.

Old Advertising in Chinese. For German Paints Producer.

December 6th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in advertising, chinese antiques, lithograph
Fast Indigo Blue: Decorative vintage advertising print from old China, app. 1910.Lithograph, depicting Chinese men with pigtails in traditional costumes and a boy, as the paint to dyed textiles on a string.The inscription is in Chinese and in German. The company was: “Actien-Gesellschaft fuer Anilin-Fabrikation, Berlin”, their agent in China: Carlowitz & Co.Size: 5 x 3,8 inches ( 13 x 9,7 ). Fine

Art Nouveau, Authentic Object, Iridescent Vase.

December 1st, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in art nouveau, decorative, glass, vase
Iridescent Art Nouveau vase from app. 1900 as those were produced by Loetz. The vase is either Austrian or Bohemian.It comes fro the famous Dr. Heihs estate.Size: Diameter: 3,5 inches, height: 3,4 inches. Fine condition, no cracks or other faults.
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