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Outstanding Poster Style Postcard from 1909: Don’t Worry, Smile!

November 23rd, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in art deco, art nouveau, cat, postcard, unusual
Quite unusual vintage postcard from 1909: Don’t Worry, Smile! – says a grinning cat. This kind of poster style is normally found after Art Deco period and yet has been used in a time when Art Nouveau was in style. Definitely authentic as it has been used as postcard in England and has a clear Warwick 1909 – cancellation. Fine condition. Very scarce.

Japanese Soldiers with Canon. Photo from War against Russia.

November 20th, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in Russian-Japanese War, photography, war in China
Russian Japanese War, 1904-05. Real photo with 6 soldiers and a canon. Very sharp photo, thin photo-paper, 5,5 x 4 inches. Fine condition. Authentic photo from the Russian-Japanese War in 1904-05. No reproduction.

Brigitte Helm, Metropolis Actress. Portrait Photo by Ross. Ca. 1930

November 17th, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in celebrity, memorabilia, metropolis, vintage photo
Brigitte Helm, unforgettable actress in Fritz Lang’s film “Metroplolis”. Impressive portrait photo, published by Ross, UFA. Size: 3,5 x 5,5 inches. As it has been pasted in an album there are glue- and paper remnants at the back. Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm (1908 – 1996 ) was a German actress, most famous for her role as Maria in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film, Metropolis. After

Merry X-Mas. 1900 Vintage Litho Postcard with Santa in blue Gown.

November 15th, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in Xmas, postcard, vintage
Merry Christmas: Austria. Lithographed postcard from 1900 with Santa in a blue coat, with X-Mas tree and a bag with gifts. An angel is showing him the way. Used in Silesia. Scarcer Trzynietz 1900 – cancellation. Fine condition.

1902: Grapes. Antique Chromolithograph

November 6th, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in gift, lithograph
1902: 12 x 9,5 inches chromo lithograph depicting 6 sorts of grapes. It looks very decorative and makes a wonderful gift for wine lovers. The lithograph has been printed by Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig. Litho by Meyers Germany 1898. Vertical centrefold. Broad margins, fine condition.

Wilma Banky Autograph: Old Ross Photo. Original Signature, CoA

November 3rd, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized
Vilma Banky and Rudolph Valentino. Ross photo ( United Artists ) with Original-Signature by Vilma Banky, blue ink. Vilma Bánky (1898 - 1991) was a Hungarian-born American silent film actress, although the early part of her acting career began in Budapest, spreading to France, Austria, and Germany. She appeared opposite silent greats Rudolph Valentino in The Eagle (1925) and The Son of the