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Old China Seal with Fo Lion, Qing Dynasty

August 4th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Qing, chinese antiques, seal, wenfang si bao
China 1904: Decorative Chinese seal with Foo-Lion as handle. Engraved are 4 characters as actual seal. Side engraving with details and name of seal carver. 1 x 1,2 x 3,9 inches (26 x 27 x 97 mm) Old stone with fissures at the upper part – no parts missing, no blemishes. The stone itself is most probably much older and has been carved as seal in 1904.

Old Chinese Jade Box with 4 Shoushan-Seals

June 30th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in chinese antiques, seal, vintage, wenfang si bao
Nice old Chinese Jadeite box with decorative carving at top – 2 bats against floral background. The box contains 4 old brownish-red leisure seals with different carvings: Long living, master of the stones, the color of bamboo, water – river. The box is 2 x 2 x 1,9 inches, all in fine condition.

China: Sweet Studio Photo with 3 Kids

June 23rd, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in chinese antiques, collectibles, photography
Old, cute Chinese photography from app. 1920. Studio-photo depicting 3 kids. Slight toning of the sliver bromine surface. 35 x 4,8 icnhes (87 x 122 mm), fine condition.

Chinese Leisure Seal with Slogan. Nice Side Carving too

May 29th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Asiatika, chinese antiques, seal
Attractive Chinese seal of grey-black stone. Engraved as actual seal are 7 characters: 老夫聊发少年狂( lao fu liao fa shaonian kuang – the old man has the same passion and ambition as youth ). Attractive side carving with oxen cart in antique style and details to date and seal carver, 1919. Very well carved seal in high artistic standard and in very fine condition. 1,9 x 0,5 x 1,9 inches (49 x

Chinese Seal. Chicken Blood Stone. 2 Characters.

May 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in antiques, chinese antiques, seal, wenfang si bao
Nice old Chinese seal, made of Chicken-blood stone (Ji xue shi). Larger red spot on top part. Engraved are 2 characters: da zhuang (big strength). Good side carving with details. 20 x 11 x 22 mm. 10 gram. Fine condition.

Cute Chinese Studio Photo with five Sons.

May 10th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in chinese antiques, photography
Sweet, Chinese photograph with 5 boys (the ideal of a traditional Chinese family). Studio Photo, Shanghai, 1910s. 5,2 x 3,95 inches (135 x 100 mm). Fine condition. (Minor tonig of some dark spots, left lower corner has a light bend).

China, Qing Dynasty. Butterflies. Application for a Hat

March 24th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Qing, antiques, chinese antiques, decorative
Qing Dynasty: Chinese metal application ( 2 pieces) resembling butterflies. Those pieces have been fixed on hats to bring luck or keep away evil. The larger one is 2,1 x 1,5 inches, the smaller one 0,5 x 0,4 inches. Alloy with silver component. Delicate design, fine condition.

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.

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.

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
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