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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.

Girl and 2 Teddies: Large Studio Photo from 1925

November 30th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in bear, photography, teddy, vintage photo
Cute studio photo, depicting a little girl and two teddy-bears, a white one and a black one.The photo has been signed by the photographer .The size of the actual photo is 6,5 x 9 inches ( 16,5 x 22 cm), including the matting it is: 8,5 x 12,5 ( 21,5 x 31 cm). Fine condition.

2 Antique Chromo Lithographs depicting Orders. 1898

November 19th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in chromo lithograph, decorative, history, militaria
Two ancient chromolithographs depicting “ The most important Orders “.We can see images of 65 orders and medals from all around the world, mostly European but also African or Asian.The larger chromolithograph is 12.1 x 9,8 inches ( vertical centrefold ), the smaller one is 6.2 x 9.8 inches.The lithographs are from 1898. Fine condition.

Antonietta Stella Autograph on Tinted Photo. CoA

November 12th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Autograph, memorabilia, opera
Antonietta Stella: Portrait Photo ( Studio Fayer, Wien) hand signed.The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.Size: 3,4 x 5,2 inches.Antonietta Stella is an Italian operatic soprano, one of the finest Italian spinto sopranos of the 1950s and 1960s, possessing a beautiful and ample voice, and particularly associated with Verdi and Puccini roles.

Antique China Seal. Shou Shan Stone, Scholar with Fan. 1893

November 5th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in chinese antiques, seal, wenfang si bao
Old Chinese seal, Qing Dynasty, 1893. The sides of the seal depict a scholar with a fan, followed by a huge bat.Very fine cutting of the actual seal: „ Ting Ying Jiang Yue “ – The Pavillon and the Moon are reflected in the River.Beautiful Shou Shan stone in warm gray tones. The pale gray part well used to depict the Scholar.The artist’s name is engraved at the side of the seal, Bai Shi.0,7 x 0,7
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