Monday, December 11, 2006

Art Deco Krampus Postcard: Very Scarce!

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Art Deco Krampus Postcard: Very Scarce!: "Very decorative Art Nouveau / Art Deco Krampus postcard. Artist signed: R. Zimprich.

A real rod has been attached.

Used as postcard in Vienna in 1913.


Very scarce, fine condition.

More Art Deco and Art Nouveau Postcards HERE

Friday, November 10, 2006

The Great Wall of China - Thomas Allom Graphic

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles The Great Wall of China - Thomas Allom Graphic: "Old China: “ The Great Wall of China ”. After a drawing by Thomas Allom.



Nice etching, engraved by J. Sands, after a drawing by Thomas Allom.

Rich Chinese, carried in sedan chairs, with escort along the Great Wall.

Size: 10,9 x 8,2 inches is the complete sheet, 7,8 x 4,9 inches is the actual etching.

Very fine condition, clean and fresh.

Published by Fisher & Sons, London & Paris." Old Chinese Paintings and Graphics: HERE

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

17-18th Century Copper Engraving: Chinese Idols. Weird.

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles 17-18th Century Copper Engraving: Chinese Idols. Weird.:

Vitel ou Ninifo, Copper Print, 8.6 x 6,4 in ( actual image print size ), by the famous artist Bernard Picart ( 1673 – 1733 ), engraver on wood and metal, draughtsman and miniaturist.



The image shows a huge Buddha statue in a Chinese Temple, rather looking kike a western church. Demons an both sides of the statue, Chinese worshiping.


This is an original, NO reproduction.

Old Chinese Paintings and Graphics: HERE

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Small Ivory Statue: Guan Yin

Bodhisattva,Guan Yin, sitting on a Lotus Throne, praying.

It stands 3 inches high. Very fine condition. Not bone, but Ivory.

Telling from the form of the nose it could be a non Chinese carving.


 
 More Chinese Antiques: HERE

Monday, May 01, 2006

Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin. 19th Century Etching

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin. 19th Century Etching:

Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin near Peking. Delicate 19th Century Etching. Drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by A. Wilmore.



Issued by Fisher, Son & Co. London Paris.

Very nice picture showing a Chinese mandarin, his wife, their child and servants.

Old Chinese Paintings and Graphics: HERE

Monday, April 03, 2006

Alfred Gerasch Autograph. Don Carlos, 1920s.

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Alfred Gerasch Autograph. Don Carlos, 1920s.: "„K.K Hofschauspieler Alfred Gerasch, Don Carlos“. Nice Photo Postcard showing the young Gerasch. Authentic autograph, signed with violet ink.

Minor aging. The autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.



Gerasch was also successful as movie actor in movies like: „Spy of Madame Pompadour“ (1928). Liane Haid stars as the eponymous heroine D'Eon, who in male disguise goes to the court of Russia on behalf of Parisian courtesan Pompadour (Countess Esterhazy), to find out Czar Paul's (Fritz Kortner) intentions. “Carnival of Crime” was another successful movie."

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Friday, March 17, 2006

China: Ming Dynasty Buddha. Bronze

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles China: Qing Dynasty Buddha. Bronze:

Beautiful old Buddha statue from the Qing Dynasty, partly gilded. It stands 3 inches high and weights 120 grams.

Moderate aging with no major faults or missing parts.


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Friday, March 03, 2006

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Singapore Photo Postcard: View from Canal. Ca. 1910

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Singapore Photo Postcard: View from Canal. Ca. 1910: "
Singapur Photo Postkarte: Blick vom Kanal. Ca. 1910
Click to enlarge

Vintage photo postcard from old Singapore. It shows a view at Buildings, ships and boats.

Unused, fine condition."



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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Art Nouveau Bronze: Youth. Josef Prinz. ca 1907

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Art Nouveau Bronze: Youth. Josef Prinz. ca 1907: "Decorative bronze plaque: Youth.

Artist signed: Jos. Prinz.




Fine Art Nouveau / Jugendstil object. Diameter: 2.6 inches. 101 grams. Fine patina, fine condition.

Please consider that the price includes international postage."

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Sunday, January 15, 2006

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Heinrich Hollreiser Autograph on Photo, CoA.

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Heinrich Hollreiser Autograph on Photo, CoA.: "Heinrich Hollreiser autograph on b/w photo. Size: 4 x 6 inches. Signed in the 1950s. Fine condition. Heinrich Hollreiser, born June 24, 1913, is a German conductor of classical chamber music. From 1942-1945 he served as the principal conductor of the State Opera in Munich, while serving as the music director at the Opera in Düsseldorf. He furthermore conducted concerts for the Berlin and Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestras, as well as orchestras for radio stations in Hamburg, Cologne, and Frankfurt. After 1951, he served as principal conductor at the Vienna State Opera, conducting the premiere of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress."