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Vintage Bone Carving on Stand Decorative vintage carving (probably bone) with floral design, stems and leaves (Red Water-Lily, Nymphaea lotus var.rubra). It stands 7,8 inches ( 19,5 cm). Diameter 3 inches ( 7,7 cm). Wooden stand. Some minor faults.

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Decorative Chinese Leisure Seal China, end of Qing/beginning on Republic Period: Well carved leisure seal with a Foo-Lion as handle. Engraved are 4 characters: zi qiu duo shou ( 自求多寿 ) Striving for longevity for myself. The lion and the characters are very professionally carved. 13 x 13 x 41 mm. Fine condition.

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China: Authentic Photo of a Vendor at a Market China 1901 / 02: Authentic photo from the time of the Boxer Upraise. This photo has been made by an Austrian marine who served in China at that time. The photo shows a Chinese lady selling pots and other small stuff. Destroyed houses in the back. Size is 4,5 “ x 3 “ (12 x 9,5 cm ). Thin photo paper, fine condition. More Chinese photos at:

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Old Chinese Scholars Rock, partly semi transparent So called Chinese scholar's rock on a stand. Flat. Partially semi-transparent stone. Both sides carved wit 2 scholars in landscape scene. The natural inclusions of the stone have been used to better work out the scenic impression. These characteristic miniature rocks have always been treasured among the circles of literati in China for many

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Decorative Chinese Seal with Motto Chinese vintage leisure seal with 5 characters as motto engraved: zhong xiao yi-sheng zhi 忠孝一生志 (loyalty and filial piety as ones life-long ideal). A relief has been carved at one side of the seal, depicting a son pushing his father in a wheel chair. Jiang Xiang, a seal carver from the Republic period is the artist of this seal. 14 x 30 x 35 mm ( 0,6 x

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Antique Bronze Plaque. Bas Relief Little Girl and Poppies. Paris 1899 Charming, antique Bas Relief, depicting a little girl (Anita Stuart) with long hair and a bad with poppy flowers. Art Nouveau design. Size: 3,3 x 4,1 inches ( 84 x 104 mm). Good condition, with original patina on bronze. Signed at the lower right corner: V. D. Brenner, Paris '99 (or '89). Victor David Brenner (1871-1924).

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Very large, old Chinese Seal with Boys and Pomegranate China: Large and heavy seal. Grey stone with elaborate handle. It depicts 3 boys (sons) with a huge pomegranate ( a symbol of fertility ). 9 characters as actual seal print, designed in a stylized old seal script. Side inscription with details of time and artist.  Size: 80 x 80 x 96 mm ( 3,1 x 3,1 x 3,8 inches), 1,3 kg (!), fine

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Imperial China: Ink Box with Inscription China, Qing Dynasty: Square metal box, mostly used to store ink. Inscription of 9 characters at the top. Oval producers stamp at the bottom of the box stating that it is Qing Dynasty. Polished surface. 2,9 x 2,95 x 0,9 inches (74 x 75 x 23 mm), fine condition. More Chinese Antiques at: HERE

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Ivory Seal. Antique Chinese Chop. Attractive, antique Chinese seal from the Qing Dynasty. Warm color. Engraved are 4 characters, well carved. 0,7 x 1,1 x 2,3 inches (11 x 22 x 59 mm), 35 gram. The seal comes in an attractive box.

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Antique Chinese Toggle: Hare and Tortoise Lovely, antique Chinese toggle, made of boxwood. It depicts a rabbit pulling a turtle. Sure it is related to "The Hare and the Tortoise", a remarkable story, well-known among both children and adults in China. 2,4 inches long. Delicately carved, a hole for a string at the belly of the hare. Artist signed, fine condition.

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Tang Yuanye Seal. Yellow Shou Shan, Leisure Seal 唐源邺 Fine leisure seal by the famous artist Tang Yuanye  唐源邺 (1886-1968). Signed with his name Zui Shi ( drunken stone). Tang is also famous as calligrapher. At the top of this attractive seal a string is fixed. As actual seal 4 characters are engraved: Zhu hua yin guan 驻花吟馆: Staying at the home of the chanting flowers 1,2 x 1,2 x 0,45

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3 vintage Krampus Postcard, mixed Condition Antique Chinese boxwood-toggle of an immortal (Li Tieguai) with gourd. Lively carving with 2 holes at back to fix a string. Three old Krampus postcards. One is a tinted one “Be good, Girlie” (1918, stamp missing, horizontal bend). One postcard is based on a photo and shows the Krampus and a loving couple (stamp missing) and one is an unused

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Chinese vintage Photo with Potter Authentic, old, professional Chinese Photo depicting a potter at work. Japanese explanations on an additional sheet. The photo is from app. 1920. 3,9 x 5,8 inches (10 x 14,5 cm), fine condition. More old China Photos at: HERE

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China vintage Seal Toad on Lotus Leaf, 4 Characters 寿山石 印章: Decorative, old Chinese leisure seal with a toad on lotus-leaf as handle and 4 characters as actual seal: junzi tan tang 君子坦汤 (the noble man is [of] broadminded [nature]). Referring to a quote by Confucius. Side engraving with details of the seal carver. 1 x 1 x 2 inches (26 x 26 x 71 mm), fine condition. More seals at: HERE

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Imperial Korea: b/w Vintage Postcard, depicting a Korean man in traditional dress. Unused postcard in fine condition.

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Chinese leisure seal of grey stone by the artist Gong Hao 公豪. As actual seal engraved are 4 characters: 凤皇台客 Feng Huang tai ke (guest at Feng Huang-tai). Skilful side engraving with image of a phoenix and the name of the seal carver. 0,65 x 0,65 x 2 inches (17 x 17 x 70), 37 grams. Very good carving of the 4 characters.

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Old Chinesisches snuff-bottle, end of Qing – beginning of Republic Period. White agate. One side plain white without pattern, one side with grey, mottled enclosures. 1,6 x o,5 x 2,1 inches. (42 x 29 x 53 mm). Very fine condition.

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Qing Dynasty: Decorative, Chinese water dispenser (for painters and calligraphers). Silver, with hall mark and matching old spoon. The object is from app. 1900. Shape of a leaf with twine, snake, frog and bat. 74 x 48 x 24 mm, 33 Gramm. Fine condition.

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Mushrooms: Two decorative old chromolithographs depicting 14 different kinds of mushrooms. One sheet shows eatable, one sheet poisonous mushrooms. Size: each 9.5 x 12 inches, vertical centre-fold. Printed in Leipzig, Germany in 1902. They look great when matted and framed.

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Chinese brush pot from the End of the 19. century. Blue-white porcelain, depicting a wealthy man in his studio with books, porcelain, folding screen and 2 sons, playing. Height: 115 mm, Diameter: 77 mm. No bottom mark. No cracks or fissures, minor aging. Please consider that our prices include all fees, inclusive registered, insured priority shipping.

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Attractive Shou Shan Stone, beige-green-red, with 4 characters as actual seal: Fang guang zi le (lit.: release, extensive, self, happy. Let go on a broad scale and feel happy) Engraved by the well know seal carver Wang Fuchang in 1938. Decorative, delicate carving of the four sides, depicting scholars enjoying a landscape. 27 x 27 x 117 mm, 236 gram. Fine condition.

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Attractive, brown Shou Shan Stone with 3 characters as actual seal: Jin Shi Shou (lit.: gold, stone longevity. The meaning is gaining longevity by love for seals and bronzes) Decorative, delicate carving of the front side, depicting a pin tree, pagoda, boat and a scholar, looking at the sow white moon. This white space is part of the stone. 38 x 12 x 39 mm, 32 gram. Fine condition.

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Overlaid Snuff Bottle, Peking glass with Lotus and ducks at front and heron motif at reverse. The inside of the bottles has been delicately roughened (snowflake ground). Metal spoon with green jade stopper. 50 x 28 x 65 mm (without top), very fine condition. App. 1900-1920.

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Attractive Chinese vintage postcard from app. 1910, depicting 8 ladies with lily feet. Unused postcard, published by Sternberg in Hong Kong. Fine condition.

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Attractive agate snuff bottle. White-brown stone, artful carving. Coral, metal stopper. 41 x 20 x 70 mm, 49 gram.

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Very decorative Chinese seal stone, so called Ji Xue Shi (Chicken blood stone). It is meant for display, not carved as seal. Vintage seal stone with quite some red spots. Attractive texture. Size: 19 x 20 x 97 mm, 113 gram. Chicken-blood stone is one of the most cherished gem-rocks in China, the more red spots it has the more expensive it is.

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Hongkong vintage postcard. Canton and Macao Steamers building with crowd in front of the office. Published by Mee Cheung, Hongkong. Unused, fine condition.

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Typical Art Deco graphic. Authentic etching by Ingrid (?) Heidenreich, an Austrian artist. The printed part is 3,4 x 4,5 inches, the actual sheet is much larger. Signed with pencil. App. 1920. It sure stands out when matted and framed and would make a unique gift.

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Nicely painted scene, depicting the edge of a village in Europe. Very detailed and harmonic colors. Artist signed_ H. Drawe 1883. Size: 6,4 x 9 inches. Fine condition. It looks great when matted and framed and would make a very unique gift.

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Chinese vintage photo from app. 1910. It depicts a Chinese gentleman in traditional dress, standing in a restaurant garden (?). In the foreground is a huge Chinese lantern with a large Chinese character Jiang on it. 5,4 x 3,2 inches (137 x 80 mm). Very fine condition, thin paper.

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Two S.M.S. Kaiserin und Koenigin Maria Theresia postcards. s/w postcard depicting the cruiser, app. 1910. Mint. Fieldpost , postal card, sent from the K.u.K. Kriegsmarine Kaiserin und Koenigin Maria Theresia. 4. 3. 1915. Red censor mark, very fine condition.

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1892, South Carolina. Stock certificate for 33 shares. Small vignette of a horse-drawn trolley. Lithographed with ornate border design. Signatures by president and secretary. Pen cancelled and fine. Issued to Mrs. Charlotte M. Grimball, a historic person.

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Somewhat strange Easter greetings postcard with a girl and a boy, pulling an egg with an Easter Bunny riding it. Artist signed. Used in Austria in 1909. Fine condition. More vintage greeting postacrds: HERE

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1898: Two colorful chromolithographs, depicting beautiful pheasants: Phasianus Reevesi Gray, versicolor Vieill, Euplocomus Swinhoei, Amherstiae Lead…. Size: 6.2 x 9.8 inches, each. One has a darker stain and a small tear at the top margin. I can be eaily covered when matted. The other one is in fine condition. The prints really stand out when matted and framed. They make a great gifts. Artist

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b/w vintage postcard with view at the Chinese police station in Andong, Korea: „ Polis (!) station of China“. People in front of the gate. Published in Japan, unused, fine condition, app. 1905.

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Old Chinese seal, Shou Shan stone with charactter in antique style. Decoration and details to the seal carver at one side oft he seal. 16 x 16 x 29 mm, 20 gram. Very well carved.

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Decorative Art Nouveau bronze, depicting a horse and rider with spear. 2,5 x 2,1 inches (75 x 65 mm), 83 gram. Artist signed. K. Perl. Fine condition.

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Decorative advertising postcard of French liqueur producer Cointreau. “Liqueur: Cointreau Triple-Sec. Messageries Maritimes. Vue de Woosund, China“. Wusong (Woosung) is a port town near Shanghai. Art Nouveau design. Unused, fine condition.

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Antique Chinese ivory. Oval shaped plate with Palace scene, figures, pagodas, trees applied. App. 1900. On decorative, wooden stand. The plate is 7 x 4,8 inches ( 18 x 12 cm), the whole object stands 9,8 inches (24 cm). Very decorative, fine condition, no faults.

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Old Japan: Albumen photo, depicting a young Japanese boy with his flower arrangements in bamboo baskets. Antique Japanese albumen Photo, tinted, thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at the corners. Size: 3.5 x 5.2 inches. Fine condition, app. 1885.

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Decorative ornament-cutlery with knofe, fork, spoon. The handles are in shape of dragons are hand-carved. The teeth of the fork have faults, the edge oft he knife a little rough, otherwise fine condition. 10,5 x 1 x 0,5 inches (27 x 3 x 1 cm). This cutlery was brought from China in 1908 by a German marine.

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Sarajevo 1901: Long b/w panorama postcard with total view at the town of Sarajevo in 3 coherent parts. Fine condition, no creases or tears. Sent 1901 to Wien.

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b/w photo with wreck of a plane and soldiers, inscribed. „Imdman‘s Todessturz 19. 6. 1916“ The photo-postcard has not been trimmed, the negative is higher at right side sot it looks like trimmed. Unused, fine condition.

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Decorative bronze related to Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph. Scenes related economy, emperor, science, agriculture, craft. 80 x 50 mm, 131 gram. Artist signed. Fine condition.

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S. M. Heavy cruiser Kaiserin Augusta in East Asia. Decorative, lithographed postcard from 1899. Artist signed I. G. Siehl. Fine condition. The S. M. Empress Augusta was used in China during the Boxer Rebellion.

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Giuseppe Orlandini opera libretto from 1720 (!). “Temistocle. Azione scenic musicale da rappresentarsi in Firenze. Nel Teatro die Cia del Cocomero nell’ Autunno dell’ Anno 1720.” 50 pages, 3,9 x 5,8 inches. Fine condition. Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (1676 - 1760) was an Italian baroque composer particularly known for his more than 40 operas and intermezzos. Highly regarded by music historians of

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Most decorative, typical Art Nouveau Bronze plaque by H. Kautsch. The plaque depicts lovers, the man presenting a ring to the girl. Delicately executed. Floral wreath at the reverse. 2,9 x 2,1 inches, 165 gram, warm patina, fine condition. Signed: H. Kautsch. Heinrich Kautsch (1859 – 1943) studied in Vienna and soon had exhibitions in Paris (1900); Saint Louis (1904); Düsseldorf (1904);

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Old Japan: Albumen photo, depicting a young Japanese peddler with his portable stand, well sorted with masks, glass beads and other small objects. Antique Japanese albumen Photo, tinted, thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at the corners. Size: 3.5 x 5.2 inches. Fine condition, app. 1885.

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Japan, ca. 1910: 5 different vintage postcards with scenes related to Samurai (Ronin). All 5 are unused and in fine condition. The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin, also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Ako vendetta, or the Genroku Ako incident took place in Japan at the start of the eighteenth century. One noted Japanese scholar described the tale as the country's "national legend."

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Two very decorative embossed postcards depicting the Japanese Emperor Hirohito and his wife Kojun. Floral design. Several commemorative cancellations at the reverse.

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Two Chinese vintage postcards after Photos by Chas. F. Gammon. Both have fault at an edge, each. One postcard depicts beggars in Peking, the other a third class train in Beijíng. Unused postcards from app. 1910.

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Old Korean postcard, depicting the Korean Prince with decorations on his uniform: “prince of Korea” Unused, very fine condition. Prince Imperial Yeong, the Crown Prince Uimin (also Euimin), also known as Yi Un, Yi Eun, Lee Eun, and Un Yi (1897 –1970), was the 28th Head of Korean Imperial House, and the last crown prince of Korea.

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Very decorative, hand painted Art Deco postcard, artist signed. The postcard is all hand painted on a high standard. It depicts a fashionable lady on a sofa and a black poodle dog. Sent in an envelope, so no stamp attached. It makes a wonderful gift for the advanced postcard collector.

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Old Korean postcard with view at a wing of the Imperial Palace in Seoul. Unused, veryfine condition.

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Tinted, Chinese postcard, entitled “ Attending a Funeral, Peking” . The postcard depicts a long line of carts at a funeral in Beijing. Postcard from app 1910. Photo Chas. F. Gammon. Unused, fine condition.

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Decorative Art Nouveau Jardinière from Austria, app. 1915. Silver coated metal and glass. Design in style of Wiener Werkstätte but no hall-mark The Jardinière comes from Austria. Size: 6,9 x 4,2,5 x 4,1 inches ( 17,5 x 10,5 x 10,2 cm). 338 gram. Fine condition.

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Very decorative Japanese postcard, partly photo, partly lithograph, embossed. The postcard depicts Japanese generals Kuroki, Nozu, Yamagata, Oyama, Oku, Nogi, Kodama and Kawamura. Franked with 3 stamps, tied by 3 different commemorative cancellations. Fine condition.

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Decorative, Art Nouveau bronze, bas relief of a ladies head, Art Nouveau ornaments and title „Grace“. Artist signed: Gurschner 1903. 1,5 x 2,8 inches (37 x 70 mm), 62 gram, very fine condition.

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1899, Germany, China: b/w postcard „ Tsingtau: Feldgottesdienst an der Heidenmauer“. The postcard depicts a huge crowd of German troops, celebrating drumhead service . Sent Clarens to Pully. Fine condition.

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Ludwig Zwieback Bronze Bas Relief. Artist signed medal for the economist Ludwig Zwieback May 1844 – January 1906. Size: 1,6 x 3 inches (4 x 5 cm), 45 gram, fine condition. Ludwig Zwieback ran a famous textile shop during the K.u.K. monarchy at the Kaerntner Straße 11/15, in Wien.

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Chinese vintage postcard, depicting a Chinese lady with lily feet, one exposed. b/w postcard, published by Hartung. (Hartung’s Photo Shop Legation Street Peking). Unused postcard in very fine condition.

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Early, Chinese carte de visite with a portrait photo of a Chinese gentleman, wearing a western suit. He looks much like Sun Yatsen. 2,3 x 3,9 inches (58 x 100 mm). Fine condition.

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Scarce, funny vintage postcard. “To Commemorate the Discovery of the North Pole”. The postcard depicts 2 men, fixing the US flag at the North Pole. Polar bears are watching them, a lady sells hot drinks, warm train oil, reindeer milk and Northern light. A Zeppelin is approaching. Fine condition, used as postcard in Austria in 1909.

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Your will find old postcards like this at our new postcard category (Austria West): Greetings from Salzburg: Early tinted vintage postcard with 3 girls from Salzburg region, one with a dog pulling milk bottles. Used in Hungary. Fine condition, stamp missing.

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Old Chinese postcard (photograph) from app. 1920. It depicts a row of 3 sedan chairs, carried along a street. 5,1 x 3,3 inches. At the upper right corner is a bend, otherwise fine condition, unused. Sharp photo.

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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.

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Charming studio photo from the photo studio Jobst in Wien. Mounted photo, depicting two sweet little girls and their doll. Size: 3.4 x 5.4 inches is the actual photo, 6.5 x 10 inches is the size of the photo including the backing. Slight toning of the backing, otherwise fine condition. The photo itself is in very fine condition.

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Hawaii: Authentic, antique photograph from app. 1898. The photo depicts men, women, children and a dog, preparing for a banquet. One man holds a guitar. ( 8 x 5 in. some bleaching at the upper part). Thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at he corners.

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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.

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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.

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Soprano Minnie Hauk Carte de Visite, CdV, decorative reverse. 2,5 x 4 inches, (64 x 104 mm), very fine condition. Amalia Mignon Hauck (Minnie Hauk, 1851 - 1929) was an American operatic soprano. She was born in New York City. In 1862, Hauk began vocal studies with Achille Errani, at age fourteen she made her debut in Brooklyn and a month later, her New York City debut. In the American

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Old Japanese Photo-Postcard, depicting a Zeppelin-airship over a Japanese village. Real photo as postcard. Unused, minor wear, app. 1915

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Old Japan: Large albumen photo, depicting an entrance to a temple „Budish Temple Chionin – Kioto“. Some visitors are at he temple entrance. Antique Japanese albumen Photo, tinted, thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at he corners. Size: 10,5 x 8 inches. Fine condition, app. 1885.

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Hilo, Hawaii: Albumen photo depicting a young Japanese lady in a garden. The photograph is from app. 1885. 4,6 x 7,2 inches (11 x 18 cm). Fixed on paper at the corners. Fine condition. MORE Japanese Albumen Photos: HERE

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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

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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.

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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).

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Old Australia: Scarce vintage postcard, depicting a group of men, harvesting sugar cane. Entitled “Sugar. Queens Land”. Unused postcard from app. 1900. Fine condition.

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Most decorative Art Deco silver necklace from the early 1900s. The pendant depicts a dancer with a shawl made of butterfly wings. There is a hallmark at the reverse with an embossed butterfly and the number 800. The chain has silver shows hallmarking too PAC and 925. The necklace has no faults – just the silver has slightly darkened and can be easily cleaned. The pendant is 1,6 x 1,1 inches (

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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.

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Decorative old chromo lithograph from 1902. Extremely good graphic with a kind of 3 dimensional effect. It depicts 17 different kind of snails as they live in the sea. Artist signed: Merculiano. Size: 9,8 x 6,1 inches. The second graphic is an etching and depicts 15 kinds of snails with lungs. Size: 9,8 x 6,1 inches. Both were printed in Leipzig in 1902

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Antique Japanese Photograph depicting the Gate of Shimizu in Kyoto with monks as visitors. Albumen-photo, thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at he corners. 10,9 x 8,5 inches, fine condition, app. 1885.

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W.W.I.: Help us to Victory! Lithographed postcard to advertise war bonds. Designed by Fritz Erler. Unused postcard in poster-style from app. 1915. Very fine condition

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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We have added a new lane: Vintage postcards from old Lower Austria. All are scarce postcards, like this one:Greetings from Maria Enzersdorf:

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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.

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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.

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Antique Japan Photograph: Albumen photo, thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at he corners. The photo depicts two Japanese children, carried in a sedan by 2 men. 3,5 x 5,5 inches, sharp photo, fine condition, app. 1880.

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Decorative, antique Japanese Albumen Photo, tinted, thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at he corners. Fine condition. Text in plate: 345 Amidaike Osaka.app. 1880. The photo depicts Buddha statues at Amidaike temple.More Japanese Albumen Photos HERE

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Lovely old, white porcelain brush washer, actually a water dipper with spoon to add water on the ink stone for grinding the ink. It is in shape of a toad.There is a red wax seal at the bottom, stating that it is antique. It has been certified by a Chinese authority in the 1970s.Size; 2,5 x 1,4 x 1 inches.

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