Greetings from Liezen 1898 Postcard Austria

Greetings from Liezen Styria Vintage Postcard 1898

 

 

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Austria Styria province: b/w lithographed vintage postcard with 3 views at Liezen, Panorama view, Grafenegg castle and Lower Marketplace. Sent Liezen to Ischl in 1898. Good condition.

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Old Japanese Frog Netsuke, Hard-wood

Old Japanese hard-wood Netsuke in Shape of a Frog

 

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Old Japanese hard-wood netsuke in shape of a frog/toad. Delicately carved. 

Artist signed: 夻利 Height: 51 mm Very good condition.

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Lina von Schauroth Postcard Art Nouveau Frankfurt

German Art Nouveau Postcard by Lina von Schauroth

 

Exciting Art Nouveau postcard promoting the import-exhibition in Frankfurt in 1919.

Lithographed using the colors blue, green gold and black only. Very powerful design. Used as postcard in Germany in 1919. Good condition. Lina von Schauroth, b. Holzmann (1874 - 1970 ) was an artist and artisan from Frankfurt. She became famous for her designs of glass-windows and mosaics used in public buildings. During the 2 wars she engaged in social-politic welfare, later she engaged in animal welfare.

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The Summer Palace in Peking Photo from 1902

The Summer Palace in Peking. Old large Photo from 1902

 

China, Bejing: Authentic old photograph depicting the old Summer Palace in Peking. The photo is from 1902. from a German counsel. 

Hand writing at the back „ Sommerpalast Peking Mittel-Pagode“.

Size: ca. 10 x 7 inches (25,1 x 18,4 cm), good condition.

The Summer Palace has a long history. The origins of the Summer Palace date back to the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in 1153. In 1860, the British and French destroyed parts of the Summer Palace at the end of the Second Opium War while looting and burning down the nearby Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan).

The destruction of the palaces was ordered by Lord Elgin, the British High Commissioner to China, and was undertaken in response to the torture and killing of two British envoys, a journalist for The Times, and their escorts.

The destruction of large parts of the Summer Palace still evokes strong emotions among some people in China. Between 1884–95, during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor (r. 1875–1908), Empress Dowager Cixi ordered three million silver taels, originally designated for upgrading the Qing navy (the Beiyang Fleet), to be used for reconstructing and enlarging the Summer Palace to celebrate her 60th birthday.

In 1900, towards the end of the Boxer Rebellion, the Summer Palace suffered damage again when the forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance destroyed the imperial gardens and seized many artifacts stored in the palace. The palace was restored two years later.

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Old Chinese postcard with Torpedo Officers

Old Chinese postcard with Torpedo Officers

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Old Chinese postcard (printed in Germany) “Chinesische Torpedo-Officiere”.

The postcard depicts four officers in traditional uniform. Used in Berlin in 1902, good condition.

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Singapore Vintage Postcard Malay Street 1929 to Germany

Singapore Vintage Postcard Malay Street

 

 

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Old Singapore photo postcard “Malay Street, Singapore”.
Attractive view with Rickshaw and shops.

The postcard has been shipped to Germany in 1929. Good condition.

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Antique Canton enameled Trinket Box Chinese Famille Rose

Antique Chinese Canton Enameled Famille Rose Trinket Box

 

China, Canton: Beautiful Famille rose trinket box, enameled copper, flower motifs.

Oval shape: 9,5 x 7,5 x 4,4 cm, very good condition.

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Unusual Vintage Postcard with Embroidery Easter Motif

Vintage Postcard with Stitchery

 

Decorative old French postcard: Embossed, decorative frame around a stitchery with an Easter egg, flowers and the words Heureuses Paques (Happy Easter). The postcard is from appr. 1915, unused and in good condition.

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Painter Wilhelm von Kaulbach CdV Carte de Visite

Wilhelm von Kaulbach Carte de Visite

 

Authentic Wilhelm von Kaulbach CdV from app. 1860s. 66 x 107 mm. Moderate wear. Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805 – 874) was a German painter, noted mainly as a muralist, but also as a book illustrator. His murals decorate buildings in Munich. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

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Wang Erdu Leisure Seal, Antique Chinese Chop

Old Chinese Leisure Seal by Wang Erdu

 

Old Chinese leisure seal, greenish-grey Shou-shan stone, engraved by the important seal carver Wang Erdu (died 1919).

As actual seal 12 characters have been carved: Wang chen zi Yan sheng hao xue lu yihao bu kan (王琛字燕生号雪庐一号补龕).

Side inscription with details: 癸未中秋月上浣尔度篆 23 x 23 x 68 mm, good condition.

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Antique Chinese Photo with German Missionaries in Zihawei

Antique Chinese Photo with German Fathers in Zihawei

 

Old Chinese photograph from 1902 depicting 2 German missionaries and Chinese students in the missionary Zihawei (子哈维) in Shanghai as they are busy with wood carving.

Explanations in German at reverse.

11,9 x 9,5 cm. Good condition.

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SMS Maria Theresia: Ship Postcard and Ship-Fieldpost 1915

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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Pair of Chinese Ceramic Horses, Republic Period

 

Pair of Chinese Ceramic Horses, Republic Period

A pair of turquoise glazed sitting horses with custom carved wooden bases.

Republic Period, well modeled.

Each appr. 9 x 20 x 12 cm ( plus base). Very good condition.

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Old Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle, enameled

Decorative Chinese snuff bottle, enameled porcelain. It depicts three men, a lady in a boat and a young man seeing her off.

Very well painted. Qian Long bottom mark but later period.

40 x 30 x 64 mm. Metal spoon with turquoise. Very good condition.

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Old Chinese Pair of Porcelain Snuff Bottles

Old Chinese Pair of Porcelain Snuff Bottles

Decorative pair of old Chinese snuff bottles. Enameled, one with peony, one with a crane and Chinese characters. Diameter20 mm, height: 60 mm, very good condition.

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Vintage Photograph of old Qingdao Harbor 1902

Chinese Photo from 1902. Harbor in Qingdao

The harbor of Qingdao: Attractive old photo with view at the lively Qingdao harbor with ships, junks and sampans. 138 x 96 mm, good condition.

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Watercolour with Cardinal Birds in Winter

Watercolour with Cardinal Birds in Winter

Most attractive water color by a Russian artist, depicting Cardinal birds in winter.

Very detailed painting. Artist signed O. Natorp.

The actual painting measures 25,5 x 36 cm (10 x 14,4 inches), good condition.

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Chinese Snuff Bottle enameled Porcelain

Chinese Snuff Bottle enameled Porcelain

Attractive Chinese vintage snuff bottle, enameled porcelain, multi color, lotus, flowers, grass and insects. Bottom mark: Qian Long Nian Zhi, but later period (end of Qing – Republic period). Very good condition.

65 x 30 x 65 mm (without top). Metal stopper with lapis lazuli stone.

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Raphael Kirchner Postcard from Geisha Series 1900

Raphael Kirchner Postcard Geisha 1900

Raphael Kirchner: Lithographed vintage postcard with Japanese lady and butterflies.

This one is the scarcer on of the Geish Series. Postal use in Germany in 1900. Good condition. Artist signed: RAPHAEL KIRCHNER

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Simplizissimus Postcard Set of 6: Authentic, complete.

Simplizissimus Postcards: Authentic, complete Set of 6

Belle Époque – Art Nouveau: Hard to find complete set of First Series of Simplicissimus postcards (Tanz- und Faschingsbilder) by Ferdinand Freiherr von Řezníček.

All six in mint, very good condition. The set comes in the original sleeve (the envelope with some creasing, foxing and wear).

Ferdinand Freiherr von Řezníček (1868 1909 in Munich) was an Austrian painter, caricaturist, and illustrator. Born to a noble Austrian family of Czech descent, he was a half-brother of composer Emil von Řezníček. Von Řezníček's father was a military officer, and Řezníček became a cavalry officer before following his artistic inclinations. In 1888, he set up an art studio with Paul Hoecher. Řezníček worked first with industrial designers before becoming a contributor to the journals Jugend, Simplicissimus und Fliegende Blätter.

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