Friday, February 25, 2011

Japanese Albumen Photo Flower Seller

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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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Wooden Cutlery Qing Dynasty China

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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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Long Panorama Postcard with total View at Sarajevo 1901 3 Fold

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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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Imdmans Fatal Flight 1916. Photo with Wreck and Soldiers.

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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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Emperor Franz Joseph Plaque. Bronze

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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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Cruiser Kaiserin Augusta in East Asia Postcard 1899

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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