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Carl Orff Autograph. Hand-signed Photo of Carmina Burana Composer

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Carl Orff Autograph. Hand-signed Photo. CoA

Carl Orff: b/w portrait photo hand-signed by Carl Orff.

The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

4,1 x 5,8 inches, fine condition. (The writing at the reverse is not by Carl Orff).

Carl Orff (1895 -1982) was a 20th-century German composer, best known for his oratorio Carmina Burana (1937). In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential method of music education for children.

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Carlos Bady: Set of 4 Art Deco Pochoir. La Journee de Mado

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Archaic Nephrite. Jade Bi. Warring States Period. 战国玉璧

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Carlos Bady: Set of 4 Art Deco Pochoir. La Journee de Mado

Set of four original pochoir illustrations from La Journee de Mado published by Galerie Lutetia, Paris, 1932, as “la journée de Mado” (the day of Mado, consisting of Mado Se Maquille, Mado S’ Habille, Mado se Deshabille, Mado Babille).

Those 4 have been produced as the last pochoir pieces of the era during the harsh economic times that followed 1929 when many of the smaller couture houses had closed and several of the great illustrators had joined Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar to help ensure steady work.

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Archaic Nephrite. Jade Bi. Warring States Period.

战国玉璧

Desirable archaic nephrite (jade) disc, so-called Bi, from the Warring States period ( 476 BCE – 221 BCE).

Diameter: 3,3 inches ( 83 mm ) 80 gram, fine condition

This object had been carved on both sides with raised “grain pattern” with raised ridges.

The object comes from the famous Dr. Heihs collection.

Dark green jade with brown beige inclusions making a pattern with horizontal lines. Shiny surface with a soft polish from handling.

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China, Ming Dynasty: Beautiful Jade. Tiger. 明朝玉器

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China, Ming Dynasty: Beautiful Jade. Tiger

明朝玉器

Antique Chinese Jade from Ming-Dynasty. The object depicts a tiger. The upper part of the tiger has a warm brown tone, the belly and the legs are in light color. The different tones of the jade have been used perfectly.

Size: 2,8 x 1,9 x 1,4 inches ( 71 x 46 x 35 mm ).

The object comes from the important
Govinda collection.

We are proud to inform you that we have been appointed entrusted solicitors for this collection.

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Felix Graf Luckner Autograph: Hand-signed Photo. CoA

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Felix Graf Luckner Autograph: Hand-signed Photo. CoA

We have added a new lane: World War 1 relics – photos postcards, documents, autographs like:

Earl Felix Luckner b/w photograph with authentic signature by Earl Luckner, hand-signed.
4 x 6 inches, very fine condition.

The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Felix Graf von Luckner (1881 -1966) was a German nobleman, navy officer, author and noted sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel (the Sea-Devil) — and his crew that of Die Piraten des Kaisers (the Emperor’s Pirates) — for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) in 1916-1917.

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Offers from WW1 period:HERE

Ming Dynasty Incense Burner. Xuan De. 13. Ct. Bronze Object. 大明宣德年制

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Ming Dynasty Incense Burner. Xuan De. 13. Ct. Bronze Object.

Most attractive bronze incense burner from the Ming period. Bottom mark: „Da Ming Xuan-de Nian Zhi“. (1426-1436)

Warm Patina. The object belonged to the famous Dr. Heihs collection.

The wooden top and the stand can possibly be from a later periode but surely not later than Early- Mid-Qing Dynasty.

110 x 75 x 44 mm (plus top and socket it stands – 110 mm high).

A very suitable object for money investment with a high potential for a moderate price.

Please keep in mind that our prices include postage, insurance and taxes.

More Chinese Antiques: HERE

Baldur von Schirach Autograph. Hand-signed Photo. CoA

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Baldur von Schirach Autograph. Hand-signed Hoffmann Photo. CoA

Baldur von Schirach: b/w portrait-photo of the Reich-Governor. Photo by Hoffmann, hand-signed.

The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
3,5 x 5,5 inches, very fine condition.

Baldur Benedikt von Schirach (1907 –1974) was a Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. Schirach was the head of the Hitler-Jugend (HJ, Hitler Youth) and Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter (”Reich Governor”) of Vienna.

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Photos from WW2 period: HERE

Japanese Buddhists. Tinted Albumen Photo, 1880s. Stillfried

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Japanese Buddhists. Tinted Albumen Photo, 1880s. Stillfried

Antique Japan Photograph: 3 Japanese beating gongs and drum. One of them is carrying a tall stand on his back.

Albumen studio-photo, thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at he corners.

5,5 x 3,5 inches, fine condition, app. 1885.
Photo probably by the Austrian Baron Raimund von Stillfried (?).

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Romy Schneider Autograph. Early, hand-signed Photo

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Romy Schneider Autograph. Early, hand-signed Photo

Romy Schneider: Portrait photo of the young Schneider with an authentic signature, signed with dark blue ink.

Photo: Ufa – Film / Herzog.

Postcard size. 1 small paper remnant at the reverse, minor aging, fine condition.

The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Romy came to the movies very early starring in the very popular series ‘Sissi’.

She fell in love with Alain Delon and moved to Paris. This was the start of an international career working with famous movie directors as Luchino Visconti and Orson Welles.

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Gregory Peck Autograph: Hand-signed 8 x 10 Photo

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Gregory Peck Autograph: Hand-signed 8 x 10 Photo

Gregory Peck. b/w portrait photo with dedication and signature.

8 x 10 inches.

The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Gregory Peck (1916 –2003) was an American actor.

One of 20th Century Fox’s most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1990s. His notable performances included that of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won his Academy Award.

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