Chimpanzee: Etching from 1892 – col9163: “Old, coloured etching from 1892 depicting a Chimpanzee in a cage, playing with a rabbit.
The colour has been added in an early chromo litho technique.
Size: 6 x 9.5 inches. Minor aging, no creasing or tears.”
Australian fauna: Most beautiful chromo lithograph depicting seventeen different kinds of animals: Kangaroo, emu, cockatoos, lizard, wolf, parrots, kiwi, bird of prey, duckbill and more.
12 x 9,5 inches. Artist signed S. Muetzel.
The lithograph has been printed by Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig.
Lithograph by Meyers Germany 1902. Vertical centerfold.
Clean and fresh, broad margins, vivid colors, very decorative..
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Asian Peoples: Most decorative chromolithograph from 1892. The graphic depicts 25 different Asian ethnics such as Chinese, Mongols, Tibetan, Singhalese, Persian, Malayan, Wedda (Ceylon), Negrito (Philippines), Japanese, Korean, Ainu and others.
Size: 12 x 10 inches. Artist signed G. Mützel.
Issued by Brockhaus in 1896, lithograph by Brockhaus geographic-artistic Institute Leipzig.
Vertical centerfold, clean and fresh, vivid colours.
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Most decorative old chromo lithograph depicting 33 Indian Ethnic groups like Blackfeet Indians, Tikuna, Pueblo Indian, Eskimos, Mexican Indians, Indians from South American countries, Sioux, Apaches and many more.
Though older than 100 years the colors of this chromo lithograph look extremely fresh and vivid.
Artist signed G. Mützel. Vertical centerfold.
The graphic has been published by Meyers, Germany, in 1898. Size: 10 in. x 12 in. Fine condition. It looks great when matted and framed.
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China appr. 1970. Original small print by the artist 任滿鑫 Ren Manxin, depicting a soldier with gun pointing at an US enemy. Anti- American text at the lower part: 越南必胜行美帝必敗 Yuenan bi sheng, Mei-di bi bai (Vietnam must win, the American enemy must be defeated).
13 x 18,4 cm, good condition.
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Unusual, artist signed Xmas postcard depicting a barely dressed pretty young girl with a bunch of mistletoe in her hands. Title of the postcard: “Le Manchon de Gui”.
Some neat French writing at reverse.
Artist signed: Raphael Kirchner. Good condition
Mid-19th century etching with a most charming scene from Canton, China, entitled: ” House of a Chinese Merchant near Canton”.
Engraved by W. H. Capone after a drawing by Thomas Allom.
Thick printing paper, 7,8 x 4,9 in is the actual print, 11 x 8,2 the complete sheet. Good condition, clean and fresh. It looks great when matted and framed.
Thomas Allom (1804 –1872) was an English architect, artist, and topographical illustrator. He was a founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects. He designed many buildings in London, including the Church of St Peter’s and parts of the elegant Ladbroke Estate in Notting Hill. He is also known for his numerous topographical works, such as Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, published in 1838, and China Illustrated, published in 1845.
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