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Chinese, Round, Hair Brush Box without Handle
Vintage Arts:
Furnishings:
Furniture:
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Pre 1900 item# 741045 (stock#H020720085)
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Honest Asian Antiques
(612) 386-5858
$299.00 each.
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We have a number of these beautifully decorated, Chinese, wooden, hairbrush boxes, without handles, in our inventory. They are all approximately 12 ½ inch [31.7 cm] (diam.) x 7 inches [17.7 cm] (h) in size. They generally date from 1820 – 1940, with a circa date of 1900, as the bulk of these pieces are from between 1880 - 1920. The bases vary slightly from piece to piece as these are all hand made and hand painted. Many counterfeit examples of these are starting to appear on the market, so pleas ...click for details
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"Chairman Mao" Box for Communist Propaganda.
Vintage Arts:
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Furniture:
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Pre 1970 item# 741058 (stock#H020720086)
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Honest Asian Antiques
(612) 386-5858
$ 120.00 each.
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We have a number of these “Mao boxes”. This is an attractive wooden box with a gesso painted and lacquered design. About ½ have their original metal work, the others have reproduction hardware. Most come with a traditional communist slogan on the front of the lid with such statements as, “Chairman Mao is our Sun” and “Self Reliance is Strength” in Chinese calligraphy. Most of these boxes I have found in China are made of Chinese northern elm wood, but other woods are used in their making periodi ...click for details
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