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"Chairman Mao" Box for Communist Propaganda.
Vintage Arts: Furnishings: Furniture: Asian: Chinese Pre 1970: item #741058 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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Chinese, Round, Hair Brush Box without Handle
Vintage Arts: Furnishings: Furniture: Asian: Chinese Pre 1900: item #741045 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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Chinese, Children's, Rocking Chair, Circa: 1945.
Vintage Arts: Furnishings: Furniture: Asian: Chinese Pre 1950: item #740708 H020620084
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Honest Asian Antiques
(612) 386-5858
$580.00
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This is our only, Chinese, merchant class family, children’s rocking chair. It dates from the mid-20th century, circa: 1945. It has a slatted split bamboo backing and a new woven bamboo seat all hung on a wooden frame. It is in good condition and has had the support “strapping” for the seat rewoven in the last 2 - 5 years. The bamboo backing is original to the chair while the seat appears to have been replaced by the Chinese dealer with new remnant, woven bamboo from a roll. It clearly has been... Click for details
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