ARTIST- Early 1900’s – Mabel Gear and her chow painting
Mabel Gear (1898-1987) born in England was a decorative painter of birds and animals and elected an associate of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters 1925 and a full member the following year, and a full member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1927. Below is the original pastel listed in a […]
1920s ink blotter ad- Lyonore Metal- featuring the Far East Chow Kennel
This was such a unique find I just had to bid on it and am thrilled I won the auction. This ink blotter advertisement was for Lyonore Metal, but I was most interested in the wonderful image of the Far East Chow Kennels . Kennel owner Lothar Zifferer owned a foundry and this may […]
RESTORATION -Early 1900’s Childs Pedal car with a pipe smoking Chow
Just when I think I’ve seen it all, this unusual original photograph lures me in with its anthropomorphic Chow, driving an antique child’s pedal car, smoking a pipe and wearing glasses. I’ve seen photos of other breeds of dogs in similar poses but this is a first for a chow. To make it even sweeter, […]
1929 Knickerbocker Toys creates 3 versions of stuffed chow toys
This is one incredibly rare find…..a page out of PLAYTHINGS magazine from 1929, featuring 3 chow stuffed toys in a SITTING, STANDING and WHEELED version. Its interesting to note that the more famous Steiff chows patterned after the real chow puppy Veedol who few in the Graf Zeppelin made its debut in the Steiff catalog […]
1930s Ch. Yang Fu Tang Bronze plaque/trophy
Circa early 1930s. I could not believe my eyes when I saw this huge bronze plaque show up at auction. I immediately recognized the chow as the very famous Ch Yang Fu Tang who was a great ambassador for our breed as well with his charming temperament I have in my records somewhere documentation if this […]
ARTICLE- Mrs Mannooch and her famous Choonam Chows of the 1920s-1940s
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS WONDERFUL ARTICLE IN A PDF ,WRITTEN BY THE KEEPER OF MRS MANNOOCHS ALBUMS AND RECORDS This incredible article is the best I have seen, written about Violet Mannooch and her famous Choonam Chows. It covers her entire career in chows from the end of WWI up until WWII, written by […]
ARTICLE -1936 Country Life Magazine-Mrs. Mannooch and her famous Choonam Chows – Rare find
There are few breeders who have made as impressive of an impact on our Chow breed as England’s Mrs. Mannooch of Choonam Kennel fame. The 10,000.00 Chow Ch. Choonam Brilliantine sold to America was one of her most famous. You can read much more about him at the related links below. Many articles […]
1885 – The story of Chinese Gordon and Wang the Chow
I get so excited when one archive post leads to another…then another, and yet another…but by the time I get all the photos, text, newspapers etc in front of me, my mind is spinning and I forget what I was searching for in the first place. Granted, this is a GOOD problem and […]
1920s RARE etching by Bert Cobb of Ch. Choonam Brilliantine the $10,000.00 Chow
By now you all must know that I have become completely enthralled about the story of England born Ch. Choonam Brilliantine, purchased by Mrs Hoover (of the vacuum cleaner dynasty). “George” as he was named went on to become one of the 5 top foundation sires for our breed in America and a record winning […]
RESTORATION-1914 Russian boy with his chow-RARE FIND
VERY RARE RUSSIAN IMAGE-CIRCA 1914 YOUNG RUSSIAN BOY WITH HIS CHOW DOG Considering the written history of Chows in Russia starts at about WWII , this image I purchased from Russia is an incredibly rare find. The back of the photo was dated in pencil November 1914. Could this be a Chinese chow or is it from England? […]
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