Archives for 2015

1884 – Prince of Wales show chow Chang

This wonderful etching goes way WAY back in time travel to one of the earlier Chows exhibited in the UK and was owned by none other than The Prince of Wales . Other articles I’ve read indicate the Prince showed Chang himself. In the collage above I’ve included a closeup of Chang pointing out the […]

1915 Is this the Queen Mum with a Chow puppy?

Over the years my antique chow collection has grown by leaps and bounds, but not until recently as I am sharing these photos publicly and researching each one has some wonderful secrets been revealed. With ChowTales being in the public eye both online as an archive and as a Facebook page, the images are open […]

DIANA THORNE- 1920’s-1940’s Illustrator and her Chow artwork

ABOVE : THIS ORIGINAL DRAWING BY THE CELEBRATED ANIMAL ILLUSTRATOR, IS IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION The original artwork you see in the above photo I acquired as a page removed from the artist’s own sketchbook. From all the information I’ve gathered on these sketches and her work which I’ve collected for years, this is most […]