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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? […]

CURATED COLLECTION – AS IS – Vintage Chow Snapshots

This page of the archives I just started and am dedicating to snapshots in my collection that fall into this niche.   As much as I love doing restoration and converting to black and white to see the details better, there are times when the photo is either too perfect “AS IS” to mess with a […]

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