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1930’s Bronze likeness of President Coolidges famous chow Tiny Tim

“His Highness Timmy”  A likeness of President Coolidges Chow   -Auction photo and description courtesy Skinner Auctions It is always so thrilling to me when these unexpected treasures pop when I least expect them to….and 2 at a time from very different sources!!!  Above you will find a stunning chow bronze sculpture Created by artist Viola […]

CHOW CHOW….Relish the thought …How our Celestial breed may have been named

One of my favorite side collections that branched off from my vintage Chow searches is “foodie” themed. Antique Chow Chow relish labels (aka Piccalilli in England) are fun for me to collect because they will look great in a collage frame in my CHOWTIME themed kitchen. I’m working on putting that together this winter. As […]

RESTORATION-1920s well dressed woman with Chow in front of Goodyear sign

This original small photo to the right had great detail in it but very strong shadows on the chow’s front.  The best I could do was bring out the middle tone details.  The outfit the woman is wearing is exquisite and I’m thrilled to have been able to get the flower shaped beaded handbag and […]

RESTORATION- 1908 American Celebrity with his chow Fluffy Ruffles

This spectacular photo is such a treasure.  Found in a collection of antique American celebrity images at an estate sale, there are a couple of notations on the photo front and back with really not much of a clue as to who this man is.  On the front is handwritten Copyrighted by Harvey??? Leer??? 1908.  […]

RESTORATION -Early 1900’s large photo of woman and chow. Possibly Mrs Wagstaff?

  Circa early 1900’s , this is the finished restored image that I showed the video of last week on ChowTales Facebook page. The dark sepia tone was my biggest challenge to get the details from , but I managed to pull the most out of this magnificent image.  The biggest surprise were the womans’ […]

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