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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’ […]

1941 Calendar artwork of a chow, by the famous illustrator Will Rannells

I’m still pinching myself and can’t believe I was able to purchase this very rare, 1941 calendar page featuring a chow but none other than the well known canine artist Will Rannells.    Mr. Rannells was know for his many LIFE magazine covers as well as other magazines.  His dogs were mostly well dressed with […]

1909 – Two Rare Articles and Photos-The Chows of Sandringham

King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra  we true devotees to the dog sport, housing dozens of popular and rare breeds in their kennels at Sandringham and attending dog shows with their Royal canines.  How fortunate I was to recently purchase 2 rare articles from England, each featuring a different chow from their Royal kennels.    […]

BOOK- 1933 First Edition Dog’Gerel – Illustrations by the famous Cleanthe Carr

Recently I obtained my long anticipated, first edition mint condition copy of Dog’Gerel.  A wonderful book of dog breeds written by Esther Kimball Hartshorne, and illustrated by the famous illustrator and chowist, Cleanthe Carr who started her career as a teenager.  The book features one of her chow illustrations on the cover as well as […]

Circa 1940 Postcard from France by Germaine Bouret

Circa 1940 Postcard from France by Germaine Bouret This absolutely charming postcard was sent to me in a message by a ChowTales follower Filippo Gianola who also adds the following information below. Thank you so very much Filippo for sharing this rare beauty with us!! “It is interesting to watch the work of this designer […]

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