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1920-1940 Reverse Intaglio crystal Chow bracelet and ring in private collection

ABOVE PHOTO COURTESY THE HAMSHERE GALLERY It is always so exciting when someone contacts me who owns a piece of Chow art history, but when it can be traced back in time , it makes the “find” all the sweeter. The person who is the current owner of this reverse intaglio crystal bracelet and ring […]

Circa 1938 Pilot and Chow in airplane

This will always be a favorite photo in my private collection. I have had it on the front page of ChowTales since its inception but neglected to post about it on my blog so here it is! On the back of this original 8×10 press photo it says “Jeff Warren, Los Angeles, transport pilot and […]

1920’s rare image by photographer H.R. Cremer of woman and her chow

I recently purchased this incredible 8″ x 10″ original photograph (the sepia inset) which was taken by the famous American photographer H.R. Cremer. (see more below). This stunning woman with her chow by her side is sitting on one of two travel trunks, covered in stickers showing ports of call. hotels and other destination identifications, […]

1920 Benched Dog Show snapshot-RARE – 3 chows-possibly Mrs Waller of Sum Chows

CIRCA 1920’s – This incredible original rare photo came from a home snapshot that I purchased many years ago. It will always remain among my favorite chow images from this era. After studying images of this woman for a long time, I am fairly convinced this is Mrs Virginia Waller of Sum Chows sitting with […]

1917 Mrs William Baer of Moosilauke Kennels with 4 of her Chows

What a rarity this 1917 Newspaper photo is, featuring Mrs William Baer (wife of Dr William Baer of Johns Hopkins Hospital fame) and her string of 4 lovely chows. The Moosilauke Kennel is one of the oldest American chow kennels and was comprised of many top European imports. In fact, Mrs Baer was the woman […]