The Asian Antiquarian

Classic Asian Antiques, Oriental Carpets, and Objets d'Art for the Discriminating Collector

The Asian Antiquarian is the personal antique Collection of Andrew J Guinosso, a retired business executive and now a published author, entrepreneur, and restauranteur who lives in Reno, Nevada.

Background

During the years he lived and worked overseas, Mr. Guinosso bought and sold many different kinds of Asian antiques and contemporary collectibles, including oriental rugs and carpets, Roberts prints, and antique maps of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. He purchased many of his pieces from antique dealers on Hollywood Road in Hong Kong, including such dealers as Ian McLean/Alan Fung Antiques, Schoeni Antiques, and Honeychurch Antiques, as well as Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey in the Ocean Terminal in Kowloon. Mr. Guinosso started collecting in 1966 when he was stationed in the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a young Naval Officer.

The Collection

The Collection includes many antiques that are one-of-a-kind pieces that cannot be found either online or from other collectors or dealers.  Included in the Collection are Japanese tansu, classic Chinese furniture, Tibetan chests, Korean chests, antique obis, Chinese scrolls, jade carvings and pendants, Japanese pottery and ceramics, cloisonne, unique silver pieces, jewelry, netsuke and okimono, small ship lanterns, wood carvings, Japanese woodblock prints, antique maps and prints, oriental rugs and carpets, and many other collectibles.

The Oz Books And Arkham House Books

The Collection also includes early editions of books in The Wizard of Oz series written by L. Frank Baum and Ruth Plumly Thompson, as well as first editions of Arkham House books and related books from other publishers.

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