17.00 USD

Elise De Vere (born Constance), was one of the premiere stars of her time. Born in Belgium, she was the daughter of Herbert Shakespeare Gardiner Williams (aka Charles De Vere) and Julia Ferrett, his wife. Both of them were ex-pat British stage magicians, who wandered the world, when not running magic shops! Though they spent years away, she and her family maintained their "British-ness," and never gave up their citizenship. In the Paris of the time (of today, for that matter), there were numerous communities of residents from "away" who maintained close ties to their cultural origins. The Deveres, for example, regularly attended services at a local Anglican church, or so we have been told. The fact is, that a number of big French music halls were owned by English theatrical promoters during this period, some of whom exported English performers to France (early "British invasion" :), just as France exported theirs to England. After all, the channel is not so wide.

A wonderful card for our Marvelous Maenad section. How like a pagan priestess she is :)
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Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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14.00 USD

Wonderful image of a young dancer performing the Skirt, or, Serpentine dance. This was a form of dancing popularized and, to a great degree, developed by Loie Fuller, famous Belle Epoque (American) dancer and actress. As we can see in this image, the skirt is voluminous and of very light cloth. Miss Fuller was said to use sometimes as much as four, or five hundred yards of silk for some of her routines. We can also see the aluminum, or bamboo, extensions this dancer is holding which allow her greater reach, and control over the cloth.
Ida Fuller, another Serpentine dancer, and Loie Fuller's sister in law, once discussed, in interview, the stress this performance places on the arms. To read a portion of that interview, learn much more about skirt dancing, Loie Fuller, Ida Fuller, and even to follow a link to a short film compilation of women actually performing this style of dance at the turn of the century, please follow the link below to our blog.

http://redpoulaine.blogspot.com/2013/07/ida-pinckney-fuller-belle-epoque.html

Note the careful trails of glitter that were applied to the image.A truly lovely card, posted in 1907. Nice condition with minor wear. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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6.00 USD

We love this!
Sublimely weird. There is a tiny hole in this card, upper center, where it was probably pinned to a wall. It is actually tiny, and so unnoticeable, that we didn't see it until we examined our own scans of the card. Still, it's there, and although we would almost never intentionally purchase a card for the shop with this particular flaw, they slip by us sometimes, and we'll price this one accordingly.
The edges of this card are of the "saw-tooth" variety we have often run across on Italian cards from the 1920s, but rarely from other times and places, so we're taking a guess, dating this card to that era, and calling its subject an Italian dancer. If you know better, please don't feel shy, but correct us! We learn from our customers and visitors almost every day, and if we alter a listing following your suggestion, we'll hand you a 20% scholar's discount on your next purchase!
Except for the tiny pin hole, very nice, unposted condition.
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Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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14.00 USD

Probably intended as an Easter Greetings card, the clarity of this print is marvelous, and it's awfully cute, no? Very nice unposted condition with minor wear to edges and corners.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

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17.00 USD

Here at Red Poulaine, we have a special place in our hearts for the Italian actress images of the early 1900s and into the 1920s. The quality of the portrait photography and subsequent postcard publication was particularly rich, with a flair for the dramatic and mysterious. Many of our favorites, like Anna Fougez and Nella Regini, began their careers as sciantose, a variation on the French term chanteuse, meaning female singer, but bringing to it other meanings, and implying a dark, mysterious, exotic quality that appealed to the theater going public at the time, and certainly appeals to us :) Naturally we love all of our images or we probably wouldn't purchase them for our shop, and feel an almost filial affection for the performers onto whom we project imagined personalities and traits (is that weird? :), but there is something about what seems to have been at the time a very Italian penchant for carrying the illusion of the stage and screen out into the public venue, a tendency to make even larger, the already "larger than life" persona of the theatrical personality, that we really love. So we have decided to open a new section devoted exclusively to these Italian artistes. We call it "La Bella Donna," and yes it is a bit of a play on words, given the tendency in many of these cards to focus on qualities of a "femme Fatale" type. We hope you will enjoy these images as much as we do.

We can find nothing on this actress, Maria Gioanna, but we certainly love this flamboyant image! A very nice, A. Traldi of Milan card, in fine condition. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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16.00 USD

Isn't her hair fantastic? Early 20th century hair products were not always what they should have been, so it is not common to run across an image of such really beautiful long hair.
The beautiful actress in this image is Marguerite Brésil. Born in 1880, she made her first appearance on the stage of the Theatre Gymnase in Paris, in 1899, and within a few years was a tremendous star.
Lovely hand-tinted card in nice, posted condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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4.00 USD

A lovely, if simple, example of the flower framed Art Nouveau photo card of the period. Somewhat faded with age, and rounded in the corners, but overall, in very nice condition. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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14.00 USD

Wondrous Ruffles, Sparklies and Pom-Poms! Farfalla at rest. Named after our favorite antipasto...sorry, just kidding :)
Though there is actually a farfalla pasta (what we commonly refer to as a bow tie noodle), this Farfalla, though we've learned nothing about her history, was named, no doubt, for her delicate grace, as the word means butterfly in Italian. Gorgeous German image, posted in Belgium, in what looks to us like 1909. Some gentle creasing in the bottom right corner, otherwise in very nice, posted condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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***Our apologies to our wonderful international customers for the sudden increase in shipping costs. We have been advised that our international postal rates have pretty much doubled, so until we see what's what, we're charging 8.00 dollars for 1st class shipping in a rigid photo mailer. But we're not interested in making a profit with our shipping fees, and we will refund any amount left over beyond our cost.

9.00 USD

"Don't fight it, Alicia," said Hény with an air of suave confidence. "It is so peacefully delicious. All your worries and cares, gone in an instant. You will soon realize how foolish it was, this hopeless struggle of the individual will."

I was shaken to the core, to hear those words coming from my dearest friend, Henriette, the fiercely independent girl who had, only months before, turned her back on family wealth and privilege to embrace a career in the modern field of radio, intent upon making her own way in the world.

"They" had come to Paris on the first fine day in April, blowing in on a light breeze scented with the blossoms of Spring. No one knew from where, exactly. Somehow, this race of beings had evolved in such a way that they were able to assume the appearance of hats. Light, warm, fuzzy, with hundreds of decorative, feathery, tendrils. But not merely decorative.They wriggled, yes, eerily so. And once in close proximity to a potential victim, these millinery monstrosities were somehow able to implant telepathically the definite impression that they were in vogue, stylish, and oh, so desirable.

The young ladies they targeted, always well situated members of the "smart set," struggled at first, but once these creatures fastened themselves onto their heads, even when their victims were convinced they would only be "trying them on," it was all over.

A fiendish plot, to be sure. But even as I struggled against the soothing words of the foul alien being that had taken over the brain of my closest childhood friend, I felt myself perversely drawn to the "thing" on the end table, that loathsome, hat-shaped, evil that Henriette had brought "for me."

And it seemed quite harmless, really...must fight...what was a little sentience in a hat? It's a very modern idea...No!...No!...After all, in my mother's day, they'd worn entire stuffed pheasants on their heads, and one needed only consider how very cute it was, and in a lovely shade of rose that would so cleverly match the shoes I'd bought only the week before...It seemed so reasonable...and I feel so very sleepy...so deliciously slee...

******

So stylish! At least we assume she was. Also, could she have been pregnant? And what about that darling coin purse on a long chain? We wonder if it was all the rage for a few weeks or months. We LOVE it!!!

This card has a lovely touch of silvering and a bit of wear to edges and corners, especially the bottom right corner, which is slightly crumpled. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, the price is the same as for a single card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, due to the costs of international shipping will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

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19.00 USD

Leopold Reutlinger of Paris shot this lovely portrait of Mlle. Lea Piron, circa 1905. Brilliantly hand-tinted, we don't tend to think of colors quite as fluorescent as these being used in those days.
Mlle. Piron is one of far too many performers of that period who, though they left behind footprints in the shape of postcard images, do not have any accessible history. We know she was a dancer who performed in a number of ballets. Her image graced the cover of Le Theatre magazine many times, but we haven't been able to locate any articles...only lovely images. She also appeared in several silent films between 1914 and 1922. "Le Chevalier du Maison Rouge" was one, 1914, in which she played the part of the queen, Marie Antoinette, in this film based on a novel of grande heroism and daring do by Alexandre Dumas, in which a courageous young man attempts to rescue the queen out of the yawning jaw of madame la guillotine. This film was screened, not too long ago, at the Bologna Film Festival, but no reviews were available.
Still, history or not, this is a wonderful card, unusually colored, and in fine condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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6.00 USD

At the turn of the 20th century, this style of card, with a small photo of a popular stage performer framed by a repetitive Art Nouveau design, was very popular. This card is a very typical example, and in nice, unposted condition. The artist is unidentified. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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16.00 USD

This card is just so delightful :) The young lady is attired in a wonderful dress with her hair done up in that classic Belle Epoque fashion, and with flowers at the temples, and her young man with his magnificent mustaches. When we first got a hold of this card, we thought, 'Wow, early roller skate image! This is really something! Then we did a bit of research, and discovered that roller skates, in one form or another (very much including "in-lines" by the way), have been around for a very long time. Of course we might have known better the history of the damn things, had the getting up in roller skates, for Red, ever been anything more than a very expedient method of sitting down quickly! :) In any case, even if it lacks any real historical importance, this is a charming, charming card.
On the reverse side, a young lady named Marie, composed quite a lengthy message to her parents. Once again, we regret we are not fluent in French. Trying to piece together text in a language you know little of is hard enough when it's typewritten, but cursive script adds a couple of degrees of challenge onto that, and we seldom have the patience for it. If you do, let us know what she had to say! Dated 1911, and in very nice condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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22.00 USD

So, we're bending our typical criteria for card listing here. First, we don't list very many images of children, since the predominance of theatrical and glamor portraits in our stock draws a customer base that is less interested in collecting images of children. And second, we rarely list cards in our shop that were produced any later than the 1930s. But just look at this image :) Okay, well, we have five (yes five! :) wonderful sons, so maybe we're a little biased in terms of the subject, but beyond that, how about that gorgeous pedal car!!!

A wonderful card, from what is now Serbia, but what was then Yugoslavia. Well, perhaps Yugoslavia, since Yugoslavia was invaded by the Axis powers in 1941, the year before this photo was taken, and consequently splintered into a few differently named regions. And this is certainly a part of what makes this image so precious for us, its poignance.

To see these two beautiful little ones, the older of the two perhaps just a little put out at being relegated to the back seat, and both little boys posing for this image in an innocent moment, is charming, to be sure, but a little difficult too, when we know that the early 1940s were an unbelievably horrific time for so many living in their country. The purges, the proliferation of concentration camps, the civil wars that tore the region of Yugoslavia apart in that period were so terrible.

A really wonderful RPPC in very nice condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, the price is the same as for a single card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, due to the costs of international shipping will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

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14.00 USD

Born in 1892, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sandra Milovanoff was a classically trained ballerina who studied her art in Russia, joined the company of the great Anna Pavlova, and toured the capitals of Europe. In 1917, finding the politics at home unbearable, she left Russia for Monte Carlo. In France, she met with success as an actress in silent film, but never made a successful transition to the talkies. She passed away in Paris, in 1957.

Below, we offer a link to a Youtube clip from her 1923 film, "La Legende de Soeur Beatrix." It is a chance to see her at the height of her career, and well worth watching, though it is not a good print and there is no sound. It is a dramatic religious fantasy. based upon an opera by the same name, screenplay by Maurice Maeterlinck (The Blue Bird).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX4dHZxxaqs

A very nice card produced by Cinemagazine, who turned out portrait images of really wonderful quality. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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where we occasionally post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

14.00 USD

Wonderfully evocative image. The publisher, C.C.& C.C. was Charles Collas et Cie (and Company), Cognac, whose offices, for a time at least, were located at 100 de la Route de Pons in the Quartier Saint-Martin, Cognac.
Monsieur Collas is one of the great names in the history of the French postcard, and it might seem curious to some, when considering that the center of picture postcard printing in France was certainly Paris, that a big name in that industry would have been located in Cognac. Well, the answer is just that: cognac :) With the great popularity of the liquor, the producers needed gazillions of lovely labels to slap on those bottles, and so the typesetters and lithographers were never out of a job.
As the popularity of the picture postcard grew, Germany continued to take up most of the slack, but Paris got busy too, and then Monsieur Collas and others, already set up with a busy printing trade, began printing postcards in Cognac as well. In terms of collectibility, C.C.& C.C. has a very definite stream of followers.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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19.00 USD

So sweet! Love the whole Art Nouveau preoccupation with the old world. Great stuff. The lovely young brunette playing the male part is holding the ancient double flute (called the Aulos, in ancient Greece), which Plato associated with the ecstatic cults of Dionysus! (thank you Wikipediia!) Click once on the image to get a nice close up. Great resolution, and these two were So charming. Minor corner and edge wear with a couple of tiny creases in corners. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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14.00 USD

Excruciatingly precious :) How very smart they look! And so solemn. Wonderful pose. With the cyrillic text at the bottom right of the RPPC, it is probable that this is a Russian image, nyet? (Yes, actually, nyet. We were recently contacted by a very kind customer, who informed us that one of the cyrillic words on the front of the card translates as Belgrade, which at the time the photograph was taken, was the seat of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia). Very nice, unposted card, but carelessly trimmed at the bottom edge.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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19.00 USD

Wait...just a moment please...I have to wipe the steam from my glasses :)

Gorgeous still image with Gunnar Tolnaes and Lilly Jacobsson in the 1917 Danish film, "The Maharaja's Favorite Wife."

Below is a link to IMDB, where you can read a really detailed and entertaining review of this film by someone who saw it recently.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129219/

Great costumes, great pose, a wonderful unposted card in very nice condition. Reverse bears the imprint of trade cartel NBC in the triangle, the Neue Bromsilber Convention, and an old price written in beneath it.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, the price is the same as for a single card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, due to the costs of international shipping will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

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where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

11.00 USD

We've had this card for nearly a year, as an image of an unidentified actress, and just today we managed, by following the name "Daligny" written on the reverse of the card, to find another image of this woman, whose name, we now know, was Suzanne Daligny, but we have not found any information on her, whatsoever. Still...what a hat! Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

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6.00 USD

Still searching for history on the beautiful Fedia de Ferard, but our searches have yielded practically nothing, apart from the fact that she may have been born Jenny Rosenbaum. The card is in nice condition with some corner and edge wear, posted in eastern Europe in the early 1900s Fedia is as beautiful as ever. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

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where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!