11.00 USD
Papetery de Levallois-Clichy was a Parisian postcard publisher, probably a stationer and printer before the postcard rage, but became P-C Paris, one of the most ubiquitous and influential publishers of 1920s postcard imagery. They were also the publishers of REX cards.
We are particularly fond of this variety of 1920s fantaisie card. The surrealistic, almost "cartoon-ish" Art Deco inspired background work, often detailed, as was this image, with metallic paint, was simply magical, and so evocative of the era. These cards were still hand-colored at this point, though the technique of stenciling (known as "pochoir") was a common, time saving method used in the cards' production. The detail on the model's charming dress is wonderful.
Those white, triangular-ish shapes on the beach beyond the glittery-gold seagull, are tents, or pavillions. Yep, going to the beach was sometimes a complicated affair, romantic, and from photos we've seen, far less crowded than the experience one may encounter at the more popular beach spots today.
A lovely little 1920s time machine with minor wear to edges and corners.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for fully insured, first class, shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), 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 increases in international shipping rates 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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