22.00USD
Fantastic! Very unusual period item. We have a beautiful young woman in the "classical" Art Nouveau attire so popular at the time. She carries an urn filled with water from the well, or perhaps wine (a very common image type of the time), and is standing within the entrance to a cave. The metallic silvery-blue cave walls are produced out of a deeply embossed material, and perhaps it is only the paint which was used, but the body of the card has almost a "plastic" feel to it. There was, certainly, at this time, experimentation with early plastic substances, but we suspect that the body of the card was produced by a "Dresden" paper works. Dresden, a town in Germany, was a production center for molded paper ornaments, often painted in metallic hues. The over-, or under-,laid photo image has also a flexible, plastic feel to it.
The reverse of the card is paper imprinted with the usual postcard back text of the era, but is pasted down over the body of the card! One end is open. We don't know if this was intentional or not, but if it was, its purpose may have been to allow the sender to enclose a small folded letter within the pocket created by the pasted down backing.
Please note the small space, bottom center, conveniently impressed into the face of the card for a signature or affectionate greeting.
Really a unique and wonderful addition to any collection of Belle Epoque items! 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.
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