17.00 USD
Marthe! Marthe...put down the nice bird...put the nice bird down, NOW!
Nah...kidding :) Lovely portrait by Paul Boyer of Paris. Unfortunately, we have no history yet on Mlle. Thermonde. We usually find her tightly wrapped in a mermaid gown. Sometimes her name is printed on the card, Thermaude, rather than Thermonde, and at this point, we have no way of knowing which name is correct.
Alternate spellings of artiste's names (and even the names of photographers) was more common an occurrence than you might think. It may have happened through miscommunication with the printer, or simply that the card was printed while the performer was using an alternate stage name. Artistes often enough ran through a number of them before settling on one that seemed to work for them.
A very nice card. Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. 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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