12.00 USD
Gorgeous hair! Here we have one of three beautifully hand-tinted "Mignonesque" images printed and published by Arthur Schwarz's NPG (Neue Photographische Gesellschaft) of Berlin. This was one of the very first, and for many years the largest, printers of silver-bromide photo postcards. We say Mignonesque because unlike so many Mignon images, the word "Mignon" is not present on the card itself, so we can't know for certain whether or not that was the intent. The image itself looks very much like something the famous postcard printer Bergeret of Nancy might have produced, and it may well have been, since we often run across images printed by a French company, and later by NPG. Whether this was by agreement or not, we cannot say, but many of these early postcard companies were very closely tied, and so we think in most cases these were straightforward business arrangements.
What makes this image look particularly like a Bergeret, is the comical expression on the model's face, so typical of Bergeret images. She looks, in one of these three cards at least, almost as if she is performing in a comic satire of Mignon, rather than a straight take on Thomas' opera.
A very nice posted card. We love the detail in her costume!
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 not charge for 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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