18.00 USD
Little Pierrot and His Columbinette, Hand-Tinted Card, Posted 1910
So much to love about this wonderfully hand-colored card. The children really are much cuter than buttons, and their costumes are lovely. The light scribble technique that frames the photo image creates a mixed media effect you find every now and then in photo images from this time, not just postcards, but on RPPCs produced in smaller studios as well.
Only this morning, the two Reds were actually discussing the long and successful life of Pierrot and his friends in European arts and media. Yes, believe it or not, we really do sit around and ponder this stuff over breakfast tea and toast. Weird huh? :)
So we were wondering if they maintained popularity for so long because there was no internet, no television, no radio, and the public, encountering them less frequently, were able to maintain warm feelings for them without burning out over a few months of constant exposure as happens today. We do love Pierrot, Columbine and Harlequin, just as we love Mignon. They are a bit like quiet friends who drop in frequently, spreading warmth and good cheer.
A lovely card posted from Vienna, just a few years before the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Very nice posted condition. 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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