19.00 USD
La Signorina Anna Fougez is one of our favorites here at Red Poulaine. Here she is wearing what could be a gorgeous wedding dress, no? We're certain Billy Idol must have been inspired by this image when he released the hit single "White Wedding" in the mid-'80s! Okay, kidding, but she would have been awesome as the bride in the video :) We'll offer you a link to the song below, just for fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZQaYKZMTI
This card, published by A. Traldi, in Milan, is in excellent condition, with the added bonus of the wonderful Art Deco design on its reverse side. We should probably observe that although in it's overall form the reverse design fits the general Art Deco pattern, in its detail work of gracefully curving lines, it hangs onto elements of the Art Nouveau style, and we are, after all, talking about commercial artwork from the teens or early twenties which was often very much on the cusp of these two major artistic movements! Running up the left side of the card's back you will see the phrase, "Riproduzione Interdetta." This, and a couple of other phrases meaning basically, "Reproduction of this image is prohibited," or more simply, "All rights reserved," are commonly found on these older Italian cards, so fear not! This card, despite its marvelous condition is original and authentic, and in the neighborhood of 90 years old.
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!
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