17.00 USD
Gorgeously hand-tinted image of unidentified corseted artiste, Mlle. Meryl, in a beautiful calf-length costume. performing at the Scala, one of the many wonderful Parisian Caf' Conc' of the period.
We don't often come across these Oricelly masterpieces so marvelously tinted. This one was printed in Germany by N.P.G. (the Neue Photographische Gesellschaft), one of the most prolific postcard publishers of the time, which turned out fine quality silver-bromide photo print postcards, utilizing technology originally developed in the United States, but improved upon and patented in Germany (but that's another story :). This particular image is an oranotype, a photo printing process used with, as you can see, great success by N.P.G.
It was not uncommon for "identified" images, originally published in France by houses like S.I.P., in black and white, to be printed in a tinted version by a company like N.P.G., and for that version to lack attributions for the artiste or photographer. Understandable at that time, when these performers might have been very well known, the practice nevertheless resulted in enticing mysteries just waiting for us to solve :)
A lovely card, in very nice posted condition.
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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