17.00 USD
From the wonderful series of French postcards, "Croissants de Lune," or
"Crescent Moons." In this image, Pierrot and Colombine embrace.
To learn a little more about Pierrot and his friends, just follow the link below to our blog, where you can read about Pierrot's origins in renaissance Italy, his popularity in France, enjoy a number of images of Pierrot and Colombine on postcards and other works of art, and listen to a beautiful aria from a famous opera inspired by Pierrot.
http://redpoulaine.blogspot.com/2012/09/pierrots-origins-can-be-found-in.html
Although we couldn't find an appropriate piece of "Moon music" to offer you dating back to early 1900s France, we did find a rather moony number performed by Cliff Edwards and his ukelele, and we hoped you might enjoy listening to it, just for fun!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQHOe9JP2tw
By its undivided back (a printing practice that went by the wayside in 1904
in France and in 1906 in the USA, we can place this card as having been
printed at the latest in 1904, but probably a bit closer to 1900.
This was a very beloved series of cards in early 1900s France, so they are not that terribly hard to find, but it is not often we come across these in
such nice, unposted condition. On this one, the light-sensitive silver
bromide used in the photo printing process has, over the last 110 years,
partially migrated to the surface of the print, a phenomenon commonly known as "silvering," that for us always adds a bit of romance to an antique photograph and in this particular case, can't help but evoke the magic of moonlight :)
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.
And please come visit our blog at:
redpoulaine.blogspot.com
where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!