42.00 USD
Known as Miss Fernande or Mlle. Fernande, she is probably the best known model for French risque and erotic postcards of the early 1910s. A charming image out of a series we personally feel is one of her nicest.
Jean Agelou was born in Alexandria Egypt to French parents in 1878 and was active as a photographer in France from at least the early 1900s. He is best known today for his risque and erotic "french postcards."
He and his brother George produced "legitimate" work as well, and though we've read in a few places that George was not himself the photographer, but only handled the business end of their partnership, we've come across plenty of cards with the identifying logo "G A Paris" (G for George rather than J for Jean) and also a few marked Cliché George Agelou which might suggest that George took a more active role than is sometimes supposed, even striking out on his own for a time.
Jean Agelou and his brother George both died in an automobile accident in 1921.
A lovely Agelou card. 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 shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.