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Mlle. D'Orby and a Mandel nude for Daniel. Lot of two. Thanks!
Great image by Jean Agelou of Paris. What a costume! Mlle. D'Orby was a very famous dancer and soprano who graced the stages of Paris nightclubs like the Scala and the Moulin Rouge during la Belle Epoque. She also posed for photographer Jean Agélou in some very sought after series of images. A very nice, risque card from a much sought after series by Agelou.
Jean Agelou is practically notorious for his risque and erotic postcard images of the early 1900s. Born in Alexandria Egypt to French parents in 1878, he 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.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
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