16.00 USD
Gorgeous art card in the style of the Baron Raimund (Ritter von Brennerstein) Wichera, whose work was published by Marcus Munk of Vienna in the early 1900s. Those cards were often identified by the text MM Vienne on the reverse of the card, but is missing on this one. Wichera's lovely art was so popular, and remains so today, that you'll often find dealers and collectors referring to M.M. Vienne as a postcard artist, when in fact the M.M. stands for M. Munk, the publisher, and Vienne, the German for Vienna, where the cards were printed!
The Baron Wichera's art was often copied in style, but being by no means experts, we can't say what this artist's connection may have been, and we can't make out the signature other than to say that as far as we know, it is not Wichera's.
Please note that this is one out of a set of four cards. They were unposted through the mail, but each preserves a message in a lovely hand that captures a day in July, in 1902, in Paris, City of Lights. There's something in the combination of the four queens and the artist's style, stepping forward through time in an almost fantastical way, that feels a little magical to us :)
Gentle impressions at the corners from storage in one of those old-fashioned postcard albums, otherwise lovely condition. 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.