14.00 USD
La Belle Oterita, (we've only recently discovered) used to be billed as La Belle Otero's younger sister. She has been one of our favorites for quite some time. Though we don't personally see any close resemblance, her cards have often been incorrectly listed as images of the much better known La Belle (Caroline) Otero, and we used to wonder if this extraordinarily cute dancer had chosen the name Oterita ("Little Otero"), intentionally associating herself with Mlle. Otero in order to further her career. Well, now we know that the answer to that question is yes! But perhaps for a very good reason.
Was she Belle Otero's little sister? Why not? Caroline Otero had siblings, we know that, so it's certainly possible that a younger sister chose to follow in the famous dancer's footsteps. On the other hand, many performers at that time embellished their backgrounds in order to make themselves more fascinating to their audience, also to give the press something romantic to write about, and it was seen not so much as a negative thing, as some dark deception, but rather as just another piece of "theater."
Either way, a beautiful image by (probably) Georg Gerlach of Berlin and published by NPG (Neue Photographische Gesellshaft) of Berlin. 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.