Mlle. Mozaia, Parisian Dancer, circa 1905, by Louis Martin by redpoulaine
17.00 USDWe have no history on Mlle. Mozaia or the photographer Louis Martin. Research still in progress. What a wonderful card, though. Monsieur Martin is one of our favorite photographers. Unlike...
View ArticleYoung German Model Shows a Little Leg, Paul Fink of Berlin, circa 1910 by...
9.00 USDGreat Jugendstil Epoche image, very reminiscent of Heinrich Traut's work, of a young lady giving us a glimpse of her knee (yes folks, remember you saw one here first, a young lady's finely...
View ArticleMay Fris, Tiller Girl, by Gerlach, circa 1905/10 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDMay Fris, or possibly Jris, since the letter "F" in Fris on this card, is identical to the capital "J" in Joly Violetta's name as it appears on another G.G. card. It's just that Fris seems a...
View ArticleMlle. Meryl, by Oricelly, Gorgeously Hand-Tinted Image, circa 1905 by...
17.00 USDGorgeously hand-tinted image of unidentified corseted artiste, Mlle. Meryl, in a beautiful calf-length costume. performing at the Scala, one of the many wonderful Parisian Caf' Conc' of the...
View ArticleAutographed Countess Rina De Liguoro Italian Silent Movie Queen, circa 1920s...
36.00 USDWelcome to "Idols of the 1920s," where we hope to provide a special, cozy place for those of you who long to linger among the stars of the early silver screen, the hoofers and songbirds of...
View ArticleLovely French Model in Feathered Hat, by Ketty, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
6.00 USDWe love Ketty cards. Do we know who the model is? Nope. The photographer? Also nope :) But that gorgeous silver glow that Ketty seemed so often to manage is there,Wonderful. Please note that on...
View ArticleMarie Marville in Sexy Pin-Up Pose, circa 1900 by Reutlinger by redpoulaine
17.00 USDMlle. Marie Marville was a very popular stage personality of la Belle Epoque, and the great number of her postcard images speaks not only to her popularity onstage, but to her popularity in...
View ArticleSarah Bernhardt, Portrait in Velvet Gown, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDGorgeous portrait of that queen of theater, Sarah (the Divine) Bernhardt, in a wonderful velvet gown. There is no photographer attribution on this card, but this looks like the same...
View ArticleJugendstil Dancer, circa 1905 by NPG of Berlin by redpoulaine
12.00 USDWonderful image of Belle Epoque (Jugendstil Epoche) dancer we could say is "green screened" :) on an alternative background. This was a popular technique for a time that sometimes feels a bit...
View ArticleFrench Model in Feathered Hat, circa 1920s by Ketty by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWe love Ketty cards. Do we know who the model is? Nope. The photographer? Also nope :) But that gorgeous silver glow that Ketty seemed so often to manage is there,Wonderful unposted condition...
View ArticleFranca Dominici, Italian Film Actress, circa 1920s/30s by redpoulaine
9.00 USDNice image of Signorina Franca Dominici in a cloche hat. Signorina Dominici was a greatly loved character actress in Italy, but not as often for parts she herself physically acted out on the...
View ArticleMlle. Juanita of the Casino de Paris, Cliché Oricelly, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
7.00 USDBeautiful image of Casino de Paris performer Mlle. Juanita in embroidered ribbon cap by (Cliché) Oricelly, circa 1905. She positively glows! Monsieur Oricelly made truly remarkable use of the...
View ArticleBelle Epoque Female Impersonator, M. Bertin, in Kimono and Mums, circa 1905...
19.00 USDWonderful variety show entertainment image. We are still trying to dig up some biographical info this performer. This kind of "Viktor/Viktoria" act was very popular with music hall audiences...
View ArticleReserved for Dolores. Please do not purchase unless you are Dolores. Thanks....
6.00 USDBicycle and Bloomers, 1920s French RPPC. Women's Sporting FashionAbsolutely charming RPPC of a beautiful young lady dressed for the road, and her prized bicycle. Bloomers and....elbow length...
View ArticleLittle Girl Pierrot 1910s/1920s French RPPC by redpoulaine
19.00 USDBeautiful resolution on this RPPC evidenced by the wonderful clarity in our close crop. What an expression the photographer captured! Sweet, but looking twice, possibly just a little bit...
View ArticleMarthe Thermonde, Parisian Stage Performer, and a Feathered Friend. by...
17.00 USDMarthe! Marthe...put down the nice bird...put the nice bird down, NOW!Nah...kidding :) Lovely portrait by Paul Boyer of Paris. Unfortunately, we have no history yet on Mlle. Thermonde. We...
View ArticleThree Little Pierrots. French RPPC, Carnaval at Nice, 1929 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDRemarkably polished studio RPPC of three children in costume for the Nice Carnaval. Could almost be a commercially published image. The tennis racket is kind of an odd bit of physical business...
View ArticleA Parcel of Pierrots, Charming French RPPC of Children's Play, circa...
17.00 USDTo pick a peck of Pierrots,To make of Pierrots a posset,One twists the spigot, Just like so,And they'll come tumbling Out the faucet!Well, a posset of Pierrots sounds a little unlikely, but we...
View ArticleJapanese Woman in Kago, French Postcard circa 1895 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDPrior to the Meiji period in Japan (1868-1912), the kago was pretty much the mode of public transport for anyone not of the Samurai class in Japan. By the 1870s, the rickshaw, or "jinrikisha,"...
View ArticleMlle. Antoinette at the Café Concert L'Européen, circa 1902, by Walery by...
17.00 USDLocated at number 5 Rue Biot in the 17th arrondissement in Paris, the caf' conc' L'Européen had been open to the public for 30 years by the time Mlle. Antoinette performed there. In fact, in...
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