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Risque Leggy Flapper 1 by Ostra Studio, Paris. Circa Early 1930s by redpoulaine
24.00 USDOne of three wonderful risque flapper images produced by Ostra Studio that we just got into the shop. Lots of fun!Ostra Studio was operated by two brothers, Jacques and Charles Biederer...
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Risque Leggy Flapper 2 by Ostra Studio, Paris. Circa Early 1930s by redpoulaine
24.00 USDOne of three wonderful risque flapper images produced by Ostra Studio that we just got into the shop. Lots of fun!Ostra Studio was operated by two brothers, Jacques and Charles Biederer...
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Too Many Tulips? Never! Vintage German Postcard by Rotophot, circa 1910 by...
14.00 USDFull disclosure, we try not to list too many "Young Woman with Flowers" images in the shop. There are so many out there, it's a little bit of an overkill on the vintage postcard market. But...
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Serpentine Dancer Olga Lumiere, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWe found no history on dancer Olga Lumiere. Wonderfully evocative image! The style of dancing Mlle. Olga performed, often called Serpentine dancing, was created by Miss Loie Fuller, iconic...
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Amazing Surreal Image of Woodland Goddess Visited by an Angel, circa 1905 by...
49.00 USDPrecious surreal image, of a kind that sometimes falls under the category of "spirit photography," but apparently accomplished in the open air, and by the light of day. This could be an image...
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Mature. Hand-Tinted French Nude in Surreal Pochoir Setting, by SOL, circa...
90.00 USDGorgeous, hand-tinted nude, circa 1920s. Wonderfully surreal treatment of what we believe was a photo by J. Mandel! The use of the "pochoir" (basically stenciling) technique, is so much fun...
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Risque French Postcard, circa 1905, by ELD by redpoulaine
24.00 USDErnest Louis Desire Le Deley was a well known publisher of postcards in France from 1900 until 1930, when ELD went bankrupt. Thanks to the Metropolitan Postcard Club's publisher list (a...
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Ecstatic Virgin Eagerly Awaits Her Dragon's Embrace, H. Traut? circa 1905...
18.00 USDBeautifully hand-tinted German card, that we think is an unattributed Heinrich Traut image, circa 1905. We have seen a number of other cards from this series in the past, and are pretty...
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Mermaid Mishap, by Henri Manuel, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDMost any child knows where mermaids come from, but only rarely are we given the opportunity of glimpsing twin mermaids as they emerge from their cocoon! You see, when the mermaid's husband,...
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The Ghostly Revenge of Pierrot. French Carnaval RPPC, 1929 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDOkay, no ghosts here, really. Just some friends having a good time at Carnaval, but a little spooky for outlanders like us, when we are not accustomed to those...well...customs! Plain and...
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Amber-Tinted Image of Woman on Bench by Superfot, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
12.00 USDBeautiful amber-tinted image by Superfot of Italy. Posted from the short lived Kingdom of Yugoslavia, in 1926. A really lovely card. Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for...
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Lovely Lady in Merry Widow hat, Hand-Tinted German Postcard, circa 1909 by...
17.00 USDThe "big hat," of which the one our model wears is certainly an elegant example, hit the Edwardian fashion scene in 1907, with the opening of "The Merry Widow," a very popular light opera from...
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Jugendstil Maiden Newly Arisen, circa 1905 by Heinrich Traut? by redpoulaine
22.00 USDLove these wonderful Jugendstil images! We believe this is almost certainly an unidentified photo by Munich photographer Heinrich (Henry) Traut. Creating with the physical flowers a rigid,...
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Risque Semi-Nude Artiste in Veil, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
33.00 USDLovely risque image! We think this might be an unidentified image of Belle Epoque performer Marietta Ricotti. It is a close resemblance but we can't be certain. See another of her cards in our...
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Pierrot and Colombine Under the Moon II, by A. Noyer, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
14.00 USDBeautiful Pierrot image. Tinted blue, and in very nice, unposted condition, this is one of three Pierrot images we acquired recently out of the same series, published by Alfred Noyer of...
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Pierrot and Colombine Under the Moon III, by A. Noyer, circa 1920s by...
14.00 USDBeautiful Pierrot image. Tinted blue, and in very nice, unposted condition, this is one of three Pierrot images we acquired recently out of the same series, published by Alfred Noyer of...
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Woodland Nymph Examines Leaf, German Postcard, Posted in France, 1909 by...
14.00 USDIt was while traveling through Saxony by train, that my grandfather, while stretching his legs when his train was stopped, glimpsed a rare species of butterfly. He was still a young man then,...
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Beautifully Magical Image of Aulette by Croissant, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDAn Aulette is one who plays an Aulos, the ancient Greek musical instrument our model is here pictured as playing. It was not a flute, or a whistle, but a reeded intrument. Archeological...
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Friendship and Roses, Lovely Belle Epoque Image, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDSetting: A Victorian Garden"Shall I pluck this tiny blossom, Mariette?" whispered Cybelline breathlessly, her pale cheeks flushing with anticipation, "For I confess, my hands do tremble, and I...
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Gabrielle Debrives as First Page in Barbe Bleue, Bluebeard, by Paul Boyer,...
7.00 USDGabrielle Debrives, also called Gabrielle De Brives (1883-1974), was an actress and singer who was among the regulars at Théâtre des Variétés. In this image, a publicity shot for the 1904 opera...
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