May 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 ArticleLa Belle Oterita, Hand-Colored, Autographed card, circa 1906, by NPG by...
33.00 USDWe've had cards with this particularly charming image of La Belle Oterita in our shop a number of times, but never an autographed version! This came into our hands with another card, out of...
View ArticleAutographed Message from La Belle Oterita! Rio de Janeiro, 1906 by redpoulaine
36.00 USDThis card is a special, special, treat! La Belle Oterita, who (we've only recently discovered) used to be billed as La Belle Otero's younger sister, was apparently dancing in Rio de Janeiro in...
View ArticleSuperbly Embossed Image of Actresses by F.M. of Cologne, circa 1905 by...
26.00 USDThis is one of the finest examples of an embossed image of theatrical performers we've seen in some time. Published by F.M. of Cologne, a large German company that produced unembossed cards as...
View ArticleBelle Epoque Artiste Myriel in Seductive Mood by Reutlinger, circa 1905 by...
19.00 USDLovely seductive image of artiste Myriel. We have no bio on this lovely Belle Epoque performer. We find her most often in maenad-type images, playing cymbals, or holding aloft the thyrsus of...
View ArticleFrench Actress Marthe Régnier by Reutlinger, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDThe beautiful Marthe Régnier (1880-1967) made her stage debut in 1901, was a respected member of the Comédie Francaise, was married to French play-write Abel Tarride, mistress to the Baron...
View ArticleLise Fleuron in Iconic Headdress, French Postcard, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDThere are a few flaws on the surface of this card, but Mlle. Fleuron in this magnificent Belle Epoque headdress had to make her appearance anyway :)Lise Fleuron, born Marguerite Rauscher in...
View ArticleLise Fleuron Belle Epoque Dancer as Easter Bunny!, circa 1895/1900 by...
14.00 USDLise Fleuron, born Marguerite Rauscher in the 1870s, may have read as a young lady what was considered at the time a scandalous novel, "Lise Fleuron" (1884) by French novelist Georges Ohnet....
View ArticleLise Fleuron, Belle Epoque Dancer, Cuddles with Pussycat! circa 1895/1900 by...
14.00 USDLise Fleuron cuddling pussycat in her unmentionables! Technically risque for the time, but.... Born Marguerite Rauscher in the 1870s, Mlle. Fleuron may have read as a young lady what was...
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 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 ArticleAutographed Countess Rina De Liguoro Italian Silent Movie Queen, circa 1920s...
36.00 USDGreat, great image of the Countess as Messalina, the fallen Empress, from the 1922 silent film that was the most important of her career. Born in Florence, in 1892, Rina De Liguoro is...
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 ArticleBroadway Star and Vaudevillian Faye Templeton, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDFaye Templeton (1865-1939) was a much loved star of Broadway musicals, light opera and Vaudeville from the 1870s into the 1930s...yep, her career spanned 60 years! She was born into the...
View ArticleBelle Epoque Dancer Mlle. Boutouyrie, French Postcard, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDLovely postcard print (circa 1905) of what was a photograph of ballet dancer Mlle. Boutouyrie in costume for a performance at the Opéra de Paris, probably circa 1890s. Mlle. Boutouyrie was a...
View ArticleFlapper Adjusts her Stocking, Risque Image circa 1920s/30s by redpoulaine
22.00 USDFun risque image, circa late 20s or early 30s (just our guess). No history on the model, photographer or publisher, sorry.Please examine our high res scans for detail.The item you are...
View ArticleAnny Ondra, Czech Film Star, circa 1928, by Ross Verlag by redpoulaine
11.00 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 ArticleMack Sennet Star Louise Fazenda, circa 1920, by Iris Verlag by redpoulaine
17.00 USDOkay, of course we know who's stealing the show in this image, but sadly we know nothing about the cute pup :) Miss Louise Fazenda (1895-1962) was a very successful actress, appearing in more...
View ArticlePola Negri, Femme Fatale of the Silent Screen, by Iris Verlag, circa 1920s by...
11.00 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 ArticleRisque French Postcard by Jean Agelou, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
26.00 USDWow! Hot stuff! Very cute model in this wonderful Jean Agelou risque lingerie image. Jean Agelou is practically notorious for his risque and erotic postcard images of the early 1900s. Born in...
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