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Martha de Villers, French Stage Actress, by Oricelly of Paris, circa 1905 by...
6.00 USDAnother lovely sepia toned portrait of a Paris music hall personality by Oricelly. The soft, soft light in his work is so wonderful. Research on the history of Martha de Villers is fruitless so...
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Louise Sylvie, French Actress of Stage and Screen, circa 1905 by Leopold...
11.00 USDKnown for much of her long and successful career simply as Sylvie, or Louise Sylvie, this lovely actress was born Louise Pauline Mainguené in 1883, began on the stage, at the Théatre National...
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Traveling Circus RPPC, Dated 1951 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDThis is quite a rarity for our shop, to list a postcard or photo that was produced more recently than the 1930s, but this image (dated 1951 on the reverse) was so wonderful, we just had to...
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Martha de Villers, French Stage Actress, by Oricelly of Paris, circa 1905 by...
6.00 USDGorgeous portrait of Belle Epoque actress Martha De Villers by Oricelly of Paris. Posted in 1905. Minimal writing, in a nice hand, on both sides. Please examine our high res scans for...
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Gypsy Maiden, Lise Walton, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDStupendous "Mignonesque" costume image, lovely contrast. Not a whisper about Lise Walton that we can find. We did dig up another image of her, in a lovely big hat :) but more than...
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French Nude, Indolence, by G. Seignac, Salon de Paris, 1914. by redpoulaine
18.00 USDWow, what a beauty! Guillaume Seignac (1870-1924) was an award winning French painter in the academic tradition who incorporated classical, renaissance and mythological elements into his work,...
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Hot Pink Pillow Fight. Art Deco Flapper Will Not Share. by P-C Paris, circa...
22.00 USDMine!!! Great Art Deco background on this hot pink image of an extremely cute flapper! One of the wonderful "Diamant G E. F." series. Metallic silvery, or ground glass enhanced, ink...
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11.00 USDGerman Actress and Suffragette, Hedwig Reicher, as Salome, circa 1905/10The corners of this card were purposely, and very carefully, rounded. Nice effect! Was this one of a run commercially...
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Erik Schmedes as Lohengrin, circa 1902, By Julius Weisz of Vienna by redpoulaine
19.00 USDErik Anton Julius Schmedes (1868-1931) was a Danish operatic tenor, best known for his roles in operas by Richard Wagner. Here we see him in costume as the swan-helmeted Lohengrin.Herr...
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Signorina Paola Borboni, Celebrated Italian Actress of Stage and Screen,...
14.00 USDHere at Red Poulaine, we have a special place in our hearts for the Italian actress images of the early 1900s and into the 1920s. The quality of the portrait photography and subsequent...
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So Serene, Regina Badet, French Dancer of La Belle Epoque, by Bert, circa...
22.00 USDRegina Badet, born in 1876, in Bordeaux, was a principal dancer at the Grande Theatre de Bordeaux by the age of 14. By 1900, she had begun a career as an actress and dancer in Paris. She was a...
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Vaudeville Behind the Scenes, Rare Artifact of the Theater, 1913 by redpoulaine
36.00 USDWelcome to our artifacts section. We decided we needed a place to showcase unusual items that present, beyond what they are themselves, unique historical qualities. Over time, we'll be...
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Three Sisters, One a Serious Flapper, The Other Two, Not So Much. French RPPC...
11.00 USDIt happened this way. One Monday morning, Marthe and Juliette were having breakfast in the Solarium when the quaintest little old beggar woman came knocking at the back door. Juliette was...
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The Thief of Bagdad, Magical 1924 Silent Film. Beautiful Unposted Card. by...
18.00 USDThe Thief of Bagdad, an all time favorite silent film, was directed by Raoul Walsh in 1924. Packed with special effects that still fill one with awe today, it is a truly magical example from...
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Hotel Staff in Uniform. French RPPC circa 1905/1910 by redpoulaine
22.00 USD"Apres vous, Mesdames et Messieurs." :)Wonderful details in this great time machine card. The clean white cloth for brushing the crumbs off of the patron's chair before seating them is held...
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Semi-Nude French Dancing Girl 1 with Parrot, circa 1890s/1900 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDOne of four wonderful early French postcards we recently acquired. The image is of a dancer in "costume orientale" lounging around with a very good friend...her parrot! Beautifully subtle...
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Risque French Dancing Girl 3 with Parrot, circa 1890s/1900 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDOne of four wonderful early French postcards we recently acquired. The image is of a dancer in "costume orientale" lounging around with a very good friend...her parrot! Beautifully subtle...
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Risque French Dancing Girl 1 with Parrot, circa 1890s/1900 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDOne of four wonderful early French postcards we recently acquired. The image is of a dancer in "costume orientale" lounging around with a very good friend...her parrot! Beautifully subtle...
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So Very Aladdin! Charming French RPPC circa 1920s by redpoulaine
24.00 USDWonderful! Great pose, expressions, costumes, etc. Amateur dance troupe (though perhaps not so amateur) posing in costume for Monsieur Etienne Pinet, a local photographer who would also do...
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Reserved for Dolores. Lot of Two. Please don't purchase unless you're...
29.00 USDBeauty in Big Hat, Lot of Two, as per convo.
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