Maenad's Revenge. Regina Badet, Belle Epoque Danseuse, by Leopold...
17.00 USDWonderful photo-lithograph of the beloved dancer Regina Badet in maenad costume. This is from one of our very favorite series by famed theatrical portraitist, Leopold Reutlinger of Paris.One...
View ArticleThe Death of Messalina, Countess Rina de Liguoro, Silent Fim Star, circa 1922...
22.00 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...
View ArticleSilent Film Star, Fern Andra as Circus Performer, by Film Sterne, circa 1917...
22.00 USDThe Ogden Standard-Examiner, in 1927, recounted one of Fern Andra's many escapades in Germany during the First World War, at which time, accused of espionage, she was housed in a prisoner of...
View ArticleEitelkeit, or Vanity, by Otto Friedrich, Pub. Carte Artistique Viennoise,...
19.00 USDOtto Friedrich (1862-1937) was an Austrian artist of the Viennese Secession. He painted Eitelkeit in 1904. His style, like that of a great many of the painters who pulled away from the...
View ArticleArt Nouveau, Belle Epoque, Mini Poster by H. Gray (Boulanger) circa 1900 by...
69.00 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...
View ArticleSpringtime Beauty 2, Carmen De Villers by E. Stebbing, circa 1905, by...
17.00 USDBeautiful Stebbing image of a Springtime beauty, unidentified image of Mlle. Carmen De Villers. The card was published by Monsieur G. Piprot of Marque (or logo) "Etoile," (Star) publishers in...
View ArticleThree Young Sailors, American RPPC, 1913 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDThree young sailors of the U.S. Navy, stationed aboard the receiving ship U.S.S. Franklin in 1913. These three boys were still receiving early naval training aboard the Franklin in Portsmouth...
View ArticleRudolph Valentino, Silent Film Star, circa 1920s by Ross Verlag. by redpoulaine
17.00 USDHere he is, Son of the Sheik, Mr. Action and Romance, Rudolph Valentino! Very nice card from Ross Verlag circa 1920s.Please examine our high res scans for detail.The item you are considering...
View ArticleLot of two cards reserved for Dolly Pat. Please don't purchase unless...
38.00 USDLot of two cards reserved for Dolly Pat as per convo. Lucy Doraine and Mercedes Cabriolet by Ross Verlag, cira 1927Garbo and Gable...together! Vintage German Postcard by Ross Verlag, circa...
View ArticleThree Sisters, One a Serious Flapper, The Other Two, Not So Much. French RPPC...
6.00 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...
View ArticleMartha 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...
View ArticleMartha 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...
View ArticleLina Cavalieri, Example of Signature on Italian Card, from Reutlinger Series,...
22.00 USDWe have never seen an example of La Cavalieri's signature on a postcard before. We DO NOT believe this to be an actual autograph, though it may well be her signature, reproduced, which in and...
View ArticleThe Divine Sarah Bernhardt in Gismonda, circa 1905, by Nadar by redpoulaine
22.00 USDArtist Alphonse Mucha designed a poster to represent that Queen of the Stage, Sarah Bernhardt, as she appeared in Sardou's "Gismonda," in an 1895 production, that we believe she also directed....
View ArticleErik Schmedes as Lohengrin, circa 1902, By Julius Weisz of Vienna by redpoulaine
16.00 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...
View ArticleAlice de Tender, Card with Personal Dedication, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
22.00 USDNot long ago we ran across a collection of postcards picturing a number of Belle Epoque stage performers, and signed or dedicated by them to a Madame Pouillot. This is a card out of that...
View ArticleDaring Dog Quartet Poses for Portrait, Alfred Noyer, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
18.00 USD"Where are they going? To the tree, to the tree!"P.D. Eastman, "Go Dog Go" Great dog image, published by Noyer, and dated 1924 on the back side. Love it!!!Please examine our high res scans for...
View ArticleLittle Girl in Gingham and a Sun Hat, with Kitty! French RPPC, circa 1904 by...
9.00 USDDelightful scrapbook item. This appears to be an RPPC with a precious, tiny, image on the front side. So cute!Please examine our high res scans for detail.The item you are considering for...
View ArticleLucy Gérard, Stage Actress, by Reutlinger, in Art Nouveau Border, circa 1900...
18.00 USDIn almost perfect condition, this card falls under the category of what French collectors call a précurseur, a card made before the back sides were divided to allow for written communication....
View ArticleLot of two cards reserved for Dolly Pat. Please don't purchase unless...
22.00 USDas per convos.
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