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Beautiful Image of Friends Sharing a Book Early 1900s by redpoulaine
16.00USDReally a lovely image, produced by B. Bing of Austria. Unfortunately, we have no background info. Probably a publicity still of two actresses as they appeared in a popular stage production....
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Circus Jugglers, The Three Groegs, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
24.00USDA hush falls over the audience. Even the calliope has ceased its melodious charm. The ringmaster, with an almost sinister air of mystery, doffs his black silk hat and bows deeply. The air is...
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Beautiful Lina Cavalieri by Reutlinger, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
17.00USDLovely portrait of Italian opera diva Lina Cavalieri, called, in her day, the most beautiful woman in the world. A very nice card, probably published circa 1905, posted in 1910.Please examine...
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Belle Epoque Artiste Vandeline, by Dainef, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
14.00USDBeautiful! Classic Belle Epoque look. So cute. We aren't familiar with the photographer Dainef, but the card was published by G. Piprot of Paris, one of our favorites. Published circa 1905 and...
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Manon Loty Paris Music Hall Performer, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
14.00USDManon Loty, beautiful star of the Paris music halls in a wonderfully classic "pin-up" pose. Very nice card, circa 1900.Please examine our high res scans for detail. Postage is for first class...
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French Artiste Mlle. Champin at the Trianon, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
14.00USDWonderful Belle Epoque image of Mlle. Champin in classic flowered, feathered and jeweled head decoration, photographed while she was booked at the Trianon in Paris. The Trianon still exists in...
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1920s Bathing Belle French Postcard by redpoulaine
7.00USDThis is a lovely image, probably from the 20s. There is some surface damage and carelessness in the tinting that is not really evident when the card itself is viewed at ordinary resolution, but...
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Pierrot and Colombinette by Bleuet circa 1920s Hand-Tinted by redpoulaine
12.00USDReally wonderful! Not the typical Pierrot image! Very nice coloration. We just posted a short piece on Pierrot in our blog. Hope you enjoy it!Postage is for first class shipping in a secure...
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Early 1900s RPPC Image of French Actress Berthe Bady by redpoulaine
16.00 USDPhotographed by Cliche Boyer et Bert, a lovely image of Berthe Bady, famous actress of the Paris stage, model for impressionist painter, Toulouse Lautrec, and all around bon vivant :) We've...
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Lovely German Image of Young Woman with Mandolin II, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
12.00 USD"Ich denke Dein," or "I think of you (or technically, of your.) One of two lovely romantic images from the same series we recently acquired. Very nice condition, with a hint of silvering which...
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Lovely German Image of Young Woman with Mandolin, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
12.00 USD"Denkst Du an mich?" or, "Do you think of me?" One of two lovely romantic images from the same series we recently acquired. Very nice condition, with a hint of silvering which only serves to...
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Renaissance Pageboy in Feathered Hat, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDSuperb image of young, unidentified artiste in a truly lovely costume. Remarkable clarity. Very nice, unposted condition. Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first...
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Frau Muller-Sinke, Stage Performer of the Jugendstil Epoche, circa 1900 by...
12.00 USDShe is sooo cute! Remember the old Warner Bros. cartoons we watched on pre-cable television? Remember the characters popping out of paper covered hoops to say things like, "B'dee b'dee, that's...
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J., or possibly Irma, de Lafere. Wonderfully Hand-Tinted Portrait by...
17.00 USD"Wait...let me think...no." :)The model is identified as J. de Lafere, but bears a remarkable resemblance to Belle Epoque performer Irma de Lafere. They might be twins...or more probably, they...
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Dreamy Rosy Barsony, Hungarian Actress, circa 1930 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDThis card was posted in 1937 from Sarajevo, but we believe the image dates to a few years earlier. Gorgeous Soubrette Rosy Barsony was an Hungarian actress, singer and dancer. Born in...
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Francesca Bertini, Italian Silent Film Star, in Fedora, 1916 by redpoulaine
18.00 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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Brilliantly Red Tinted Mignon Image, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDWow, but this is a very red image! We are very fond of the Mignon images, and we have a soft spot for the brightly tinted cards, also, clearly we couldn't resist this one :) Published by...
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Countess Rina De Liguoro Italian Silent Movie Queen, circa 1920s Autographed...
24.00 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...
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Portrait of Nella Regini with Signed Dedication on Reverse, circa 1920s by...
24.00 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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The Language of Flowers, Embossed Apple Blossoms with Photo Portrait, circa...
18.00 USDWe feel extraordinarily fortunate today, to be sharing this bit of history with you. This is one of our quiet little treasures, all the more precious somehow, because of its seeming...
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