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Circus and Vaudeville Bicycle Daredevils, The Grawstonns, circa 1905 by...
22.00 USDA hush falls over the audience. Even the calliope has ceased its melodious charms. The ringmaster, with an almost sinister air of mystery, removes his tall black silk hat and bows deeply. The...
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I Have a Little Sister...Don't Need a Doll! French RPPC, circa 1920s by...
19.00 USDA few weeks ago we went off in search of old postcards with images of little girls and their dolls. Well, we found a number of them and made a few customers happy, but we also found a few...
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French Soldiers Pose with Doll 1, circa 1910s. Rare RPPC by redpoulaine
24.00 USDWhile searching for old postcards of girls and their dolls, we found a number of cards like this one, showing images of WWI era soldiers having their picture taken with a doll. If we'd found...
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Reserved for Daniel. Louise Brooks, Nude Portrait by J. Mandel? Ed. A. Noyer...
95.00 USDFabulous find! Louise Brooks in her birthday suit! It's hard enough finding nice postcards of this iconic silent screen actress, but nude? Just wow.Though not attributed, the style and format...
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Mlle. Parisys, 1920s Music Hall Performer by redpoulaine
11.00 USDSuch a cute image :)Mlle. Parisys (1893-1986) was born Marcelle Josse. She took the name Parisys as a performer in the 1910s. Though she was primarily a stage actress, she became quite popular...
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Pola Negri, Hungarian Silent Film Star in Trademark Bandeau, circa 1920s by...
17.00 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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Pola Negri, Hungarian Silent Film Star, Amazing Smile, Ross Verlag, circa...
18.00 USDThis is one of our favorites. What a smile :)Welcome 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...
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Plumes, Lace and Ringlets, Photo-lithograph Image by Charles Collas of...
18.00 USDIt's not that often that we bring photo-lithographs into the shop because the quality of the print is sometimes lacking, but in the case of some we find, and definitely in this case, the...
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Pola Negri, Polish Silent Film Star in Trademark Bandeau, circa 1920s by...
17.00 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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Pola Negri, Polish Silent Film Star, Amazing Smile, Ross Verlag, circa 1920s...
18.00 USDThis is one of our favorites. What a smile :)Welcome 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...
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Nude Couple Romance French Postcard, circa 1910s/'20s by redpoulaine
29.00 USDSteamy, but really, if we take a close look at the expressions on the faces of the two models, doesn't it look as if they were both stifling giggles? We really love the casually tied scarf,...
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Kismet, Romantic Image of Jeanne Desclose and Lucien Guitry, circa 1913. by...
18.00 USDEdward Knoblauch, an American (later British) play-write, wrote Kismet in 1911. It was a great success, running in London for two years, and in New York as well.It was translated and produced...
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Worshipping at the Coffee Altar, Nude French Postcard by J. Mandel circa...
29.00 USD"Actually, when I told you my morning coffee was an important ritual," began Justine, "I wasn't speaking metaphorically at all! There's nothing quite like starting each day fresh as a newborn...
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Risque French Boudoir Postcard by J. Mandel, circa 1920s. Ed. A. Noyer by...
26.00 USDSuch a coy flapper! Lovely lingerie. Very cute boudoir image by J. Mandel, published by A. Noyer in the 1920s.From photo-image postcards of artwork shown in the Salon de Paris, gorgeous nudes...
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Elise De Vere, Pagan Priestess, by Leopold Reutlinger, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDElise De Vere (born Constance), was one of the premiere stars of her time. Born in Belgium, she was the daughter of Herbert Shakespeare Gardiner Williams (aka Charles De Vere) and Julia...
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Superb Photographic Portrait by Edgar Schmidt of Dresden circa 1900 by...
6.00 USDWonderful image of a beautiful young woman in gorgeously sensible Victorian attire. German photo by Dresden photographer (or publisher) Edgar Schmidt, taken probably sometime in the late...
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Méaty Fleuron 4, Paris Music Hall Performer, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDMéaty (presumably pronounced "may-ah-tee," but sometimes spelled "Miati," too, which would sound more like "Mee-ah-tee," ) is a particular favorite of ours. Don't you just love the smoky look...
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Méaty Fleuron 2, Paris Music Hall Performer, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDMéaty (presumably pronounced "may-ah-tee," but sometimes spelled "Miati," too, which would sound more like "Mee-ah-tee," ) is a particular favorite of ours. Don't you just love the smoky look...
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Méaty Fleuron 3, Paris Music Hall Performer, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDMéaty (presumably pronounced "may-ah-tee," but sometimes spelled "Miati," too, which would sound more like "Mee-ah-tee," ) is a particular favorite of ours. Don't you just love the smoky look...
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Méaty Fleuron 1, Paris Music Hall Performer, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDMéaty (presumably pronounced "may-ah-tee," but sometimes spelled "Miati," too, which would sound more like "Mee-ah-tee," ) is a particular favorite of ours. Don't you just love the smoky look...
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