Surrealist Postcard, Ed. R. Gabler, Switzerland, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDThis postcard was a tourist souvenir published by R. Gabler of Interlaken, Switzerland. Gabler is credited as photographer on the card's obverse. The original painting was probably displayed...
View ArticleMlle. Diplokowska, Prémiére Danseuse, by Georg Gerlach, circa 1906 by...
18.00 USDLovely, hand-colored image of Mlle. Diplokowska by Gerlach. We know very little about this dancer. She had to have been in Berlin for Gerlach to make this portrait, circa 1906-10, and we've...
View ArticleBillie Dove, Silent Film Actress, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
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...
View ArticleReserved for Anna. Please don't purchase unless you're Anna. Thanks....
18.00 USDMlle. Diplokowska, Prémiére Danseuse, by Georg Gerlach, circa 1906Lovely, hand-colored image of Mlle. Diplokowska by Gerlach. We know very little about this dancer. She had to have been in...
View ArticleLilian Harvey in Art Deco Headdress, Ross Verlag of Berlin, circa 1929 by...
19.00 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 ArticleMarked Down 50% Risque French Lingerie Image by P-C Paris, circa 1920s by...
9.50 USDMeyrianne simply could not bear the thought of being separated from her faux Grecian column! She'd named it Guillermo, and carried it with her everywhere. Guillermo had wonderful lines....
View ArticleMarked Down 50% Méaty Fleuron 4, Paris Music Hall Performer, circa 1905 by...
7.00 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...
View ArticleMarked Down 50% Méaty Fleuron 2, Paris Music Hall Performer, circa 1905 by...
7.00 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...
View ArticleMéaty 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...
View ArticleMarked Down 50% Woman in Gypsy Costume. Vintage RPPC, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
8.00 USDA woman with gorgeous eyes and an enigmatic smile poses in a beautiful Gypsy costume in this vintage RPPC. We're guessing this card was printed circa 1910s.What an awesome print! The clarity...
View ArticleHarem Dance Costume, RPPC circa 1910s by redpoulaine
18.00 USDDarling young woman in a "costume orientale" with harem pants, turban, a hip scarf sort of thing (really marvelous with gorgeous couching, or laid work, we think its called) and a smile to...
View ArticleCircus Animal Trainer with Ponies, Lot of Three, Autographed RPPC, circa 1920...
33.00 USDThree little gems here! Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey these are NOT! But then, that's part of the charm :) We only have space in our listing images to show one of the backs, and of...
View ArticleIsa Crossella, Female Impersonator, German Cabaret Performer, circa 1910s/20s...
29.00 USDWonderful publicity RPPC of Isa Crossella, a German cabaret performer of the Weimar era (we're guessing. This card looks late 1910s--early '20s to us).Isa Crossella appears to have been a...
View ArticleSaucy Flapper Admires her Beads. Risque 1920s French Postcard by P-C Paris by...
22.00 USDLots of fun! Wonderful tone on this risque lingerie image by P-C Paris (Papeterie de Levallois Clichy of Paris). Very, very nice condition on this vintage 1920s French postcard.Please examine...
View ArticleKismet, 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...
View ArticleLoie Fuller's Sister-In-Law, Ida Fuller by redpoulaine
24.00 USDIn Ida Fuller, nee Pinckney, the well known Belle Epoque "interpretive" dancer, we have a very clear example of the competitive twists and turns that sometimes occurred between the stage...
View ArticleNude 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,...
View ArticleArt Nouveau Maiden in "Costume Orientale," by Hering, circa 1905 by...
14.00 USDLovely Jugendstil image titled Esther by Austrian painter Adolf Hering (1863-1932). Hering was probably best known for his painting of "Death and the Maiden," 1900. He was also an illustrator...
View ArticleRisque, Hand-Painted Postcard, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
18.00 USDIn close to the pristine condition it was in on the day it was published, here is a very cute risque postcard, hand-painted, of a flirtatious woman in partial undress. We're guessing this was...
View ArticleDancer in Hat, Austrian RPPC by Peter Kantner, dated 1931 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDIsn't the hat a wonderful touch? :) Is that mistletoe that she's decorated with? And what a charming smile. We love this very 1920's-ish image! (dated 1931)Peter Kantner was an Austrian...
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