Gabrielle Robinne, Grande Dame of French Stage and Screen, circa 1905 by...
12.00 USDUnattributed photographer, but image was Leopold Reutlinger's as our fourth listing image indicates. That is of another card not being offered for sale (it's not even our card). Leopold...
View ArticlePola Negri, Polish Silent Fim Star, Great Profile in Gypsy Costume, circa...
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 ArticlePola Negri, Polish Silent Fim Star, All A'Glow, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
18.00 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 ArticleCute Lingerie Model by P-C of Paris, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
19.00 USDVery nice risque flapper postcard by Papetery de Levallois-Clichy, or P-C Paris (Clichy being a district on the Seine in the northwestern suburbs of Paris).Please examine our high res scans...
View ArticleBeautifully Magical Image of Aulette by Croissant, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDAn Aulette is one who plays an Aulos, the ancient Greek musical instrument our model is here pictured as playing. It was not a flute, or a whistle, but a reeded intrument. Archeological...
View ArticleFive Dancing Maids...Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens...Italian RPPC,...
22.00 USDOh, how we love a nice RPPC (Real Photo Postcard)! We think it's pretty doubtful that this image was drawn from any sort of theatrical production. From the fine old wood cabinetry to the vast...
View ArticleReserved for Fiona. Please don't purchase unless you're Fiona....
19.00 USDas per convo.
View ArticleSurreal Musical Fantaisie in Treble Clef, French Postcard by A. Noyer of...
17.00 USDLovely, lighthearted, surreal French fantasy. We love this series of cards and were very pleased to find one of the hand-tinted ones in such wonderful, unposted condition. A. Noyer was an...
View ArticleMary Garden, Scottish American Opera Diva, in Paris, circa 1901 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDA lovely portrait by Leopold Reutlinger of Mary Garden (1874-1967), in Jules Massenet's Manon. Miss Garden was an operatic soprano who enjoyed great success in both France and the United...
View ArticleThree Little Pierrots. French RPPC, Carnaval at Nice, 1929 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDRemarkably polished studio RPPC of three children in costume for the Nice Carnaval. Could almost be a commercially published image. The tennis racket is kind of an odd bit of physical business...
View ArticleBelle Epoque Artiste Myriel in Seductive Mood by Reutlinger, circa 1905 by...
19.00 USDLovely seductive image of artiste Myriel. We have no bio on this lovely Belle Epoque performer. We find her most often in maenad-type images, playing cymbals, or holding aloft the thyrsus of...
View ArticleMature German Nude, Living Marble Statue, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
29.00 USDLebender Marmor, or Living Marble. One of a very popular postcard series in which the models, often in classical costume, were posed and made up to resemble marble statues. This one is a real...
View ArticlePierrette in Black 1, Lovely RPPC dated 1921, probably from Croatia by...
12.00 USDGreat flapper RPPC. Don't know who this gal was, but she certainly had something! Wouldn't be surprised to discover that she was a film actress. Love the costume,Please examine our high res...
View ArticlePierrette in Black 2, Lovely RPPC dated 1921, probably from Croatia by...
12.00 USDGreat flapper RPPC. Don't know who this gal was, but she certainly had something! Wouldn't be surprised to discover that she was a film actress. Love the costume,Please examine our high res...
View ArticleRita Sacchetto, Dancer and Silent Film Star, with Amazing Lute! (1) circa...
24.00 USDRita Sacchetto (born Margherita Sacchetto) in 1880 (sometimes a year or two earlier, depending on source), Munich, Germany, was the daughter of a Venetian painter and an Austrian woman. (Our...
View ArticleRita Sacchetto, Dancer and Silent Film Star, with Amazing Lute! (2) circa...
24.00 USDRita Sacchetto (born Margherita Sacchetto) in 1880 (sometimes a year or two earlier, depending on source), Munich, Germany, was the daughter of a Venetian painter and an Austrian woman. (Our...
View ArticleDown by the River, Risque French postcard by Albert Wyndham, circa late...
29.00 USDA risque flapper by the Riverside. This card puts us in mind of Jacques Biederer's campy "up-skirt" imagery, but it was done by another Parisian photographer. We are very pleased to share with...
View ArticleBathing Beauty 2 by Gerlach of Berlin, Vintage German Postcard circa 1906-8...
19.00 USDOne of six lovely hand-tinted postcards in a series of the "bathing beauty" variety, circa 1906-08 (1906 at the earliest, because Germany adopted the "new" divided back cards at that time, two...
View ArticleDoux Accord, Vintage French Postcard circa 1900 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDDoux Accord, or Sweet (or gentle) Agreement. Lovely image speaks for itself of friendship and shared feelings. Hand-tinted card printed by S.I.P. (Société Industrielle Photographie) The...
View ArticleTwo Friends, Vintage German Postcard by Rotophot of Berling, circa 1904 by...
16.00 USDBeautifully hand-tinted vintage postcard of two very pretty young women (probably well known theatrical performers of the time), printed by Rotophot of Berlin circa 1904. Rotophot was a major...
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