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Nude in Rowboat, Risque Belle Epoque Image, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDGreat image! Well, if you're going to go rowing off naked, you'd better have a sheepskin rug handy in case you catch a chill, no? :)Lovely coloration. This is one of a collection of close to...
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Pierrot and Colombine Under the Moon III, by A. Noyer, circa 1920s by...
17.00 USDBeautiful Pierrot image. Tinted blue, and in very nice, unposted condition, this is one of three Pierrot images we acquired recently out of the same series, published by Alfred Noyer of...
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Pierrot and Colombine Under the Moon II, by A. Noyer, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
17.00 USDBeautiful Pierrot image. Tinted blue, and in very nice, unposted condition, this is one of three Pierrot images we acquired recently out of the same series, published by Alfred Noyer of...
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Lantelme, Genevieve. Belle Epoque Actress and Courtesan, circa 1910 by...
19.00 USDConsidered to be one of the most beautiful women of the period, Genevieve Lantelme, born Mathilde Hortense Claire Fossey, on May 20, 1883, was certainly as tragic a figure as she was a...
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Franca Dominici, Italian Film Actress, circa 1920s/30s by redpoulaine
9.00 USDNice image of Signorina Franca Dominici in a cloche hat. Signorina Dominici was a greatly loved character actress in Italy, but not as often for parts she herself physically acted out on the...
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Risque Hand-Tinted Moon Maiden I, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDOne of three striking "Moon-Maid" cards we recently acquired. Here we have the charm of the "Paper Moon" genre, so popular with collectors, combined with the steamy (for the time, anyway :)...
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Belle Epoque Actress, Olive Haygate, in "Orientale" Trappings,...
16.00 USDAs far as we can tell, Miss Olive Haygate was an English actress whose home, in the late 1890s, was London. Nevertheless, we don't run across images of her by British photographers, so perhaps...
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Reserved for Beth. Please do not purchase unless you are Beth. Thanks. by...
16.00 USDGeraline Farrar in Art Nouveau Headdress, as per convo
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Young Lady Dangling Cherries From Her Mouth, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
17.00 USDThe coloring on this card is really striking. You know, in our day we bobbed for apples! Bobbing for cherries would seem to take much of the challenge out of it...or are we missing the point...
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Lina Cavalieri Slouching in Chair, by A. Bert, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDLovely Belle Epoque opera star Lina Cavalieri isn't really slouching. It's a thoughtful pose! and what an expression :)Photographer A. Bert was responsible for many wonderful theatrical...
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La Magnefique Denyse, French Dancer with Tambourine, by Louis Martin, circa...
22.00 USDWe have no history on Mlle. Denyse or the photographer Louis Martin. Research still in progress. What a magnificent card, though. Monsieur Martin is one of our favorite photographers. He was...
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Beautiful Hungarian Dancer in Traditional Costume, dated 1913 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDAbsolutely superb image. Wonderful costume detail. Perhaps a helpful Hungarian visitor will translate her name for us!Very nice unposted condition. Please examine our high res scans for...
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La Magnefique Denyse, French Dancer with Tambourine, by Louis Martin, circa...
22.00 USDWe have no history on Mlle. Denyse or the photographer Louis Martin. Research still in progress. What a magnificent card, though. Monsieur Martin is one of our favorite photographers. He was...
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Zaftig Jugendstil Epoche Artiste in Odalisque Pose II, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDWonderful early 1900s image by NPG (Neue Photographische Gesellschaft), one of our favorite German publishers. The young woman is adorned in a classic "costume oriental," and posed as the...
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Young Flapper in Pearls and Ribbon Hairband 1920s by redpoulaine
9.00 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 dear...
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Freanch Faux Nude with Pan Pipes and Pink Shoes, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDSuch fun! We could start a collection of semi-nude french dancers wearing hand-tinted pink shoes, having sold probably close to a dozen of them in the last year! What was that about? :) Great,...
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1910s RPPC of Two Adoreable Children in Hats by redpoulaine
16.00 USDQuite the card for being an RPPC and not a commercial effort. The card appears to be dated 1914. We cannot figure out what language is being used on the reverse of the card. Some of the words...
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Belle Epoque Stage Performer, Mlle. Meaty Fleuron, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDMeaty (pronounced a bit like "may-ah-tee") is a particular favorite of ours. Don't you just love the way she glowers at the camera? Her chignon is top notch :) Mlle. Meaty Fleuron was,we...
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Berthe Bady Maman Colibri Advertising Card 1911 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDOn flexible paper stock, this is apparently a promotional card produced by the Athens Theater. Maman Colibri was first produced in the early 1900s but this card marks its reprise at the Athens...
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Ileana Leonidoff, Dancer and Silent Film Star, Wears Crown of Bacchus, circa...
17.00 USDOne of our favorite, and most magical, subgenres of "Lovely Lady" postcards has to be that of the marvelous maenad. These are somewhat idealized, and presumably toned down, versions of those...
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