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The Littlest Dancer. Belle Epoque image of Little child Dancing the Gavotte,...
11.00 USDSo precious! The Gavotte was a French folk dance that by the Renaissance had developed into a dance popular at the royal court. Wikipedia reminds us of the line from the Carly Simon song,...
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Superb Image of Young Woman in Turban, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDThe printer of this card, Rembrandt-Gravure, or the Rembrandt Intaglio Printing Company, began as a maker of sails and printed calico cloth in Lancaster, England, but then, in the very early...
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Liane De Pougy, Notorious French Courtesan, in Lovely Hand-Tinted Image,...
18.00 USDWonderful image by Reutlinger of Liane De Pougy. We love it when we find an unidentified image like this one. They are usually far less common than those identifying their subject. We imagine...
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WWI British Soldiers in Drag, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
39.00 USDThe Six English Tommies! Awesome card! Tommy is a term used to refer to the English soldier that has been in use probably since the 18th century, but is usually thought of as referring to...
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Wonderfully Atmospheric Nude Image, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
33.00 USDGreat card! Almost a little spooky :) Very nice condition. No photographer or model attribution, and though it's a French card, we have to say the image feels more German or Italian to us,...
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Lina Cavalieri, Unidentifed Portrait by Martin Gerlach, circa 1910s by...
18.00 USDLina Cavalieri, Italian opera diva, was called the most beautiful woman in the world. Here is an unidentified image we are 99% certain is her. We include under listing images an earlier...
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Mlle.Gregoire, Belle Epoque Performer by Sazerac, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 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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Autographed Emilia Bruzzone, Belle Epoque Performer, Posted in Argentina,...
24.00 USDEmilia Bruzzone, Belle Epoque Performer, Autographed Card, Posted in Argentina, 1904The dedication on this card translates as, "Blessed be the music that lets us forget our sorrows." Great...
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Lovely Mignon Image, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDVery nice untinted Mignon image. A german card in very nice, unposted condition, circa 1910.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo...
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A Charmer in a Snake Outfit. Artiste in Ouled Nail Inspired Costume, circa...
16.00 USDSo Cute! Yet another example of a dance costume inspired by the native clothing designs of France's North African colonies. Wonderful snakes worked into her outfit! Published circa 1905 by die...
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Little Girl Blue. Hand-Tinted Risque French Postcard Image, circa 1900 by...
19.00 USDAnd where is the girl who looks after the sheep?Why, under the haystack, of course!Wonderful card, which although very tame by today's standards, we will file under the heading of "risque" by...
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Famed Operatic Tenor, Enrico Caruso. Elegant Portrait, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDEnrico Caruso, 1873-1921, was an Italian tenor who thrilled audiences all over Europe and the Americas. He sang in St. Petersburg for the Czar, appeared before the King of England by royal...
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American Opera Diva Geraldine Farrar Shares a Moment with the Audience, circa...
16.00 USDGeraldine Farrar. She really was adorable! Perhaps some film enthusiast out there will share our memory of a scene from the wonderful film "The Third Man," in which Valli, performing onstage,...
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Fabulous French Faux Nude with Snake, circa 1900, by Henri Manuel by redpoulaine
26.00 USDA superbly naive image of an unidentified model "en collant" (in a body stocking) with a really great snake! One has to wonder, when viewing an image of this kind, whether the goal was humor,...
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Mlle. Gottraud, Belle Epoque Stage Performer in Gorgeous Art Nouveau Jewelry,...
14.00 USDBeautiful image from photo by Leopold Reutlinger of Paris. Fantastic jewelry, and this image is so nicely tinted! Nice posted condition.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is...
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Little Girl Blue. Hand-Tinted Risque French Postcard Image, circa 1900 by...
19.00 USDAnd where is the girl who looks after the sheep?Why, under the haystack, of course!Wonderful card, which although very tame by today's standards, we will file under the heading of "risque" by...
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American Opera Diva Geraldine Farrar Shares a Moment with the Audience, circa...
16.00 USDGeraldine Farrar. She really was adorable! Perhaps some film enthusiast out there will share our memory of a scene from the wonderful film "The Third Man," in which Valli, performing onstage,...
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Fabulous French Faux Nude with Snake, circa 1900, by Henri Manuel by redpoulaine
26.00 USDA superbly naive image of an unidentified model "en collant" (in a body stocking) with a really great snake! One has to wonder, when viewing an image of this kind, whether the goal was humor,...
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Model in Japanese Costume, Zagreb, Croatia, RPPC circa 1920s by redpoulaine
17.00 USDStunning image of, we are guessing, a stage performer out of the silent film era, or even conceivably a film actress. Zagreb was not Budapest, but it was still a cultural and economic hub of...
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Mermaid Gowned Model, Image by Henri Manuel, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDOne of the nicer mermaid gown images we've run across, by the really gifted theatrical portraitist, Henri Manuel of Paris.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first...
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