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French Body Stocking Nude, circa 1905, by ELD by redpoulaine
18.00 USDThe body stocking was used to present the female form while masking specific naughty bits during times when decency laws banning nudity were enforced. We have tried researching the history of...
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Lovely Hand-Tinted Mignon, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDBeautiful Mignon image from the early 1910s. Interesting color choices by the colorist. Green, white and violet (or purple) were the colors chosen in 1908 by the Woman's Social and Political...
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Lucienne D'Armoy, French Bodystocking Nude by Walery, circa 1905 by...
18.00 USDMlle. D'Armoy was one of the queens of the body stocking postcard. Lovely image by Walery of Paris.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first class shipping in a secure...
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Meyrianne Héglon, Belle Epoque Operatic Diva, as Queen Omphale, by...
19.00 USDMeyrianne Héglon (1867-1942), was Belgian born (of Danish extraction), and a mezzo soprano who spent most of her operatic career in France. She made her debut in 1890 at the Opéra de Paris...
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How Many Naked Flappers Can We Fit In This Dressing Room? ELA #24, circa 1920...
29.00 USDAnd there they were...four pretty showgirls scrambling to dress for the publicity shoot when suddenly, POOF! this picture was taken...in all innocence, naturally :) When we come across a card...
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Sisters Dancing Together. Fanny and Alice De Tender, circa 1905 by Edward...
17.00 USDDelicately hand-tinted image of the sisters Fanny and Alice De Tender, dancing the Matchiche, an Afro-Brazilian dance whose popularity spanned the whole of la Belle Epoque. Originating in Rio...
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Lovely Gabrielle Robinne, Reserved for Karen. Please do not purchase unless...
16.00 USDGabrielle Robinne in the mirror.
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Woodland Nymph Examines Leaf, German Postcard, Posted in France, 1909 by...
14.00 USDIt was while traveling through Saxony, that my grandfather, still a young man then and only just out of college, observed a particular species of butterfly unknown in those parts. He became so...
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La Magnifique 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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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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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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Belle Epoque Dancer, Regina Badet, as a Bacchante, in Iphigénie en...
22.00 USDThe incomparable Paul Boyer of Paris took this wonderful photo of one of our very favorite people here at Red Poulaine, the great dancer, Mlle. Régina Badét. This image is from her appearance...
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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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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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French 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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Two Adorable Children Posed in Empire Fashion, by Henri Manuel, circa 1900 by...
14.00 USDPosted in 1907, but published much nearer the year 1900, this is one in a very charming series of images by Henri Manuel of Paris. The children are costumed in what looks like the fashion of...
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Tangerine Flapper in Fabulously Feathered Cloche Hat, circa 1920s/30s by...
12.00 USDSuch a wonderful image! We love the imaginative coloring on this one, but we'd also really love seeing an un-tinted print. The image reminds us of those great "Aurographies" A. Noyer turned...
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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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Gabrielle Debrives as First Page in Barbe Bleue, Bluebeard, by Paul Boyer,...
7.00 USDGabrielle Debrives, also called Gabrielle De Brives (1883-1974), was an actress and singer who was among the regulars at Théâtre des Variétés. In this image, a publicity shot for the 1904 opera...
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