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Elise De Vere, Pagan Priestess, by Leopold Reutlinger, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDElise De Vere (born Constance), was one of the premiere stars of her time. Born in Belgium, she was the daughter of Herbert Shakespeare Gardiner Williams (aka Charles De Vere) and Julia...
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Serpentine Dancer a la Loie Fuller, Posted in 1907 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWonderful image of a young dancer performing the Skirt, or, Serpentine dance. This was a form of dancing popularized and, to a great degree, developed by Loie Fuller, famous Belle Epoque...
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Italian Dancer in Wonderful Costume, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
6.00 USDWe love this!Sublimely weird. There is a tiny hole in this card, upper center, where it was probably pinned to a wall. It is actually tiny, and so unnoticeable, that we didn't see it until we...
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Okay, So I'm a bit of a Basket Case... Lovely German Postcard, circa 1905...
14.00 USDProbably intended as an Easter Greetings card, the clarity of this print is marvelous, and it's awfully cute, no? Very nice unposted condition with minor wear to edges and corners.Please...
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Maria Gioana Italian Theatrical Performer in Feathered Headdress, circa 1920s...
17.00 USDHere at Red Poulaine, we have a special place in our hearts for the Italian actress images of the early 1900s and into the 1920s. The quality of the portrait photography and subsequent...
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Marguerite Brésil, Belle Epoque Stage Actress, by Leopold Reutlinger. Posted...
16.00 USDIsn't her hair fantastic? Early 20th century hair products were not always what they should have been, so it is not common to run across an image of such really beautiful long hair.The...
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Charming Art Nouveau French Postcard, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
4.00 USDA lovely, if simple, example of the flower framed Art Nouveau photo card of the period. Somewhat faded with age, and rounded in the corners, but overall, in very nice condition. Please examine...
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Signorina Farfalla, Belle Epoque Dancer, posted 1909 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWondrous Ruffles, Sparklies and Pom-Poms! Farfalla at rest. Named after our favorite antipasto...sorry, just kidding :)Though there is actually a farfalla pasta (what we commonly refer to as a...
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Stylish Young Parisienne Wears Alien Menace Jauntily on Her Head, circa 1920s...
9.00 USD"Don't fight it, Alicia," said Hény with an air of suave confidence. "It is so peacefully delicious. All your worries and cares, gone in an instant. You will soon realize how foolish it was,...
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Brilliantly Hand-Tinted Image of Belle Epoque Dancer, Lea Piron, circa 1905...
19.00 USDLeopold Reutlinger of Paris shot this lovely portrait of Mlle. Lea Piron, circa 1905. Brilliantly hand-tinted, we don't tend to think of colors quite as fluorescent as these being used in...
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Art Nouveau Framed Portrait of French Artiste circa 1900 by redpoulaine
6.00 USDAt the turn of the 20th century, this style of card, with a small photo of a popular stage performer framed by a repetitive Art Nouveau design, was very popular. This card is a very typical...
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Romantic Couple on Roller Skates, circa 1910, Hand-Tinted French Postcard by...
16.00 USDThis card is just so delightful :) The young lady is attired in a wonderful dress with her hair done up in that classic Belle Epoque fashion, and with flowers at the temples, and her young man...
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Two Adorable Brothers in a Wonderful Pedal Car. Yugoslavian RPPC, 1942 by...
22.00 USDSo, we're bending our typical criteria for card listing here. First, we don't list very many images of children, since the predominance of theatrical and glamor portraits in our stock draws a...
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Great Flapper Image of Sandra Milovanoff, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
14.00 USDBorn in 1892, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sandra Milovanoff was a classically trained ballerina who studied her art in Russia, joined the company of the great Anna Pavlova, and toured the...
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Flower Garland, by Charles Collas and Co., Art Nouveau Image circa 1905 by...
14.00 USDWonderfully evocative image. The publisher, C.C.& C.C. was Charles Collas et Cie (and Company), Cognac, whose offices, for a time at least, were located at 100 de la Route de Pons in the...
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Les Pasteurettes, Belle Epoque Dancers in Classical Garb, circa 1905 by Louis...
19.00 USDSo sweet! Love the whole Art Nouveau preoccupation with the old world. Great stuff. The lovely young brunette playing the male part is holding the ancient double flute (called the Aulos, in...
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Two Young Yugoslavian Sisters Pose for Portrait, 1934 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDExcruciatingly precious :) How very smart they look! And so solemn. Wonderful pose. With the cyrillic text at the bottom right of the RPPC, it is probable that this is a Russian image, nyet?...
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Silent Movie Romance, circa 1917 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDWait...just a moment please...I have to wipe the steam from my glasses :)Gorgeous still image with Gunnar Tolnaes and Lilly Jacobsson in the 1917 Danish film, "The Maharaja's Favorite...
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Suzanne Daligny in a lovely Plumed Hat, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDWe've had this card for nearly a year, as an image of an unidentified actress, and just today we managed, by following the name "Daligny" written on the reverse of the card, to find another...
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Fedia de Ferard Opera Singer Early 1900s by redpoulaine
6.00 USDStill searching for history on the beautiful Fedia de Ferard, but our searches have yielded practically nothing, apart from the fact that she may have been born Jenny Rosenbaum. The card is in...
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