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Lutece, Goddess of Meadows, in Quiet Contemplation, by Reutlinger, circa 1900...
17.00 USDLutece (pronounced LOO-tess) was the public persona of the lovely young woman in this photograph. We have not yet dug up any biographical information on her, which is a bit surprising given...
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Lutece, Goddess of Meadows, Responds to Bacchus' Plea. circa 1900 by...
18.00 USDBacchus ventures, "Oh Beauteous One, answer me true. What are my chances?"To which Lutece replies, "Perhaps as much as...this...thou silly goat." :) Lutece (pronounced LOO-tess) was the public...
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Art Nouveau Image of Young Lady with Flowers by Bergeret, circa 1904 by...
6.00 USDA wonderful little card! Although we don't place a very high monetary value on this one, its publisher, Albert Bergeret, is of such importance to postcard history, that we thought we ought to...
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The Four Queens of Belle Epoque Paris. Playing Card Images, circa 1900 by...
195.00 USDHurrah! For almost two years we have striven to complete a collection of four queens, searching through many, many, collections on a regular basis, with condition being the primary obstacle,...
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Mlle. Caux in Fringed Shawl, by Reutlinger, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
3.00 USDPosted from Belgium in 1904, a very cute image of Belle Epoque dancer, Mlle. Caux. Postcard shows a bit of wear. Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first class shipping...
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Beautiful Image of Friends Sharing a Book Early 1900s by redpoulaine
16.00 USDReally a lovely image, produced by B. Bing of Austria. Unfortunately, we have no background info. Probably a publicity still of two actresses as they appeared in a popular stage production....
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Pierrot and Colombinette by Bleuet circa 1920s Hand-Tinted by redpoulaine
16.00 USDReally wonderful! Not the typical Pierrot image! A beautifully and brightly-colored hand-tinted card published by Bleuet, probably in the 1920s, showing Pierrot wooing Colombinette under the...
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Stage Actress in Pink, Hand Tinted Image by Leo Stainer of Innsbruck, circa...
12.00 USDOne of a series of images of this actress, we're not able to identify her, but we certainly enjoy her personality! :) Leo Stainer was an Austrian publisher who is today known for his printing...
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Mlle Gallet, Belle Epoque Stage Performer, by Walery of Paris by redpoulaine
16.00 USDStanislav Julian Ignacy, the Count Ostorog, took the name Walery as a pseudonym for his photographic work, just as his father, the elder Count Ostorog had before him. In those days it was not...
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Manon Loty Paris Music Hall Performer, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDManon Loty, beautiful star of the Paris music halls in a wonderfully classic "pin-up" pose. Very nice card, circa 1900.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for fully...
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Belle Epoque Artiste Vandeline, by Dainef, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDBeautiful! Classic Belle Epoque look. So cute. We aren't familiar with the photographer Dainef, but the card was published by G. Piprot of Paris, one of our favorites. Published circa 1905 and...
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Flapper on the Beach II, The Reckoning! Tassle Capped Pin-Up #4, circa 1920s,...
17.00 USDWe don't list many "bathing beauty" images in the shop, but they can be so much fun. This is one lovely coquette from the second series of summer fun pin-ups we've brought into the shop this...
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Oh, Motherrr, Beautiful Actress Wants More Ice Cream, posted from Luxembourg,...
11.00 USDOkay, so we're half a world away, and distanced by more than a century, but if that's not the look Buffy gives her mom when she's told to be home right after school, and that her grades are...
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Romance in Soft Focus, by J. Mandel, circa 1930s by redpoulaine
16.00 USDJ. Mandel, the somewhat mysterious French photographer and publisher, who is probably best known for his nude images in luscious sepias and shades of brown, produced a series of images in the...
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Superb Pictorialist Faux Nude by Kunzli Freres, Paris, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDThe Kunzli brothers, Karl and Max, of Zurich Switzerland, were in the art publishing business as early as the 1870s. Small wonder then, that when the postcard craze occurred at the turn of the...
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Jeane Hatto, French Opera Diva, by Reutlinger, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDJeane Hatto (also Jeanne, but she signed as Jeane), was born in Lyon France in 1879. By age 20, she was a well recognized singer, a soprano, and soon was an internationally famous performer...
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Theresina Gessner-Sommerstorff, Jugenstil Epoche Actress circa 1900 by...
11.00 USDBorn in Italy, in 1865, to an Italian mother and an Austrian army officer, Theresina Gessner moved with her family to Austria in the 1870s, polished up her German (she had been raised with...
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La Fée aux Cheveux d'Or, by Bergeret, posted 1904 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDThere's little we like more than fairy tales, and we are especially fond of those that are less well known, as is true of the tale referenced by this card, "La Fée aux Cheveux d'Or."NOTE: This...
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Roaring Twenties Flapper with Beehive Bouffant, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
7.00 USDWhat fun! Can't you just imagine this flapper doing the Charleston with her beau and delighted to be the center of attention?The reverse has a message in French, written in violet ink. We leave...
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Eline Oreo, Belle Epoque Artiste, Dripping with Jewels, circa 1905 by A....
12.00 USDDelightful, hand-tinted image of stage performer Eline Oreo. We could tell you that her name bears no relation to the cookie whatsoever, but the fact is, quite a number of confections of one...
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