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Zaviere De Léka, Singer, Dancer and Silent Film Actress, circa 1905/10 by...
17.00 USDMlle. Xaviere De Léka, also Deléka, or Deleka, posing in a really wonderful Art Nouveau costume for famed theatrical portraitist Professor Edward Stebbing of Paris.This particular card,...
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Belle Epoque Performer Mad. Jersey, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDWonderful image of a gorgeous stage performer in lovely costume. Mad. we imagine, is short for Madeleine, a VERY popular name at the time. Stage artists often took the name of their home town....
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Lovely Mary Nolan, Tragic Star of the Silents, circa 1930 by Iris Verlag by...
18.00 USDNote the peaked hat! Wonderful Hallowe'en image!Elspeth, the unhappiest of witches, was desolate at having been cast out of the Grand Coven. It seems that on Walpurgisnacht, instead of riding...
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Gorgeous Marion Davies, Hollywood Film Star, G.B. Falci Card, circa 1920s by...
19.00 USDSuperb portrait of actress, producer and screenwriter Marion Davies (1897-1961) by G.B. Falci, one of our favorite publishers of film star cards. Amazing tone and contrast on this one, and in...
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Fabulous Mirror Image of Mae Murray, Silent Film Star, circa 1925 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDMae Murray (1885-1965), known as "the girl with the bee-stung lips," was a silent film star, producer and screen writer in the late 1910s, and into the 20s. In addition to her generous mouth,...
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May I Have the Next Tango? German Couples Romance Image, circa 1930 by...
11.00 USD"Darf ich um den nächsten tango bitten, süsse kleine frau?" or, "May I have the next tango, sweet little lady?" is also coincidentally the first line from the song, "Darf ich um den nächsten...
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Mums the Word, Winsome Woman with Flowers, postmarked 1906 by redpoulaine
4.00 USDThis delightful, hand-tinted image features a winsome woman standing before an arrangement of mums, the quintessential flower of the Belle Époque era. The message "Bonne Année" has been printed...
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Elise De Vere Music Hall Star Early 1900s Reutlinger by redpoulaine
7.00 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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Gorgeous Hand Tinted Image of Woman in Bonnet circa 1905 by redpoulaine
7.00 USDSuperb image. Minor surface wear of the sort one so often sees in oranotypes, but we are only guessing that this is an oranotype. Overall a wonderful card. Magnificent coloring. Please examine...
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Woman Looks Over Shoulder, Dramatically Silvered German Image, circa 1910 by...
9.00 USDWe have a terrible weakness for the silvering that occurs on old photo images, we admit it! There is something so magical about the effect. Plain and simply, it is just another result of aging....
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Regina Badet, Dancing at the Bacchanal, circa 1905 by Paul Boyer by redpoulaine
14.00 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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Lovely Artiste Picard in Classic Art Nouveau Costume, by Reutlinger, posted...
17.00 USDPicard, No Not That Picard :) Lovely Artiste Picard in Classic Art Nouveau Costume, by Reutlinger of Paris.This fine image by Reutlinger is of a beautiful young woman in a medieval-style gown....
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Billy Norton Tries On a New Hat, circa 1905, by Leopold Reutlinger. by...
16.00 USDProbably published sometime between 1900 and 1904, but posted in 1905, a great image of Belle Epoque stage performer Billy Norton taken by the great Reutlinger of Paris. A very nice...
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Risque Flapper Lingerie Image by PC Paris, circa 1920s/30s by redpoulaine
22.00 USDReally Cute! PC Paris produced countless risque lingerie images. We love the white backgrounds on this type, filled with frothy light. These are highly prized by fashion historians who glean...
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Unidentified Natalia Trouhanova, Russian Dancer and Actress, in La Mariska,...
16.00 USDUnidentified Natalia Trouhanova, Russian Dancer and Actress, in La Mariska, circa 1907 (2nd of 2)One of the advantages of working with historical images for an extended period of time is that...
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Unidentified Natalia Trouhanova, Russian Dancer and Actress, in Mariska,...
16.00 USDUnidentified Natalia Trouhanova, Russian Dancer and Actress, in La Mariska, circa 1907 (1st of 2)One of the advantages of working with historical images for an extended period of time is that...
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Risque Parisian Lingerie Image by Albert Wyndham, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
22.00 USDWhoops! Like one of those dreams we have of going out in public, looking down, and finding ourselves undressed :)We know that Albert Wyndham was an important figure in the risque postcard...
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Family Photo with Chimney Sweeps 1932 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDAwesome image of family gathering and including a pair of chimney sweeps, like two royal coachmen in attendance, both dressed in the recognizable garb of "sweeps," all black, with the...
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Beautiful Art Nouveau Portrait by Arjalew, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDPublished by Monsieur G. Piprot of Marque Etoile, in Paris, this composite image of a lovely young unnamed woman framed by a charming and beautifully hand-tinted Art Nouveau floral design, was...
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The Bath of Psyche, by Lord Leighton, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDThis amazing image features a photograph of Lord Leighton's painting, "The Bath of Psyche," from the Tate Museum. Based on the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche, the painting depicts Psyche...
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