Belle Epoque Hotel Cafe for Working Class, 1900s RPPC by redpoulaine
17.00 USDWe do specialize in fantasy, here at Red Poulaine. It's true! Theatrical fantasy, even, and sometimes, perhaps, a little phantasy too, though seldom. Every now and then, though, we need to...
View ArticleMarcelled Flapper in Hot Pink, by Leo circa 1920s/30s by redpoulaine
11.00 USDBrilliant :) Wonderful example of tinted glamour card of the 20s and 30s. A long letter on the reverse in violet ink.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first class...
View ArticleMlle. Juanita of the Casino de Paris, Cliché Oricelly, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
7.00 USDBeautiful image of Casino de Paris performer Mlle. Juanita in embroidered ribbon cap by (Cliché) Oricelly, circa 1905. She positively glows! Monsieur Oricelly made truly remarkable use of the...
View ArticleA Family at Play. Music in the Parlor, and Downton Abbey! Rare and Wonderful...
29.00 USDAlmost any RPPC (real photo post card), if it is wonderful, is at once both wonderful, and rare, because there were almost never more than a very few produced from any one negative.I can...
View ArticlePretty Japanese Woman with Parasol, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDIn addition to the Grande Roue de Paris, which would remain the largest Ferris wheel in the world for almost a century, the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900 had a tremendously popular...
View ArticleFrench Actress and Fashion Icon Regina Camier, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWe cannot find any bio information on Mlle. Camier, but in the 1920s, she was mentioned frequently in connection with theater and fashion. She was consulted on what dress lengths were...
View ArticleFlemish Dairy Maid Carrying Milk Jugs, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
4.00 USDPublished in Brussels in the early 20th century, this card, a tear-away from a booklet which most likely contained a number of similar images, presents an image of a Flemish dairy worker. The...
View ArticleEcstatic Virgin Eagerly Awaits Her Dragon's Embrace, H. Traut? circa 1905...
18.00 USDBeautifully hand-tinted German card, that we think is an unattributed Heinrich Traut image, circa 1905. We have seen a number of other cards from this series in the past, and are pretty...
View ArticleSexy Image of Käthe von Nagy Hungarian Silent Film Actress, circa late...
16.00 USDKäthe von Nagy, born into an aristocratic Hungarian family as Ekaterina Nagy von Cziser, in 1904, was a film actress whose career began when she was cast in a role by famed director Alexander...
View ArticleSteamy Couples Romance Fantaisie, French Postcard, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
18.00 USDWow! Erm.....just a moment...there, that's better...had to clear the steam from my glasses :)We adore these brightly hand-tinted couples romance images, but this one is really one of the...
View ArticleRisque French Postcard, circa 1905, by ELD by redpoulaine
24.00 USDErnest Louis Desire Le Deley was a well known publisher of postcards in France from 1900 until 1930, when ELD went bankrupt. Thanks to the Metropolitan Postcard Club's publisher list (a...
View ArticleSemi-Nude French Flapper en Voile, by A. Noyer, posted 1930 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDAnother of Alfred Noyer's highly collectible series of "Aurographies," that were often subtle semi-nudes draped in a veil. Lovely sepia tone like all of those in this series we've come across....
View ArticleMlle. Marville says Nyaah Nyaah, by Leopold Reutlinger, 1901 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDSuperb image of Belle Epoque stage performer Mlle. Marville photographed by Reutlinger of Paris. Dated 1901, this card was published by SIP (Société Industrielle de Photographié). Wonderful...
View ArticleCharlotte Wiehe, Danish Ballerina, Stage Actress, and Pantomimist, by...
14.00 USDStriking image by Leopold Reutlinger, circa 1900-1904, in which his use of lighting is strongly reminiscent of the theatrical portraits made by Jakob Schloss of New York, an American...
View ArticleReserved for Daniel. Please do not purchase unless you are Daniel. Thank you....
19.00 USDUnidentified image of Regina Badet, astride a chair, circa 1900
View ArticleMagnificent Belle Epoque Danseuse Orientale. Damaged Cabinet Card by Gustave...
44.00 USDSuperb piece of the "beautiful era." Large cabinet card (9 and 3/4 by 5 and 3/4 inches) of a beautiful, very long haired, danseuse in classic "costume orientale." This cabinet card could have...
View ArticleFrench, Hand-Colored, Nude Dancer Behind Veil, by J. Mandel, circa 1920s by...
110.00 USDGorgeous, hand-tinted nude by J. Mandel, circa 1920s. Some of the coloring is apparent on the back of the card (a common enough occurrence with deeply tinted cards) Lovely condition, with...
View ArticleNude Postcard Model, Mireille, Wearing...Omigosh! Clothes!, circa 1920s A....
16.00 USDIf there is one thing we enjoy even more than finding a new image of our very favorite nude "French" postcard model, it is finding an image of her fully clothed! How about a collection...
View ArticleLucienne 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...
View ArticleMiss Haslam, English Can-Can Dancer in Paris circa 1905 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDCharming image of Miss Haslam, who graced the Paris music halls of la Belle Epoque. This was taken by Walery of Paris during the time she was performing at the Alcazar Club and the card...
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