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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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French, Very Pink, Semi Nude Image, Published by JAK, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
29.00 USDSweet image! Unfortunately no information on model or photographer. Nice, unposted condition.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo...
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Young Lady, Hand-Tinted Like a Decoration on a Cake, by Leo, circa 1910s by...
14.00 USDWhat lovely coloration on this card, and just a generally sweet image :) Unfortunately no information on the model, or photographer. Very nice unposted condition.Please examine our high res...
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Gorgeous Nude Image, Offset Photo-Lithography, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDThis one is NOT a photograph. We typically deal in photographic portraits, but now and then we run across a fantastic offset lithograph like this one. This technology was a further development...
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Gypsy Dancer. Outstanding Chromolithograph, circa 1900. by redpoulaine
24.00 USDHow we wish our scanner would do this card justice! The colors are so much richer in person, and the metallic gold inks, particularly on the medallion behind her, really...
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Reserved for Daniel. Lot of Two. Please do not purchase unless you are...
57.00 USDAs per convo.
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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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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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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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Mlle. Archer, Belle Epoque Stage Performer, circa 1900 by Walery of Paris by...
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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Classical Art Nouveau Maiden Holds Lantern Aloft, by Henri Manuel, circa 1900...
7.00 USDThis image by the gifted theatrical portraitist, Henri Manuel of Paris was originally titled "Les Lumières," and shows a young woman in classical Art Nouveau dress holding a lantern just above...
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Bonne Fete, Woman Offers a Basket of Flowers, by Stebbing, circa 1905 by...
4.00 USDThis engaging, hand-tinted image by Stebbing features a lovely woman holding a basket of flowers as if she were offering them to the viewer. Someone has artfully written the message "Bonne...
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Lovely Nude Image of the Rhine Spirit, Lorelei, circa 1910s, Germany by...
19.00 USDLovely Lorelei image! A very painterly blend of photograph and trompe l'oeil. Pure fantasy, and yes, we love it :)Many people familiar with the name might think of Lorelei as just another name...
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Zarina, Belle Epoque Stage Performer, by Leopold Reutlinger, circa 1905 by...
17.00 USDWe have no history on her, but this image of Zarina is certainly one of the prettiest "theater star" images Reutlinger produced, especially when the hand-tinting is so lovely.This is not an...
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Gorgeous Hand-Tinted Image of "Tight-Lacer" Xaviere de Léka, by...
19.00 USDUndoubtedly, the beautiful and talented Mlle. Xaviere de Léka, also De Léka, or Deleka, was far more than the corset she wore, but we titled our listing the way we did, because of a little...
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Woman in Silk, with Grapes, circa 1930 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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Lily Nador in Great Corseted Image by Martin Gerlach, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDNo history on Lily yet, but we're looking. Thus far, all the images we've found were published by G and G, and photographed by Gerlach. Corseted artistes have quite a following these days, and...
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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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Mademoiselle Lo, French Artiste Nude en Voile, Fantaisie, circa 1905 by...
16.00 USDMlle. Lo in a body stocking and veil. Weirdly ethereal image with a variety of experimental coloration that was popular during that time, and which sometimes achieved amazing results. We'll...
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