Friday, September 26, 2014

Belle Epoque Artiste Vandeline, by Dainef, circa 1905



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Manon Loty Paris Music Hall Performer, circa 1900



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Mlle Gallet, Belle Epoque Stage Performer, by Walery of Paris



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Stage Actress in Pink, Hand Tinted Image by Leo Stainer of Innsbruck, circa 1905



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Pierrot and Colombinette by Bleuet circa 1920s Hand-Tinted



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Beautiful Image of Friends Sharing a Book Early 1900s



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Mlle. Caux in Fringed Shawl, by Reutlinger, circa 1900



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Thursday, September 25, 2014

The Four Queens of Belle Epoque Paris. Playing Card Images, circa 1900



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Hurrah! For almost two years we have striven to complete this set of four cards, searching through many, many, collections on a regular basis, with condition being the primary obstacle, and then a short time ago, we managed to gather the most difficult of the quartette, the Cleo de Merode Queen of Hearts, into the fold.

Finally, the four glamorous artistes who in many ways best represent the theatrical romance of the Belle Epoque era are together in our shop. This little set has been our "Maltese Falcon" for some time now, and it gives us great pleasure to share them with you :)

First, Cleo De Merode, clearly the most beloved today of all the Belle Epoque artistes, pictured as the Queen of Hearts. How could it be otherwise?

Our personal favorite, The Queen of Clubs, Mlle. Saharet (born Clarissa, or Clarise, Rose Campbell), can-can dancer extraordinaire, who, if the stories we read are true, began her stage career while little more than a child, along the rough and tumble Barbary Coast of San Francisco, California.

The Queen of Diamonds, Signorina Lina Cavalieri, was for very good reason hailed as the most beautiful woman in the world, but diamonds were her undoing, or so the story goes, as she was tragically killed in an allied bombing raid during WWII, while attempting to rescue her prized jewels from her palatial residence.

Finally, La Belle Otero. The Queen of Spades indeed. The suit of spades corresponds to that of swords in the tarot deck, often considered the most ill omen-ed of the four suits. La Senorita Otero invented a romantic past to mask a humble and tragic childhood. Her path to great success was certainly not an easy one. Probably the most notorious of the four ladies, she is the only one numbered as one of les Grandes Trois, or les Grandes Horizontales, the three great courtesans of the period. And speaking of swords, legend has it that more than a few men lost their lives in duels, or suicide, for want of her love.

Please examine these cards carefully. Note their condition. With the exception of some very minor age spotting on the reverse sides, these are as close to being in pristine condition as any we have found. Our fantasy is that some enthusiastic collector will mount them in a sumptuously gilded frame, behind some bevel cut matte board and heavy glass, so that as a set, they are given their due. We were tempted to do this ourselves, and then to offer them up in that state, but thought that it was probably better to let whoever gets them make their own choices.

As you can see, we are placing a premium value on these four ladies, but we are, frankly, in no hurry to part with them, because when they're gone, we'll have to begin that long, long search, all over again :)

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Lutece, Goddess of Meadows, Responds to Bacchus' Plea. circa 1900 by Reutlinger



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Lutece, Goddess of Meadows, in Quiet Contemplation, by Reutlinger, circa 1900



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Lutece, Goddess of Meadows, Plays upon her Pipes, circa 1900 by Reutlinger



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Lutece, Goddess of Meadows, Blessing Her Realm, circa 1900 by Reutlinger



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Everything's Just Rosy! Couples Romance Fantaisie by Fotocelere of Paris, circa 1920s



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Family Picnic with Grandma circa 1925



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Circus Jugglers, The Three Groegs, circa 1905



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Monday, September 22, 2014

La Danse. Belly Dancing Scene in Morocco, circa 1910s by Bertou of Casablanca



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Flapper on the Beach! Polka-Dot Pin-Up 6, circa 1920s, by Lola



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Gabrielle Robinne, French Actress, in Hooded Cloak, circa 1905 by Leopold Reutlinger



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Marcelle Bordo, Belle Epoque Artiste, Lounges Luxuriently, circa 1905



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Mignon Lot of Two 1900s Berlin Postcards



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Classical Beauty with Olive Branch, by DIX, circa 1910s



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Mother and Daughter Embrace 1900s N.P.G. Oranotype by Heinrich Traut



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Operatic Soprano Lina Cavalieri, circa 1905, by Charles Gerschel of Paris



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Lot of Two Lovely Artistes circa 1905 by G Piprot of Paris



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Circus Performer Mlle. Saltorelli Sur La Corde, Monte Carlo, 1904



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Friday, September 19, 2014

Cute French Model Shows a Little Calf, A. Noyer Pub., circa 1910



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French Dancer Jane Derval in Egyptian Headdress, Photograph by Walery, posted 1902



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Zaftig Belle Epoque Artiste en Collant, circa 1905



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Grete Wolfram, Woman Athlete, circa 1910



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Flapper on the Beach! Polka-Dot Pin-Up 1, circa 1920s, by Lola



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Flapper on the Beach! Polka-Dot Pin-Up 4, circa 1920s, by Lola



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Spanish Dancer Rosario Guerrero, Hand-Tinted Card, Posted to Oran Algeria, 1905



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Risque French Flapper in Veil, circa 1920s. A. Noyer Aurographie



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Maria Melato, Italian Star of Stage and Screen, Looking Very Stylish, by Badodi, circa 1920s



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Mignon in Tatters, circa 1905, Published by Alfred Noyer



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Risque Nymph Captivated by Reflection, Magical, circa 1905/10



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Beautiful Russian Dancer in Oriental Silks, circa 1910



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Modest Maenad, German Postcard, circa 1910



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Miss Ivy Lillian Close, English Beauty, Lot of 2 Cards, circa 1908



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Monday, September 15, 2014

Belle Artiste in Cat Costume, circa 1910s



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D'Argent in Ruffled Dress, French Postcard, Posted 1904



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April Fish, Humorous Belle Epoque Postcard, posted 1907



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Little Bo Peep in Elbow Length Gloves 1900s Burlesque



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Harem Scene. La Favorite, by Thérèse-Marie Rosine Géraldy. Salon of the Société des Artistes Français 1907



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Beautiful Young Jewish Woman, Tunisia, circa 1905, Louis Neurdein



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