Antique French postcard album substantially filledwith early 1900s photographic postcards featuring actresses, dancers,singers, theatrical performers and other female stage personalitiesof the Belle Époque era.The album appears to have beenassembled in France in the early 20th century, with many cards datingfrom approximately 1901-1903. A number have French postage stamps,postal cancellations, handwritten messages and period dates.Notablesubjects visible in the album include:
- Cléo de Mérode
-La Belle Otero / Carolina Otero
- Lina Cavalieri
- Réjane
-Anna Held
- Émilienne d'Alençon
- Polaire
- SybilSanderson
- Grace Thompson
- Alice Dufrêne
- ThérèseCernay
- Marie Thiéry
- Gaby Pohlen
- and manyadditional French and European theatrical personalitiesManyof the postcards were produced by well-known Paris theatricalportrait publishers/studios including Reutlinger and S.I.P. Severalcards feature printed facsimile signatures or printed inscriptions aspart of the original postcard image; these should not be consideredhand-signed autographs unless otherwise clearly indicated.Thepostcards are mounted in the original album using the album's cornertabs. Some spaces in the album are empty, indicating that a smallnumber of cards may have been removed over the years.Condition:
Thealbum shows expected age and use, including wear to the covers andedges, rubbing, scuffs, soiling, toning and age-relateddiscoloration. Interior pages show toning, spotting/foxing andgeneral handling wear. Individual postcards vary in condition and mayshow edge wear, corner wear, toning, staining, postal markings,writing and other age-related wear.
A substantialoriginal period collection of Belle Époque theatrical and celebritypostcards with strong French stage and photographic interest.Pleasesee pictures for more details.
Y29
Related Items:
Antique Vintage French Game Pie Mold Pate en Croute #24 Tin Mold
$100.00
LARGE Antique French Jewelry Display Casket Beveled Glass Gilt Brass 19thC Heavy
$395.00
Antique French Miniature Portrait in Ornate Oval Gilt Brass Frame with Easel
$149.00
