Description
This is a Very Rare collection of Turn of the century French Carte Postale, With a beautiful Art Nouveau album (C. 1904-5)In brown and gilt with Faded Violet pages. As you will see from the informative first page, this is the luxury model provided by this company at the time.
This is the second and last part of a collection i managed to aquire at a small antiques shop in Toulouse,
The other one has found a nice home and now its time for this one to do the same. I have been told by a local collector that many of these cards are nearly impossible to find and quiete high in value individually. This book is perfect for resale or just to add to an existing collection.
The album itself contains 40 pages for cards and while many spaces are free There are a large number of cards in this book. Well In excess of 300 and most of them are in excellent/good condition. The cards are varied and date from approx 1890-1915 with a wide assortment of scenes and conditions.
There are cards depicting Photo scenes and illustrations of famous places such as
Paris
the seine and boats -
the Louvre before the pyramid we associate with it now-
landmarks before metaled roads lots of horse and carts-
churches
automobiles trams ferrys
l'arc de triomphe
l'moulin-rouge
champs elysees
Chambres des deputes short print run nearly the full set
nos.1-2 4-36 38-40
Statues art and depictions
Jeanne d'Arc
mozart enfant chez pompadour
shakesphere
Cartes salon
Artisanal cards
short print runs
tabac cards
artist etchings
canvas style transfers
Photographic cards
Artworks and Statues, boats, an automobile or 2 and horse and carts in abundance as well as now famous places before the modern age took hold,
The list goes on as there are a number of Tabac printed and unique cards inside as well.
This is a very unique chance to grab a piece of history and look back through the faded mirror of time.
Condition-
Book- great condition some minor marking but otherwise very well preserved including both the original insert page and label
Cards- Most ranging from Good-Excellent a few with some damage
Measurements- 13 1/4” square
For obvious reasons not all cards are pictured but I have done my best to include a varied selection.
Please excuse the postage costs as this item is extraordinarily heavy, 3.2 kilos _packaging. You can check la postes website for collisimo economique to see for yourself.
Please see photos for details