Mar 10, 2011 - Sale 2239

Sale 2239 - Lot 447

Price Realized: $ 210
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(PHOTOGRAPHY.) "!!!un corset!...serrez fort!" Series of six real photo postcards showing a "full-figured" black woman dressing before a large mirror; with no company name on the reverse; the initial "pcp" appear on the front of each card; the reverse of each has what appears to be a remainder of "sealing wax." France, circa 1920s
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An unusual set of photos that show a black woman, gradually getting dressed, each step captioned. In the final photo she announces "recette pour faire une parisienne prenez."