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Lot 021 - Trio of Antique Carte De Visite C.D.V. Risque Photographs of Women in Undergarments Including Two Seated Poses and a Pair of Costumed Performers, Photographed by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, 579 Broadway, New York
Lot 021 - Trio of Antique Carte De Visite C.D.V. Risque Photographs of Women in Undergarments Including Two Seated Poses and a Pair of Costumed Performers, Photographed by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, 579 Broadway, New York
Trio of antique carte de visite C.D.V. photographs depicting women in risque poses wearing undergarments. Two of the cards show a seated woman in a white chemise with dark ringlet curls, posed leaning on a chair back in one and seated in an upholstered chair in the other. The third card depicts two women in theatrical costumes with exposed legs, printed with the imprint "L.S. & P. Co. 579 Bway. N.Y." along the lower margin. The verso bears the imprint of the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, Jas. L. Warner, 579 Broadway, New York, with a pencil inscription reading "Misses Kelsie Cash" and printed text offering to secure the negative for one dollar. The other matching cards have blank backs.
Condition shows mild soiling and toning across all three cards with light edge wear. The two matching cards show some surface scuffing.