CABINET 4: LA BELLE OTERO--SPANISH DANCER, ACTRESS, & COURTESAN- LA BELLE EPOQUE

Description: CABINET 4: LA BELLE OTERO (CAROLINE OTERO)--SPANISH DANCER, ACTRESS, & COURTESAN OF LA BELLE EPOQUE BY PHOTOGRAPHER CHARLES REUTLINGER OF PARIS.I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL MY COLLECTION FEATURING WOMEN OF LA BELLE EPOQUE. IT INCLUDES 36 CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAMOUS SUPERSTARS OF THE TIME----CLEO DE MERODE( 4 CABINETS), LIANE DE POUGY(10 CABINETS), LA BELLE OTERO (10 CABINETS), EMILIENNE D'ALENCON(6 CABINETS), AND LINA CAVALIERI (6 CABINETS). I WILL BE LISTING THEM INDIVIDUALLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS--ALL ARE IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION AS I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN QUITE PARTICULAR IN ACQUIRING THE MOST PERFECT IMAGES POSSIBLE OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS. SHIPPING IN THE USA WILL BE $5. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WILL BE VIA EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM. CAROLINE (LA BELLE) OTERO, 1868-1965--BORN IN SPAIN, CAROLINE OTERO WAS, PERHAPS, THE MOST FAMOUS DANCER/COURTESAN OF LA BELLE EPOQUE. EARLY IN HER CAREER SHE BECAME MORE FAMOUS OFF HER FEET THAN ON THEM AND WAS THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER WOMAN IN ALL OF EUROPE. IN 1889, OTERO MADE HER WAY TO THE FOLLIES BERGERE TRIUMPHING SEASON AFTER SEASON BY COVERING HER BREASTS WITH HER VERY OWN REAL JEWELS. HER LOVERS, WHICH SHE CHOSE CAREFULLY, INCLUDED THE KINGS OF ENGLAND, SERBIA, BELGIUM, AND THE KAISER. HER BREASTS BECAME SO FAMOUS THAT THE TWIN CUPOLAS OF THE HOTEL CARLTON IN CANNES WERE ACTUALLY MODELED AFTER THEM. DURING HER LIFE SHE MADE ABOUT 25 MILLLION DOLLARS MOST OF WHICH SHE IMPULSIVELY GAMBLED ASWAY. "WOMEN HAVE ONE MISSION IN LIFE: TO BE BEAUTIFUL. WHEN ONE GETS OLD, ONE MUST LEARN HOW TO BREAK MIRRORS. I AM VERY GENTLY EXPECTING TO DIE."

Price: 115 USD

Location: High Point, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-09-22T14:26:27.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD