As you may recall, I recently scored a pretty sweet haul at Goodwill. Part of that haul was a set of four 19th-century handcolored fashion lithos from La Moda Elegante Ilustrada, a Spanish fashion magazine. It was basically Spain’s answer to Godey’s Lady’s Book (or perhaps Godey’s Lady’s Book was America’s answer to La Moda Elegante Ilustrada, I don’t really know. Actually, they were probably both an answer to France’s La Mode Illustree. So there, America and Spain!)
Anyway, I’ve decided to put those lithos up for auction on eBay. And I thought I’d post about it here in case anyone was interested. You’ll notice I took them out of their frames for ease of shipping and because the frames were in were in pretty bad shape and probably from the 30s or 40s, so not really anything special. So, for your amusement, here are the auctions (in no particular order):
- A regal addition to any lady’s boudoir
- Blossoming springtime beauties
- Artistic ladies discussing artistic subjects
- Sun and fun in the gay nineties
I hope they all find excellent homes. As for me, I am on my way to find my excellent bed. G’nite all.
