Rare Original Photo of Mademoiselle Finette / CanCan Dancer, Prostitute, Paris for Sale

Rare Original Photo of Mademoiselle Finette / CanCan Dancer, Prostitute, Paris For Sale

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Rare Original Photo of Mademoiselle Finette / CanCan Dancer, Prostitute, Paris:
$344.99

Original CDV photo of Mademoiselle Finette (real name Josephine Durwend,) a cancan dancer who performed at the
notorius Bal Mabille dance hall in Paris. She had a reputation for drunkenness.... and was also a prostitute. This CDV was taken in 1867, the same year she was listed in the courtesans\' directory \"Les Joyeuses Dames de Paris\".
Those black spots in the background are age-related, but the one on her upper lip was a natural \"beauty mark\" that
she would enlarge with makeup when performing. Minus the small spots mentioned, this rare CDV is in very good or better antique condition. Dimensions are 4\" x 2.5\".