1920 Luxembourg Palace and Gardens Paris Vintage Postcard
About This Vintage Postcard
This magnificent antique postcard captures the regal elegance of the Luxembourg Palace and its sprawling gardens during the early 1900s. This card showcases the grand 17th-century facade of the palace, originally built for Marie de' Medici, as it overlooks the meticulously manicured lawns and the central ornamental basin. In the foreground, several gentlemen in classic Belle Epoque attire, including overcoats and hats, stroll along the wide gravel paths. Stone sculptures, including a prominent lion monument, flank the ornate balustrades, perfectly preserving the high-society atmosphere of this historic Parisian sanctuary as it appeared over a century ago.
Details
Era: Divided Back (Circa 1920–1925)
City: Paris
State or Region: Ile-de-France
Country: France
Topic: historic palaces, French garden design, Belle Epoque fashion, Parisian landmarks, royal architecture
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: Unused
Address Side: Divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Leon & Levy (LL)
Publisher: Levy et Neurdein Reunis, Paris
Printer: Not listed
Print Type: Collotype, Phototype
Additional Information
Identified by the prestigious LL mark and numbered 159, this card belongs to a famous series documenting the landmarks of the French capital. This card is an important historical artifact of the French postcard industry, as the reverse features the imprint "LEVY ET NEURDEIN REUNIS, 44, RUE LETELLIER, PARIS." This confirms the card was produced after the 1920 merger of the two greatest rival postcard firms in France, Leon & Levy and the Neurdein Studio. A printed warning on the address side in French advises: "N'écrire que sur le côté réservé à la correspondance" (Only write on the side reserved for correspondence), a common instruction as postal habits transitioned away from writing on the front of the image.
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