This antique Italian postcard features an elegant female profile wearing an unusually dramatic feathered hat, illustrated in muted green, black, red and warm brown tones. The image carries the printed signature “Miliotti” at the lower right, while the reverse retains Italian printing and Milan press markings that help place the card around the end of the First World War period.
The reverse includes “Produzione Italiana”, “Printed in Italy” and “Imprimé en Italie”, confirming Italian production. A separate printed line includes “Uff. Rev. Stampa Milano” followed by the date-style marking 3-8-18 and number 6326. Because this appears to be a press or review marking rather than an explicit publication date, the postcard is conservatively described as circa 1918 rather than claiming an exact manufacturing day.
Antique Italian Postcard with Miliotti Illustration
The central portrait gives this piece particularly strong decorative appeal. The woman is shown in profile with curled auburn hair and a large dark hat rising into a fan of green feathers. A small red geometric ornament adds a striking accent to the otherwise restrained colour palette.
Collectors searching for a Miliotti postcard will recognise the stylised signature incorporated into the printed artwork. The signature should not be confused with a hand-written autograph: it forms part of the original printed design.
The card also fits the broader collecting field of the Italian artist postcard, where illustrator-signed fashion, portrait and glamour cards from the early twentieth century are collected both as ephemera and as small pieces of decorative artwork.
Circa 1918 Glamour Lady Postcard
The reverse is an important part of this example. In addition to the Milan marking, it carries the series or design number 903-6 and a multilingual Italian-production panel. There is no visible stamp, postmark, address or handwritten message in the supplied photographs, so the card appears to have remained unposted.
As a 1918 postcard, or more cautiously a card dating from around that period, it is now over a century old. The fashion portrait and extravagant hat also give it crossover appeal to buyers interested in early twentieth-century costume and vintage glamour postcard imagery.
- Item type: Printed antique postcard
- Subject: Female profile portrait with feathered hat
- Artist / signature: Miliotti, printed within the image
- Origin: Italy
- Period: Circa 1918, based on the reverse press marking
- Reverse number: 903-6
- Press marking: Uff. Rev. Stampa Milano, 3-8-18, No. 6326
- Postage condition: Appears unposted from the photographs
- Dimensions: Not supplied
- Condition: Good antique condition with age-related toning and minor surface marks
Condition and Display
The postcard shows normal evidence of its age, including overall paper toning and a small number of light marks. The supplied photographs do not show a major tear, substantial corner loss or heavy crease. As with any century-old paper item, the photographs should be examined carefully because minor surface wear forms part of its condition.
Its compact format, distinctive portrait and unusual hat design make it suitable for a postcard collection, fashion or illustration collection, archival display or sympathetic framing using acid-free materials.
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