Lot #841: Vintage 1900s French Postcard - "Château d’Azay-le-Rideau (XVième siecle)" - "ND Phot." (Neurdein Frères, Paris)

Vintage 1900s French Postcard, unused, showing an elegant white four-story building, with caption "Château d’Azay-le-Rideau (XVième siecle) 71. Detail de la facade principale. ND Phot." This black and white postcard does not indicate a publisher, but the top is marked multilingually "Post Card - Carte Postale - Postkarte - Briefkaart - Postkaart - Cartolina Postale - Tarjeta Postale." No Stamp. Never Postally Used. No Message. Produced by the prolific firm Neurdein Frères, this card focuses on the intricate "Visual Integrity" that made Azay-le-Rideau one of the "Jewels of the Loire Valley." The mark "ND Phot." belongs to "Neurdein Frères" (ND Phot.). The Neurdein brothers (Étienne and Louis-Antonin) operated one of the most significant photographic agencies in Paris. They were famous for their massive "ND" series, which cataloged nearly every major monument in France. Their work was so technically consistent that it became the "Official Record" for many heritage sites. seven-language header (including Briefkaart and Tarjeta Postale) indicates this card was designed for the International Tourism market of the "Belle Époque" (c. 1900–1914). It was meant to be sold to travelers from across Europe and the Americas. The Subject of this card is the Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, built between 1518 and 1527, in a mix of French medieval traditions and Italian Renaissance style. This Neurdein Frères (ND Phot.), Paris High-Detail Monochrome Phototype postcard of the Château Azay-le-Rideau, Indre-et-Loire, France likely dates from the Belle Époque / Golden Age era (c. 1905–1914). Dimensions: 9 mm x 14 mm Pickup category timeslot {A}