This rare and collectible antique Judaica postcard features a monochrome reproduction of a painting by French-Jewish artist Édouard Moyse (1827–1908) titled "Th'filin." The artwork depicts a Jewish man wearing a prayer shawl (tallit) and wrapping leather Tefillin (phylacteries) around his arm at a synagogue prayer desk (shtender).

Published circa 1900–1905 by the renowned Kunstverlag Phönix in Berlin (Card No. 120), this card features an undivided back with multilingual postal headers (Post-Karte / Weltpostverein / Union postale universelle) in Russian, French, German, English, Italian, Hungarian, and Polish, indicating international distribution prior to 1907. Unposted and unused.

Item Specifics:

• Item Type: Antique Undivided-Back Postcard (Fine Art Reproduction)

• Artist: Édouard Moyse (French, 1827–1908), often called "The Painter of the Rabbis"

• Artwork Title: Th’filin (Tefillin / Phylacteries)

• Publisher: Kunstverlag Phönix, Berlin N.W. 23 (Card No. 120)

• Era / Age: Undivided Back Era (c. 1900–1905)

• Origin: Germany (Berlin)

• Material: Heavy cardstock paper

Condition

• Grade: Very Good (VG) antique condition

• Details: Unposted/unused. Mild age toning and light foxing/spotting on the front right and back. Minor corner wear with light creasing/ding at the top left and bottom left corners. No major tears, deep creases, or heavy staining across the main focal area.

Authenticity Assessment

This postcard displays all classic physical characteristics of an authentic early-20th-century photo-lithographic art reproduction postcard. Key markers include:

1. Undivided Back Layout: Unbroken address lines without a vertical divider line, characteristic of pre-1907 postal regulations.

2. Typography & Markings: Period-accurate German fracture/serif fonts for "Nachdruck verboten" (Reproduction prohibited) and "Kunstverlag Phönix, Berlin N.W. 23", along with multilingual Weltpostverein (Universal Postal Union) headers on the reverse.

3. Paper & Inking: Natural oxidation, edge toning, and half-tone printing consistency under magnification, confirming an original period production rather than a modern reprint or digital reproduction.

Literature Reference

• Book Reference: The Jewish Realm in Art by Ziva Amishai-Maisels (or refer to Édouard Moyse: Le Peintre des Rabbins, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme / Éditions Somogy, Page 42).

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