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I was fortunate enough to find a small bundle of these at the Brocante. 1800s enamel plaques in beautiful condition, and so tiny they are light as a feather. These are utterly exquisite and rarer than rare.
Six are available individually on Etsy. A few more will be available at a later date.
xoxo
If you've ever ordered on Etsy you know that he usually wears a paper hat.
It's his thing.
His signature.
But today he wanted something different.
Something a little more bicorne.
A little more Napoleonic.
Congratulations, Little Man.
You're looking good.
xoxo
A beautiful antique box.
Filled with beautiful antique labels.
Except they're not exaaaactly antique.
Although the paper is 200 years old, the ink is new.
I painted them yesterday while procrastinating over another project.
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Intaglios were cast in plaster from the original stone carvings, often agate.
Many depict scenes from Greek and Roman myths.
Intaglios were collected as souvenirs by travellers on the Grand Tour of Europe in the early 1800s.
And by foragers at the Brocante in the 21st century.
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Bianca's hands were tied.
For the life of her, she couldn't figure out how she was going to change into her swimming costume.
Plaster intaglios.
Early 1800s.
Soft and delicate.
Ephemeral in nature.
Putting in an unexpected appearance at the French Brocante 200 years later ...
Plates from Dr Lelièvre's Petit Atlas D'Histoire Naturelle De L'Homme.
Published in Paris in 1939.
The colours are 1930s chromo-lith fabulousness!
This past week was a difficult one.
Neat, tidy, orderly blog fell apart.
I didn't know how it had happened.
What I had done.
Or how to fix it.
And then in swooped Fairy Godmama.
She fixed everything.
Even better than before.
And then the Brocante winked its eye and spit out some really fabulous little treasures that I will be able to share with you soon.
Hint: numbers. tiny ones.
As for my Fairy Godmama, I am building her a pedestal.
And pondering how to repay her kindness.
xoxo
An antique French pendant.
A double-sided locket with a little beveled glass door and room for a photo of my beloved.
His initials are Mr. B.
B. for Brocante, of course!
xoxo
A little detour through the paper markets of Belgium.
A folder of bits and snippets, old etiquettes and ex libris.
Gorgeous rag papers in seafoam green and shades of ochre and barley.
I am slowly trimming them for use in collages ... more to show you soon.
xoxo
