La Belle Brocante

Etsy Sale

Use coupon code HalfOff for 50% off Etsy purchases over $50 this week.

 

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Baubles {a 50% off sale}

 

 

 

Good Qualities

Antique? 

Black and white?

French?

Enamel?

With numbers?

 

Check, check, check, check, and check.

 

A lovely start to the weekend!

 

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In Black & White

The forecast at the brocante has been sunny with a chance of discovery.

I've been fortunate to find a large number of transferware pots recently, including some stunningly handsome French models.

The French pots will remain in my personal collection for now. Some of the Edinburgh pots go into the shop with the next round of listings. They are delicate and adorable - perfect for display or holding a tiny treasure or two.

 

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Rois et Reines de France

A most wonderful treasure from the Countess's library, Rois et Reines de France en Estampes, published in 1826.

The Three Graces ...

Marie Antoinette ...

Every King and Queen from the 5th to the 19th century ...

Engravings brought to life with exquisite watercolour detail.

 

Philippe Auguste pitches a fit when his crown isn't shiny enough.

Isabelle looks contrite.

 

 

Paquebot

Somewhere out there on the horizon, a container ship is making its way from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Just a couple more weeks ...

 

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Costume Parisien

Fashion engraving from 1818. 

Jane Austen meets the French Brocante!

 

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