Antiques from France, from Limoges hand painted porcelain to French Country Furniture, Sterling Silver, Heirloom Jewelry and Linens, Boudoir and Garden antiques. A peek into the daily antiques business, from European buying trips, fleamarkets in Paris, France, and everything that goes on behind the scenes at our antiques business.
I love Antiques, so it’s only natural that I love Antique Shows, right? I wanted to share a few images of the Remnants of the Past Antique Show with you. It’s held in San Louis Obispo, California, at the base of the Madonna Mountain. The weather couldn’t have been finer, sun, slight breeze, California at […]
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I love gilt, {no “u”!}, glamour, refined elegance just as much as anyone. But then there is French. Country. Wares straight from the Brocante {fleamarket} or Campagne {country side}. A little worn, a little shabby, but charming never the less, and oh! so French. We are unpacking crates and boxes and bags of all things
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Daguerreotypes are widely regarded as the most detailed and the most beautiful of all photographs, their life-like clarity is astonishing. Daguerreotypes were invented in 1837 by a Frenchman, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, and revealed to the world in 1839 when the French government gave him a lifetime pension in exchange for his agreement to not patent them. You
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I wanted to share this treasure with all of you. Oh my! While I have been unpacking our latest shipment of antique French Linens, I have relished each and every page of The Book of Fine Linen, written by Françoise de Bonneville, foreword written by Marc Porthault. Enter the elegant world of heirloom household fabrics, their
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It’s a love that many of you share with me…. Antique Linens. A collection of antique linens doesn’t take even close to as much space as most other collections, and there is nothing as lovely as sleeping in a bed covered in luscious linens hand embroidered long ago, or setting a table with linens from
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Loving these two colors this week: Lavender. and Apricot. {Both were very popular in the early 1900’s.}
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We love Toleware Trays for their beautiful florals in stunning colors, they are really too beautiful not to display. In this post I’m sharing a brief history of tole trays and what to look for when buying one for your collection. From the French Tole Pente du Lac, tole painting refers to applying paint and
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Today I’m sharing a little bit of history of parian ware. Highly collected, they are charming decorative additions to any home.
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Most mornings, the smell of freshly made Coffee wakes me up, thanks to my programmable coffee maker. On special days, though, I prefer using my French Press to make Cafe au Lait , rich, fragrant French Coffee, with warmed milk served in a bowl. Parfait! To savor, and enjoy, like the French do. I am
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