What I saw amongst the many antiques that caught my attention at the brocante today. A few sweet beauties that for one reason or another that I do not understand made me stop and take a photo.
An oil painting on canvas, peeling at the bottom, blooming on top.
Before it came home with me I had the dealer take the frame off, as I prefer paintings without frames.
A lovely pale blue dress for a little girl, with a silk velvet flower at the waist.
It enchanted me because it was blue instead of pink.
A carved bone cross with an angel's face adorning it. This sort of piece would be attached with a ribbon to a bassinet as a symbol of protection and faith. More often than not Godparents would offer this piece to their Godchild.
An oversized Napoleon the Third armchair with a silk painting of a fluffy cat.
Hidden under a bunch of old textiles I found this velvet pillow case with a hand stitched emblem.
Miniature wooden puppets and porcelain doll heads.
In a broken glassed frame, an 1800s tinted engraving.
A relic holder cross at the end of a rosary.
A five foot plus painting, depicting a classic French scene: A maiden and a shepherd boy…
It sold three times, carving a path from the fleamarket, to the brocante market, to the antique market, next stop someone's home.
An Aubusson covered chair.
A bunch of various wooden/metal stamps to use for printing on fabric for embroidery, monograms and stamping provencal fabric.
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