The painter captures the moment. Giving a glimpse of the story that unfolds before his eyes. The small details set up the atmosphere, a book with a page being turned, an empty china teacup, an apple that sits near…

Miniature portraits catch my attention as much as everything else that is old does. I have a Brocante Bug badly as you know. The miniature portrait that I am mostly attracted to are the ones that aren't raving beauties but…

      A porcelaine gilded and painted needle case. Why? Because needlework was an art, and the wealthy had beautiful objects to hold their tools. Sort of like who has the latest iPhone, or designer purse, or what car…

  These charming 1800s glass top hand-painted scene boxes were for chocolates; They are made out of "carton" hardbound paper with golden paper lace strips to add richness to the paper form. These were on sale at an auction that…

The French la Vie… that beautiful gathering of friends from blogging who loved coming to France, digging in the brocantes, meeting people, sharing stories, tasting Provence in big juicy gulps and delicate sips. I postponed the 2020 gatherings, hoping that…