Category: Brocante
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What a Flirt the French Brocante is!
What is up with the brocante? Oh, a lot. Always a lot, which is a good thing, I could never say, "Been there done that." Which is, by the way, something I can hardly stand hearing. I guess I…
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The Queen Victoria’s Panty Charm … Or the Panty Finder Continues
Blogging amazes me. It never ceases to surprise me. The connections, the small world made smaller, the way everyone knows someone who knows someone who knows you or me is a constant wonder. Charland and Barbara are sisters who…
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French Country Style – Provence
French country style – Provencal style from the eye of a brocanteur is about Color, texture, home, hearth and nothing to fancy, everything about warmth. It is about everyday things one use to use daily. – Pottery – in…
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Curious Find at the French Brocante
So there I was at my weekly hang out: The Brocante, doing the walkabout with my cousins, doing what I do finding old things that I can sell and trying to be the first one on a good deal…
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Where to Go Antiquing in France and How to Get Your Antiques Back Home?
Antiquing in France, where the brocantes (antique markets) are as plentiful as the stars in the sky, it is not difficult to be a collector. One can collect an array of antiques, big and small, furniture, porcelain, rustic art,…
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The French Brocante
At a brocante in France, one can find anything. Well, anything old, that is. The classic brocante finds are linens such as sheets with giant monograms, hand-made lace pillowcases, monogrammed dinner napkins large enough to be mistaken for a…