Northern European, probably Swedish, pine chest of drawers, later painted. Nicely detailed angled feet, and shaped top. 97cm widest x 47cm deep x 82cm high. SOLD.
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Pair of French pink velvet fauteuils
Pair of 1950’s fauteuils. Pale wood frame, cabriole legs. Faded pink velvet, with large and comfortable feather seat pads. The legs have been braced. The arms have a very slight wobble. SOLD the pair.
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Buying at Montpellier
The deballage at Montpellier was vast. A milling crowd of dealers had already filed past the ticket collector into a glass atrium. At 8h precisely the doors to one side opened and we poured out into a large open space where lorries were being unpacked at speed. Cavernous halls stood around another open air selling […]
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Pair of French table top girandolles
Pretty pair of French girandolles. Formerly wired for electricity. 27 cm high. SOLD.
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French petit-point fauteuil
French fauteuil, 1930’s, in a pale moss green with nicely worked floral seat and back. Very nice condition. SOLD
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BOULANGERIE letters from Loches
Set of greeny metal letters taken from a Boulangerie in Loches that had been closed for twenty years. SOLD
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Oil on board of posing man and curtain
Good colours and an interesting painting. English, unsigned. SOLD.
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French farmhouse table
Rustic farmhouse table, 2.5 metres long. Traces of original paint to top, and repainted base which has also been restored. SOLD.
Ivory silk embroidery with columns and central detail of a woman and dog beneath a tree. 66 cm wide x 80 cm high. SOLD.
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Much to please the eye
Another afternoon, driving back from les Saintes Maries de la Mer – a village all bright and dazzling by a windy sea, with narrow fisherman’s lanes, a pretty restaurant beneath a mulberry tree, women in gypsy dress offering lavender, and such views of the Camargue from up on the church roof – I saw a […]
Sturdy French 18th century chestnut table, fully treated and later painted in chalk paint – blue grey base and darker grey top – with wax finish. Decorative apron on all sides. 72.5cm high x 71cm deep x 120cm wide. Price: £495.
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Pair of French metal lanterns
Pair of lanterns, unglazed. 62cm high. SOLD.
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18th century iron urn
Beautifully worn, heavy French 18th century urns. 35cm high x 26cm at widest. SOLD.
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French 19th century metal letters
Large metal letters in original black paint – A, A, E, M, O, I, N, D. SOLD.
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Painted chest of drawers
English painted chest of drawers – three small drawers with three large drawers beneath. Later painted in mushroomy grey with a slate grey top, then waxed. 99 cm high x 53 cm deep x 118 cm wide. SOLD.
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Tall painted French wooden column
Solid, wooden column with original distressed paint, 18th/19th century. A replacement base has been added probably in 19th century. 2 m 20 cm tall. A beautiful item. SOLD
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Camargue
The Camargue is a particular place, not like the rest of France. Black bulls, the Guardien cowboys, white horses and flamingos are its usp. As well as mosquitoes and the violent Mistral blowing down the Rhone valley. Our gite was in Montcalm, a hamlet with an 18th century chateau surrounded by vineyards. In the 19th […]
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Large French over-mantel with shelf
This over-mantel has been restored, and new mirror plate/beading fitted. Decorative columns and carved panels. Deep shelf above. It is a heavy piece and could be supported by a wall-fixed batten. Original grey paint with a little new paint touched in. Price now £195.
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Pair of French wall sconces
Pair of French wall sconces with foxed oval mirror behind. Very pretty, ready for re-wiring. SOLD
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French two door buffet
Good sized French buffet with two doors and two drawers. One interior shelf. Replacement locks and key. 140 cm wide x 101 cm high x 46 cm deep. Chalk paint and wax finish. SOLD
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French Defense de Fumer sign
Evocative mid-20th century wooden sign, with silver lettering on a glorious blue background. SOLD
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Pair of French bed-side cabinets
Pair of French bed-side cabinets on cabriole legs – one with three drawers and one with a single drawer. Painted in an old white and waxed. SOLD.
Under low cloud we climbed high over the Massif Central, a smooth and exhilarating drive along the autoroute with views of pine forests and ruined chateaux perched above craggy valleys, and over the fabulously daring Millau viaduct. Much easier than a thousand hairpin bends through the gorges. I wanted to visit two dealers in Vic […]
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French metal lilies
Metal lilies on bamboo stems, from a convent school. SOLD.
