French metal letters, BIJOUTERIE, from the facade of a Jeweller’s shop. Traces of gilt beneath old off-white paint. SOLD.
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French chandelier
Pretty French chandelier for re-wiring. SOLD.
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English armchair in vintage hemp
Comfortable armchair on square legs, with new feather seat pad, re-covered in vintage stripe hemp. SOLD
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Glazed tabernacle
Glazed pine tabernacle with raised upstand. One pane of original glass remaining. 74 cm high x 43 cm wide x 43 cm deep. Price: £320.
Several pairs of oak shutters from a beautiful house in Verneuil-sur-Avre. Two pairs with normal French drop-on hinge fittings. Four slightly wider pairs, some with “moustache” hinges . 128 cm wide plus 4 cm overlap x 203 cm high. SOLD
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French bedside table on cabriole legs
A really pleasing, solid French late 18th/early 19th century bedside table on cabriole legs and raised lip around the top. In flat chalky grey paint. SOLD
A bright September morning in Le Havre with Graham, emerging from the cavernous ferry garage, heading for the Mediterranean. Once over the Tancarville Bridge that sails over the Seine we traveled on National roads, past villages with steep slate roofs and needle-sharp church spires, past large tan and white cows, half timbered barns and stacked […]
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Swedish coastal view, oil on canvas
Signed and dated oil on canvas by Stina Hafstrom 1946. Born 1915,a listed Swedish artist represented in the National Museum of Sweden in Stockholm and the Museum of Waldenmarsudde. Dimensions including gilded frame 60cm wide x 47.5 cm high. SOLD.
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Brocante in the forest
I had bought well the year before from an elderly couple in prime position at the start of the five kilometer forest road. They lifted boxes on to the trestle tables and let me rummage by torchlight and do the unpacking for them. “We don’t know what is in the boxes,” they told us, “it […]
Substantial French eighteenth century armoire of oak and elm. It has served well during its long life, has suffered cracks, and has lost its cornice at some stage. It has been newly painted inside and out. It does not break down but the doors lift off their hinges. Height 211 cm x width 131 cm […]
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Watercolour of a village in Provence
Lovely watercolour of Orgon in Provence, near St. Remy de Provence. Signed A. Wilder. Reframed in a slim wooden grey frame. SOLD.
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A barn in Normandy
Next morning we drove down the Cotentin peninsula to visit another dealer. Graham began making noises about lack of coffee, so at the next small town we parked by the church and sat outside a modest restaurant as it was preparing for its lunchtime trade. Small square tables set with paper place mats, stainless steel […]
Luminous still life with blue tea pot, unframed oil on canvas by Therese Debains 1897 – 1974 (unsigned). Therese Debains began her career in 1926 and was immediately spotted by Leopold Zborowski (who also discovered and promoted Modigliani, amongst others). Her canvases have been purchased by the French state, the Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris, […]
Luminous still life with turquoise bowl, unframed oil on canvas by Therese Debains 1897 – 1974 (unsigned). Therese Debains began her career in 1926 and was immediately spotted by Leopold Zborowski (who also discovered and promoted Modigliani, amongst others). Her canvases have been purchased by the French state, the Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris, museums […]
Distressed metal bed frame with some original paint. Four pieces, bed head and bottom , and two side panels that slide into place. Rings along the bottom edge of the side panels would have held in place a mesh mattress base. Decorative as a display item, the bed head and bottom could also be placed […]
Armchair on turned wood legs, reupholstered with vintage hemp. SOLD
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1930’s French haberdasher’s counter
A 1930’s haberdasher’s counter from Avranches in Basse Normandie. Fielded panels and scrolls to the corners. Drawer at back with secret storage alongside. Originally painted in a similar colour, this piece has been repainted in chalk paint with a wax finish. 89 cm wide x 83 cm high x 45 cm deep. SOLD
Unframed oil on canvas. Portrait of a French gentleman in a jade green jacket. Slight damage to canvas at level of his collar. The portrait came from the Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste in Pauillac (which also produces a Medoc Grand Cru). SOLD
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Brocante in Normandy
As much as the springtime palette of Provence the month before had filled my eyes with vivid colours and light, it was still a gentle pleasure to return to Normandy in May. A brief visit this time to collect an oak buffet I’d bought nearly two years previously, to visit a few dealers and attend […]
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Pair of 19th century French prints
Delightful pair of early 19th century prints – the paint has been eaten away in some parts – depicting the Seduction of Cecile and the Abduction of Cecile – a cautionary tale for young ladies of virtue! SOLD.
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Armchair re-covered in vintage hemp
Armchair recovered in vintage stripe hemp. With new feather seat pad. Rear legs have interesting ball castors. SOLD.
All of my purchases had been collected and loaded by late lunchtime as a long line of vans trailed its way inside the perimeter fence to begin picking up. The transporter’s lorry set off northwards but my flight wasn’t until the following morning. With the afternoon free I drove south of Avignon and chanced upon […]
1879 & 1880 volumes of De Bossuet and Histoire de France in bundles of three or two with soft covers in beige, faded pink or faded blue. £28 – £42 per bundle. Free standing rustic book shelves (three shelves). 100 cm wide x 144 cm high x 31 cm deep. SOLD.
A Credit Agricole wooden painted sign from the Ardeche. 240 cm long x 62 cm high. SOLD
