Small hand-made circular wooden confectionary box with beautifully illustrated grey and white label. SOLD.
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A selection of French house numbers. Price £18 – £20.
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Small upholstered chair
Still with some original black paint on the turned wood frame, a little chair newly upholstered and covered in a blue and white check fabric. SOLD.
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Small grey mice, biscuit fired
Grey mice in Biscuit de Valenciennes. Aarticulated arms and legs. Hand painted faces. Mice with attitude. SOLD
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Oil on circular board of a woman
Painted last century, in pale greys and pinks, this portrait of an eighteenth century woman holding a rose is rather haunting. SOLD.
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Le Temps Perdu…..
I stayed the night just outside Arles in a village I had known well when I was twenty. As I walked down the “Passage du Temps Retrouvé“, it was on my mind how in thirty or forty years a place can change entirely, a business grows then closes, someone moves away and is lost. Time […]
If you’ve not been to Station Mill yet do come and have a look around.
Welsh mule chest, scraped back, with two drawers beneath. Made originally with no metal work, the lid “hinges” therefore on two grooves. SOLD.
A section of border wallpaper blocked in chalky pinks and blues, in a large French frame in grey with traces of gilding. SOLD.
This chair looks very good in its new linen covering. Finished with a nail trim. It’s shape is tall and elegant. On dark wood legs with castors. SOLD.
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Provence in Spring
I wanted to have a look at the big fairs in the south of France. Beziers, Montpellier and Avignon, three major international events all in a line along the coast from Languedoc to Provence. Prices were reported to be high but I needed to see for myself and, for a first time visit, it seemed […]
The day before the Autumn Rederie at Amiens could not have been wetter, and the upper most blade of the wind turbines along the road from Dieppe disappeared in low cloud. Graham was with me, as I’d discovered back in April that this market was a hard one to do on one’s own. We eventually […]
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Armchair recovered in neutral linen
Extremely comfortable armchair recovered in 100% a darkish neutral colour linen. Chair is on castors beneath bun feet. SOLD
Pair of Italian 1950’s painted cabinets/bedside tables. On both doors is a motif of Griffins. Gilt trim. There are no shelves inside the cabinets. 80 cm at the tallest point x 48 cm at the widest. SOLD.
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Provencal rush seated bench
A rush seated, oak Provencal bench has been fashioned out of two chairs, with arms and a mid-section added in. Traces of green paint remain on one of the chairs. Early 19th century. The bench is absolutely charming, and just a little delicate. Price: SOLD.
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Signed oil on canvas, Nelly Marmorek
Framed oil on canvas, Nelly Marmorek born Vienna 1877. Self portrait with her husband Oskar who died age 45. Some of her work has been purchased by the National Gallery of Australia. On the rear has been written (translated): “Nelly Marmorek was artist/painter at Cannes, Villa Molinary, and wifr of Marmorek, modest researcher at the […]
French cotton damask monogrammed table cloth and eight very large napkins with initials “R R”. Tablecloth 153 cm x 152 cm. All in good condition with no marks. SOLD. Other monogrammed napkins and tablecloths also currently in stock.
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And finally….
Fields adjacent to the market had become vast parking lots and crowds queued at the portable ticket kiosk. I wanted to find the woman who sold an exquisite collection of ribbons, pharmacy bottles, curiosities, tiny pill tins, small music cards from marching bands, bundles of wicks, old parchment, fragments of fabric – all in a […]
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Small Louis IVX mirror
Small late sixteenth century French mirror with traces of original paint. Thick foxed mirror plate. SOLD
A most beautiful little bedside table, possibly Italian, on delicate legs. Two drawers with new locks fitted. Gilt and gesso. SOLD.
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Eighteenth century French fronton
Well worn and robust 18th century fronton. 137 cm x 32 cm. SOLD
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Pair of French shutters
Nicely weathered grey shutters. Each shutter is 147cm high x 41 cm wide. SOLD
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Pair of Swedish chairs
Pair of Swedish chairs with worn grey paint. Would work well standing by a bedside. SOLD.
Three vide-greniers were earmarked for next morning. I was out by 6.30am but there were only a handful of stands very slowly being set up at the first venue so I continued down the coast to the next market. Here I wasn’t the only person looking for the Place du 11 novembre, only to find […]
