Category: Brocante
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French la Vie 2025 Dates to be Set This Week
Are you coming? Are you up for another brocante blitz around Provence? Meet the French in their homes? Fill your suitcase or ship boxes home? Are you ready to have fun with other people who the Brocante Bug has…
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Antique Guessing Game: What are Those Brushes??
Your guesses were reasonable; well, most of them were Diogenes tell Danny that the brushes are more significant than my hand, making shaving brushes impossible, but nice try. Are you ready to know: CLOTHING STARCH BRUSH – Antique Korean brush made…
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Do You See the Painting on the Shield I Found?
The 1700s metal procession shield is a fantastic find; it is a rare item that collectors appreciate like me. These shields are painted with scenes of religious iconography. What makes these shields particularly fascinating is that they were…
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Recycle, Reuse, Remake
"Waste Not, Want Not is a proverb we have all heard as a child probably to encourage you to eat your dinner. The proverb means, if you use a commodity or resource carefully and without extravagance you will never be in…
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Follow Me in Provence
It's been quite an eventful week with Red Shed Tour, a team I'm delighted to be a part of. They bring large groups to explore the world of antiquing and discover the beauty of Provence twice a year. I…