Category: Brocante
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Creative Friends
Awhile ago at my favorite place and pastime (all time) in the world, need I say more at the brocante I met an artist and his wife. At the end of the brocante we talked and talked and exchanged…
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French Antique Guessing Game Winners
Photo via Out of This Century "During the 1870s to 1890s, there were gadgets called skirt lifters also known as dress holders. These devices were hooked onto the skirt waistband or chatelaine (a belt hook from which dangled by…
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French Antique Guessing Game
Every now and then I come across an antique at the brocante that I do not know what it is. Do you know what it is, what it was used for? If so write it…
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The Best View of the Brocante
Three floors high she stood on her balcony, Flowers carefully attached to the rail, Apron tied at her waist, Lunch about to be served on a Sunday afternoon, The brocante was down below. The woman standing there made…
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The Many Faces of the French Brocante
There are many faces at the French brocante, more men than women and mostly older people than younger. I recognize many of the brocante dealers at the fairs, kind of hard not to considering they have been doing…