Category: Brocante
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Every Brocante Treasure has a Story – Glimpses into Lives Past by Suzette
The following blog post is from Suzette who was part of the French Muse Experience. Suzette's blog is: https://provencedujour.wordpress.com/ At the brocante in Villeneuve les Avignon, we visit vendor after vendor and find a staggering number of 18th…
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Treasures Buried Underfoot
The French brocante offers more than old things from someone's attic and more than boxes of disheveled junk. The French brocante is not just a place to find unbeatable prices for disregarded items or the chance to find an…
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The Answer to the French Guessing Game
Okay smarty pants, most of you guessed around the tool's name an Adze. Though Kipper said it first, "A woodworking tool, maybe used to make barrel staves?" That is it, that is why the handle is so short. …
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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. During the French Muse Experience I came across this piece and was stumped. Do you know what it…
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The French Muse: Day Six
The French Muse Experience had a marathon weekend: a brocante Saturday in Villeneuve les Avignon, then Isle sur la Sorgue, followed by Sunday in Carpentras, then a long lovely lunch at Chez Serge where we had many laughs and shared stories about…
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The French Musettes
Photo Via Suzette who is with us on the French Muse. Everyone found something at the Chateau.
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