Brocante, I know and you know that I have the brocante bug bad. It is an illness I live with daily. Love it. Every aspect of it. It doesn't matter the side effects it brings: Big, small, tattered, worn, under cover, early mornings... it is worth it.
It doesn't matter what the brocante brings, it fascinates my imagination, makes me giddy, jump out of the car before it even stops giddy!
Or in other words it makes me nutty.
Thankfully I live in France, where my brocante bug can have a daily fix if need be.
1900s Trivet Tray
French Antique pot de creme.
Chocolate not included.
French Brocante Religious Statues.
My monastic days inspire what I am drawn too.
1800s French Tinted Map Engravings
1800s romantic engravings for yesteryear.
Hand woven linen towels from the 1800s.
Glass relic holder with angel design top.
Large wooden base, iron stamp to use to print on fabric, to create a monogram.
Antique pocket watch case with chain.
Not gold, not precious... practical.
1800s French antique hand made fine lace.
Made by loving hands, never used.
Created for the pleasure of creating, not for a purpose.
Pink covered box with folded pieces of paper that have chaton crystals (chaton crystals are used in jewelry making.) stored in them.
French antique baby pink silk covered jewel box.
French letters from 1833
French 1850s prayer card.
That is one long-held prayer.
Passed down over and over in one prayer book after another.
1800s fine damask towel.
Holy water bedside font.
1800s linen flour sacks. Tight weave helps prevent the flour from escaping.
French antique clay marbles,
handmade.
1900s.
Before cat eyes.
Oh Brocante Bug I love the infection or affection you have given me!
I love those old maps. You can see how people in that era viewed our world. In the North America map, Vancouver Island is miniaturized. But they've got most of the rivers in the interior right. They're fascinating.
Love the puzzle cubes too. Corey you must have been brocating 24/7 when you first got to French shores. ;-)
Posted by: Diogenes | 06 October 2019 at 01:49 AM
The Brocante Bug looks good on you!
Posted by: Marilyn | 06 October 2019 at 05:37 AM
I love every photo and every item within each photo. Now I am more eager than ever to be allowed to experience a little of your life of brocanting. See you soon!
Posted by: Patty N. from Pacific Grove | 06 October 2019 at 07:34 AM
Are any of your Brocante items for sale (specifically the religious figurines, lace & prayer book)?
Posted by: Marilyn Thore | 06 October 2019 at 01:42 PM