LE PETIT CABINET DE CURIOSITES

I was away ...I'm back

I was away

I was enjoying life with ...

 

I was watching the world through children's eyes

 

 

and I was buying an entire house full of antiques and treasures

Do you want me to share it with you ?

Lovely seat for a lovely day

FOR ME IT IS THE PERFECT LITTLE ARMCHAIR FOR A PRINCESS

 

Isn't it a lovely for a lovely loved day ( it is saint aimée in France)

 

butterflies are flying

Voyage

several posts made me think about voyages and how my job is a constant trip .
It is a trip into others periods , others cultures , others countries ...

All around my show room you have traces of these voyages

 

oriental ceramics

 

oriental jewells

 

asiatic headdress

 

orientalist photo for a boudoir or a fumoir

 

photos from an old trip

 

more souvenirs

 

and again

posts that made me think about voyages :

http://parisparfait.typepad.com/paris_parfait/2009/02/i-am-a-foreigner-here.html

http://antiquesdiva.blogspot.com/2009/02/guest-blog-paris-parfait-writes-art-of.html

http://houseofbeautyandculture.blogspot.com/2009/02/orient-express.html

Is it going to be a lucky week ?

Look who came to see me

 

it seems she likes antiques

Valentine's day

Flowers

 

and love

 

do you need something else ?

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

 

sunny week and new window display

After the rain, comes the sun

It made us think spring is coming

and it made us happy

so let's change the window display

here is the new one

 

it begins with flowers

 

it goes on with flowers

 

straw hat

 

fruits on the chandelier , s'il vous plait ...it is blowed glass pear and grapes ..

 

old terracotta with a story

 

my new window display

Have you noticed the patina of the old XIX th florist table with original zinc

 

VIVE LE PRINTEMPS

chiner in Provence is not always as everybody thinks

 

chiner in Provence is not always under the sun

photos from Avignon professional fair last week

 

my dad is antiques hunting

 

boy and girl under the rain

 

Chiner in Provence or in France is not always glamour and fun

Nevertheless it is most of the time

feminine linen : divine linen

collection of feminine nuisettes 

 

women are so delicate : lace , ribbon, exquisite linen

the details are so cute

 

a fabulous estate : new treasures

From someones' house

 

to my petit cabinet de curiosités

   Napoloéon III set

  art nouveau majolica fountain

Charles X set

  neoclassic lamp

 

 

 

I have my coco

First, I'm sure when you have read " I have my coco" , You have thought about the great COCO ( http://www.fanpix.net/picture-gallery/321/280321-coco-chanel-picture.htm )

You have thought I had a new Chanel perfume or a new Chanel's bag ...YOU ARE WRONG

You may know my passion for cabinet de curiosités (this is the name of my blog )

So my " coco" is something I have always dreamed about ....

Did you get me ?

I have always dreamed about a Napoléon III ( victorian) parrot from a cabinet de curiosités ..And I have it

In french , we usually call a domestic parrot : Coco ( don't know the name in english), like we call minou for a kitty

 

actually a friend found him another name I call him : balthazar , Coco is too common  .

balthazar comes from a very aestetic house . Tomorrow don't forget to read more about my new treasures