LE PETIT CABINET DE CURIOSITES

Saturday's party

Yesterday was a wonderful and big party.

It was very crowded ...

I was very happy

Invitation card sand to my customer

Tomorrow, more photos to come

festive curtains

Like every 3 months I'm going to change the decoration and for christmas it is a special moment . I change every ambiance , every room to make them looking different and looking like christmas season

That is why I am a little bit far way from my blog but each step I'm thinking of you and I miss you

The first thing I've changed was the curtains in my modern bedroom

My mum and I made a pair of gilded linen curtains with cristal pendants sewed on it .

The pendants are all different and from the XIX th century

I'm sorry the pictures are not that good , I will try to post some more because I can tell you it is very lovely

Suspense

The phone rings

someone explains to you that he wants to sell some antiques , he has inherited an house , and he wants to empty it .

You drive your car to the address .. you look for the right door , try to park not too far ..

You are so excited

you imagine what you are going to find

what you are going to do with it

thanks to the sound of his voice , you think his family was an old "marseillaise" family , may be he owns some wonderful paintings or some little santons or some sailor 's antiques , things from a far away country

he opens the door , he is not what you have expected , your eyes try to find something

Going to buy antiques to someone's house is like a blind date ..

You try to be honest , to be the best you can be and in the other side is a mystery ....

mysterious painting found in a mysterious place

Souvenirs

Here is what is left after a life

a notebook , a tumbler and a litlle roses painting

I found it in an attic today and I'm telling you I don't sell the notebook ..It is a XIX handwriting notebook with poems , feelinds , stories , tales ..beautiful hand writing.

Some passage are so touching

Read and translate these beautiful words ...

Christmas decoration

I'm starting to choose my christmas decoration for my show room

yes ..I know for you american guys , it is a little bit late ..but for me it is fine. Begining of next week , it will be christmas time in my little show room

I know the table in the window will be almost black with small silver snowflakes embroidered  in it

Artiga table cloth 150 x 150 cm : 70 euro for information contact me

I love the way this tablecloth is wrapped , look at the button , isn't it cute and the brand it is written "made in chez nous " ..so lovely

Pink power

Today , the day is rainy and sad as the sky is grey in our sunny Provence .

But thanks to a friends my day was pink ..

Yes ..a pink box of Ladurée 's macarons ..my friends are so sweet

Then I look around me and I realize even the fabrics were pink

pink percale from lemanach 145 euro / m for information or order contact me

pink toile from petit " saint cloud 82 euro /M

pink fabric of Pierre Frey called Ming 140 euro /m

for any information contact me

Swaroski cuskions with silk for info contact me

look at this pink diamonds cushion ..all what girls want  and love , don't you think?

and even the candle is pink , and look what is written on it ?

SO thanks to all of that it was a wonderful pinkie day 

questions

Life is full of questions

What is she thinking about ?

provencal XIX th painting in my show room

What is he looking at ?

XVIII th century painting in my own collection

To who is she sending her lovely kiss ?

XIX th century terracotta in my show room

For who is she dancing ?

XIX th century italian watercolor in my show room

What is she praying for ?

an old papier mache virgin in the purple bedroom

And you don't you have any interrogations or doubt ?

Salon in Gèmenos

It was a nice salon in the sunny Gèmenos

You could find

Some beautiful " objets de collection" such as Gallé vases , biscuit clock ...

A little chair for a little princess : I love this gilded victorian chair with its original fabric for a child . For price or information , contact me

A XIX th century doll

Paintings

furniture and all kind of antiques

and beautiful things.

What would you have chosen if you were there ??

If you need information or price of any piece you see , contact me

OUR WINNER

More about me :

I collect painting from Algiers , more precisely from " villa abd el tif painters "

I own some of wonderful algerian paintings that " remind me " a country which I don't know but where I have roots.

This morning , my collection got bigger by buying a new wonderful painting ...which I am in love with

Emile Gaudissard 's painting (1872 -1956) My collection

I'm so in love with this painting . It seems I've always known her ..I had the same feeling than Maryam ..

Her name is written on the back of the painting : Zohra Fatma

So Zohra made me think about Maryam and her muse

The love she has for her , the way she cherrishes her ...

Then I wanted to write few words for her to congratukate her , she is in the 10 best middle east or africa blogs list ans SHE IS the 2 nd ...

GOOD JOB

But anyway for us I think she is the best and she is the winner , what do you think ?

Picture from  a set of pictures taking for making postcards. They are in glassplate

I couldn't help sending this picture for her ...Thank you for sharing Morocco and your wonderful life with us ..

the world of santons ... a naive world

I'm so happy with my today's find :

une creche : a nativity

My antiques shop is in Aubagne and Aubagne is the birthplace of the santons

They are small terracotta litlle figures and they represent the provencal life and nativity .

I love the old santons because they are very naive and all the figures seems so kind and gentle.

I would love  to live in their world .

I collect old santons but this time I'm very happy because it is an entire world so I have my nativity for christmas time . It will be so nice in my decoration in my shop . I hope I'm not going to sell it very fast ..

Look at my cute crèche : I love the 2 angels ...for price of the entire creche contact me

these animals are adorable

Look at the small details

My favorite character is " Lou Ravi " He is the happiest one in this small world

P.S : I know someone who is going to love my find ...