LE PETIT CABINET DE CURIOSITES

GUESSING GAME

The godmother of this blog is the "queen " of guessing game ...

O.K may be this game would not be as funny as hers

but I wanted to know what you think of this piece

what do you think about when you see it ?

 

what is it for ...?

a clue : it is 15 cm high 

 

Tell me what goes through your head , if you don't have any clue use your  talent to tell me a funny story .

The 1st blogger that finds it will win a little prize ...( a surprise) wherever you are you will receive a piece from petit cabinet de curiosites .

I'm waiting until saturday to know about ..what is going all over your head

touch of red

I love red and I particularly love this kind of vintage dish towels , I found them in an old bistrot and there was a lot , they haven't been used and now they look lovely in my kitchen of my show room

P.S : this morning I'm very proud of me I managed to make a mosaic ....youpi

all these red things are available in my show room , contact me

glittering

frames

By reading one of the style court post , I decided to share with you one of my passion and one of my collection : FRAMES

As I'm specialised in mediterranean XIX th century paintings , I always need frames. Sometimes the painting has its original frame but sometimes and sometimes I have to admit I don't or my client doesn't like it so I have to change it.
I have an entire collection but I sometimes don't have the right one because of the size or the style

A frame is as important as what is inside and it can also be as expensive as it is inside .

 

gilded antique frames

 

other kind of frames

I love this dutch style frame

 

italian wood frame from the XVIII th century

 

empire frame

 

orientalist frame with a picture

 

accumulation

frames are a little bit different for drawings or watercolors 

this louis XVI style frame with a bow matches perfectly with the watercolor, it is ver classic but timeless

 

find an antique pair of frames is rare...these ones are perfect for engraving or drawing or portraits

a frame can change everything

for me this one doesn't go well with the painting even if the colors match together

This american painting in Pollock's style is from Charles Christopher Hill

 

do you like it , if not what would you choose ?

I like modern painting with old frames

 

Modern painting with a regency style

 

1906's mediterranean painting with gilded frame

Do you pay attention to frames ? Do you like them ?

For more posts about frames check it :

style court post about framing

and a second style court's post about frames

hansaxel 's post

all these frames and paintings are available in my cabinet of paintings

 

new year but old things

New year ,

 new trouvailles

 but OLD THINGS

 

As soon as I have some pictures from my provencal christmas , I may share it with you.
Once again , thank you for your wishes and Hope this year will be great!

Hope the best of 2008 will be the worst of 2009 

photos : old nibs available in my petit cabinet de curiosites

greetings cards

 

Photo : old greetings cards

2 days left to write my last greetings cards .

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I was looking around my shop and look what kind of details I discovered

 

a little sticker under a perfume bottle saying Bouquet de la reine.
I'm sure I would love this perfume. But the bottle is empty

 

bouquet des dames 'fragrance

 

one of the victorian bottle , it come from a victorian perfum set and you can try the bouquet des dames' fragrance , if you win the bids

 

 

 

20 little things to treasure at christmas

After reading Melissa's post ,let's think about why I love Christmas

 1. use a lot of gold

 

2.the wheat have grown

 

3. Christmas tree

 

4.to eat special candies

 

5. to buy special things for cooking

 

6.to cook special meal

7. to set up a very nice party table

 

8.to write greeting cards

9. to enjoy receiving greetings cards

10. to share time with family and be happy together

11.to thing about others andwrap beautiful presents

12. to set up the nativity ( creche)

13.to enjoy cold weather

14.listening to christmas songs

15.waiting for santa claus

16.smelling christmas smell

 

17.eating the 13 desserts

18.be surrounded by happy excited kids

19.looking for silly presents for my sister

20.Thinking one day after ( on the 26th ) it is my mum's birthday

 

christmas in gold

one of the color of christmas is gold

let's share some spots of my petit show room with you

 

gilded ivy

 

flowers with gold color

 

metal gilded ivy on a red glass , it is religious candle holder

 

gilded cup

 

salt holder from robj LImoges , art deco period

 

gilded cross

 

beautiful tiara

 

terracotta provencal virgin with her gilded dress , she is handless on her right side , it means somebody made a wish and it became true

 

detail on a perfume bottle

little treasures

I think I found some little treasures and I can easily imagine that some can be on a christmas list 

first plan : enameled ring holder( 33 euro) , enameled glass (28 euro) ,victorian perfume box and "carnet de bal " (45 euro)

there were more treasures ..more to come

Noel ( christmas) In Provence : les santons

Today I found (chiner ) perfect things for my new christmas 2008 display :

I found little figures called santons ...

 

I particularly love this one..they all have a name . This one is "le boulanger (baker )

 

here are some of the others santons I found : le pêcheur (fisher ) , le boulanger and le meunier ( miller )

I love these ones becaise they have a lovely patina

Provencal christmas is full of traditions , I'll try to share it with you all along this month.
Today we have planted the seeds of wheat , to have a flourishing year ...

I will show you some pictures

and today is also a special day it is my Dad's birthday ...I have the chance to be abble to celebrate it with him surrounded by most of my family

 

sante , Tchin tchin ....