Last Sunday we visited a small flea market in a village with a very notable name that is situated about 15 minutes south of Cognac.
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| I'm saying nothing! |
We didn't find much for my Etsy shop but we did manage to buy two sets of Art Deco ceramic knife rests and a pretty Italian shabby chic soup tureen.
I have recently started to collect a particular make and pattern of crockery. Many years ago when we first moved to France I bought a pretty tureen for it's decorative appeal and didn't really think any more of it so when Spike spotted a little cake stand with the same pattern I just had to have it.
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| Such a pretty design from the end of the 19th century |
On turning the cake stand over it turned out to be made by the well known manufacturer, Longwy, which surprised us both because Longwy is more famous for a chintzy 1920's flower decoration typically on a blue ground.
The design is called Oiseaux (birds) and is quite a rare pattern especially when it is in green and red as opposed to just the red. Well I shall keep my eye out for more Longwy 'Oiseaux' trucs from now on as I find it's always more fun when you're pouring over hundreds of stalls to have something in particular to look out for.
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