A few personal items for sale

Sadly, now sold (sniff...)
Gorgeous pair of French door knobs - never got round to fitting them as our door knobs are already rather nice!

sold
A pair of old curtain pole supports


and another pair, a little smaller, or can be used as curtain hold- backs

sold
And these are the metal spikes which hold up the supports...difficult to get nowadays


This is a large game pie tin - great for raised pies too

Now sold

You just pull ot the pins and the tin comes apart which makes removing the pie easy-peasey!


I've been having a sort out of my own stuff - we really, really, have to thin out as this old house is just too big for us - we only use half of it for goodness sake! And, when our daughter goes away to lycée in September, there will only be us and the animals...

So, I am selling surplus to requirements - things which I never got round to fitting or using. I reckon it's going to take ages before we will be able to put the house on the market, but little and often, and we'll get there...

If you are interested in any items, just click here for my other Ebay page.

Have a good week!

Heavy Metal... well some not so heavy...

Sorry, but this dish is sold
This gorgeous French silver-plate dish would be just perfect as a Christmas gift or an ideal addition to a dining room setting - imagine it piled high with mince-pies, dusted with icing sugar, or maybe ripest peaches and nectarines...

It is quite heavy, hence my title, and the engraving is so typically French, with elegant cartouches and flourishes, finishing with four sweet little feet...if you are interested, contact me direct or see my Ebay listing here.


Sorry - this is now unavailable
A great retro vintage tea-towel hook rack. The French always have tea-towel hooks for several cloths ie a torchon to dry glasses, one for plates, another for hands and the 4th for maybe an oven cloth. This is a great 1960s or 70s example - I just love the Italian Chianti bottle...you can see the listing on Ebay here ...or if you're in a hurry, I've got it on Etsy too for an instant purchase - see it here.

(I have featured this before, but it's back up for grabs after a sale fell through due to it being a little long for my friend's kitchen space!)



sorry, but this brioche tin is sold
This is the best French brioche tin I have seen for ages. It has a lovely floral design pressed into the tole - or tin - and the silvering is in excellent condition, with no rust. Just gorgeous in a vintage kitchen or something for that keen cook for Christmas perhaps...contact me direct or see my Ebay auction here.


The reverse of my latest find - turn it over and...


Sorry, this bag is sold
This little black velvet bag/purse has metallic silver thread encrusted into the design of a peacock, and on the reverse - a nice touch - is a little cartouche in matching thread. A lovely little bag to go with your little black dress...

see the listing here.



Sorry, these are sold
These are curtain pole supports - you bash the metal spikes into the wall where you need the pole, and the gilt metal ribbed sleeves slip over the spike. The little metal peg sits in a hole in the pole - eh, voila! A stylish, authentically French window arrangement - just need the chateau to go with it! You can see the listing here, or contact me direct.

Well, have a good week everyone!