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Ahmed
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Rebuilding Rouen
Followers of our Instagram will know we were lucky enough to spend a day in Rouen recently. Rouen is one of the great Gothic cities of...
Ahmed
- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
Mary, May, Joseph & Flowers
On the Virgin Mary, flowers, ancient rituals and why May is her month.
Ahmed
- May 16, 2020
- 3 min
Save us from plague
Antiques blog discusses sauvegards, scapulars and Jesuit history in France.
Ahmed
- Mar 11, 2020
- 4 min
Local Saints: Sainte Anne d'Auray
This is the latest in an irregular series of articles on saints and holy people local to us in Northern France. You can find previous...
Ahmed
- Feb 14, 2020
- 5 min
Collecting Vintage Magazines
Collecting vintage French magazines - what to look for and what to avoid and more on vintage style for men and women
Ahmed
- Jan 8, 2020
- 4 min
Caillebotte and Vintage Workwear
A close look at Caillebotte, one our favorite painters and how to date antique clothes with art
Ahmed
- Nov 13, 2019
- 3 min
Art at the end of the world
Cabinets des Curiosités in Brittany!
Ahmed
- Oct 18, 2019
- 3 min
Other Great Exhibitions and Grand Tours
An unusual antique from Napoleon III's International Exposition of 1867
Ahmed
- Sep 26, 2019
- 4 min
Local Saints: Our Lady of Pontmain
Cabinet de Merveilles blog on Our lady of Pontmain religious antiques
Ahmed
- Jul 29, 2019
- 3 min
Antique Sleep
Cabinet de Merveilles Article on antique Lit Clos
Ahmed
- Jul 10, 2019
- 5 min
Knights, Ghosts and Grails
Our local area and very brief history of the Knights Templar
Ahmed
- May 14, 2019
- 2 min
Allons en Bretagne!
We move to Bretagne!
Ahmed
- Apr 29, 2019
- 4 min
Napoléon and son
A little look at Napoleon II the forgotten emperor of France
Ahmed
- Apr 17, 2019
- 3 min
Antiques with a fizz
Cabinet de Merveilles vintage French Soda Siphons
Ahmed
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
Local Saints: Thomas Hélye
Cabinet de Merveilles article on local catholic saint and devotional items
Ahmed
- Mar 29, 2019
- 4 min
Memories of Battle & Boredom
Cabinet de Merveilles article on collectible Trench Art from WW1
Ahmed
- Mar 22, 2019
- 4 min
Wedding Flowers
Cabinet de Merveilles Antique Globe de Mariée
Ahmed
- Feb 15, 2019
- 7 min
Feeling Blue
In today's post we look at Bleu de Travail French workwear, the history of the colours blue and red and how blue saved France.
Ahmed
- Jan 7, 2019
- 5 min
Kings, Carnivals and Cakes
The Galette de Roi!
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