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Antiques with a fizz
Cabinet de Merveilles vintage French Soda Siphons
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Apr 17, 20193 min read
Local Saints: Thomas Hélye
Cabinet de Merveilles article on local catholic saint and devotional items
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Apr 3, 20193 min read
Memories of Battle & Boredom
Cabinet de Merveilles article on collectible Trench Art from WW1
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Mar 29, 20194 min read
Wedding Flowers
Cabinet de Merveilles Antique Globe de Mariée
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Mar 22, 20193 min read
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.
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Feb 15, 20197 min read
Kings, Carnivals and Cakes
The Galette de Roi!
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Jan 7, 20195 min read
The Pleasures of Heresy
Cabinet de Merveilles blog on Jansen heresies and collecting Jansenist crucifixes
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Jan 2, 20193 min read
Lisieux: Saints and Dissidents
A guide to a great, secret French Flea market- Lisieux in France
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Nov 30, 20184 min read
What’s the best town in France to live in?
Cabinet de Merveilles go house hunting in France
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Nov 7, 20183 min read
Gruesome and Beautiful
Cabinet de Merveilles look at antiques and antiquities in England
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Oct 12, 20182 min read
A weekend with the Folies Bergère
Cabinet de Merveilles come across some vintage couture designs for the Folies Bergere
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Sep 3, 20182 min read
Six Brocante Secrets
A secret guide to buying at French Flea markets and brocantes
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Aug 27, 20183 min read
Markets big and small
Cabinet de Merveilles antiques hunting around Creances in Normandy
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Aug 14, 20182 min read
Vikings and Aviators
Cabinet de Merveilles antiques hunting in Normandy
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Aug 6, 20182 min read
Wet Weekend
Cabinet de Merveilles Real life antiques hunting in France
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Jul 30, 20182 min read
The Mystery Cushion Cover
Cabinet de Merveilles- a very special WW1 antique
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Jul 27, 20183 min read
Our Working Weekend
Cabinet de Merveilles working weekend
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Jul 25, 20184 min read
The Vegas Version
Cabinet de Merveilles closely examine a curious antique collection of photographic slides
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Jul 16, 20182 min read
North, South, City, Country
Cabinet de Merveilles blog on living at the edge of France
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Jul 8, 20182 min read
About us and this blog
Cabinet de Merveilles About us and about this blog
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Jul 1, 20181 min read
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