I didn’t truly appreciate this when I first saw it. It was at the back of a cupboard, but when I pulled it out I discovered its authentic charm. The suitcase is charming – there is no questioning that, but the real gem for me is in the tag. Check out the other photos here! […]
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So what is it that Dubonnet so much a part of French history? Well, I rather went on a little history trip while researching this – we could also call it a Google rabbit warren. Once I started looking into the story I found it full of interesting titbits. Let’s start at the beginning with
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This may be a bit of French design history which you were previously unaware of, but you will certainly find this story interesting. Pierre Disterot was a Parisian born in 1920. He studied electrical engineering and had a good eye for design. Initially, she followed the classic styles of the 1940s, but he soon found
Melt your heart puppies! This mum and two puppies combo are lovely, although also a tad confusing. They are marked with W. Germany underneath and they are in the style of Goebel but sadly not marked as being made by him. I have researched and discovered that he did have two other people who created similar
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This was an amazing find and I almost instantly fell in love with it. I adore the size – there are many jokes about the importance of size, but when it comes to overnight bags, size really DOES matter. This is perfect. You can literally pack everything you need in here. I used to think
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Jerzy Kosiński was a Polish American author who is reported to have said “The principle of true art is not to portray, but to evoke” – that is exactly what we wanted to do when we came across some old magazines. We found the magazines unloved and unwanted in a plastic box. Depiction of people has
This was a great discovery. The more I looked and cleaned and restored the more I discovered about the piece and its history. The owl at the top is a popular symbol. It has developed a complex meaning over a millennium of use. An owl is to the night as an eagle is to the day. Owls are generally
