Charming embroidered French heirloom linen sheet with matching pillow sham, I've not come across one with a matching pillow cover before. Dating from the late 1910's/1920's, the hem of the sheet is beautifully decorated with butterflies,

So hard to find sets of 12 now, these early 1900's cotton napkins are lovingly embroidered with the initials in red cross stitch

They have a patterned chequerboard weave with narrow line borders

Well used but still with lots of life left in them,

A very attractive antique 19th century cast iron jardiniere, the original weathered chippy white enamel paint would suit a monochrome shabby chic decor, I think the look is perfect, these are usually too big and heavy for me to consider shipping but this is small and perfect for slipping in a small parcel weighing only 2.5kg,

Gorgeous old pair of tailor's scissors still sharp and useable with some surface rust 

They are marked Boucher Fab (Fabrique) A Paris, 6 Rue des Maronites

37cm/ 15" long

Three early 1900's asparagus plates with transfer decoration and moulded drain and reserve for the butter

9" diameter, note one plate has an old chip

Mid century double sided painted enamel sign to fix at right angles to a shop front to advertise a repairman of fencing, the wording is the same on both sides.

Some wear and tear but generally in good condition

Measures 40cm by 36cm

Amidon advertising starch box which has the iconic and adorable graphics, wonderful rich colour, solid and clean, this one has lost its clasp and it may have had a strap as there are studs on each side, 40cm by 25cm by 15cm

Early 1900's vintage French indoor or table croquet set complete with all the 6 mallets, six balls, hoops and two pins. The mallets measure 37cm long

It has a good play worn look making it perfect for a vintage display as well as for playing with

Issues - one of the hoops has lost a foot,

I have a passion for antique home or farm spun hemp, clothing, linens and an addiction to buying torchons

This pair of extra large cloths are thick heavy early 20thc hemp linen, hand loomed with an unusual stripe woven in red and indigo blue thread at both ends. The texture is delicious,

Longchamp terre de fer ironstone tureen with very good crazed antique patina on one side, no damage

A rare brocante find these days, this hand forged wrought iron candlestick on a hand turned wooden base was traditionally used to light a passage into the wine cellar

The hook at the top was used both to carry the candlestick and to hook it on the wall in the cave

As usual we have decided to leave it as we found it,

6" high majolica jug with good age staining

6 1/2" high rectangular jug with a relief pattern of poppies (I believe) , good crackle effect

Some wear showing and a hairline crack in one side 

9 1/2" diameter strawberry bowl with good dark staining and crackling to the glaze

Small old chip on foot of bowl

Easy to picture this wonderful handle on a big wooden chateau door

It has some delicious detail of scrolls and leaves and a good rusty patina, only surface rust it could be restored if you wish, the nuts are free which means it is ready to install 

20 cm long

Large steel baskets used for the production of oysters in the Archichon region, these are particularly beautiful as they have a fabulous bloom from wear in the salty water and a hint of colour with the yellow and green paint, there are handles on the sides, great for storage and display of textiles and Brocante finds

Superb majolica plate decorated with an abundance of asparagus and a shell shaped butter reservoir

Approc 10" diameter

Cast iron garden edging panel, not too heavy for shipping, rusty rustic decorating 

Wonderful old biscuit tin, I think 19thc, the covering is paper, deliciously aged but plenty of it still intact, 24cm x 11cm x 12cm

9" plate with green and blue glaze decoration

9" Barbotine plate in good condition

Lovely batch of classic natural pure linen French torchons with a bold wide red stripe running down both sides and the original hanging tags, every one is hand embroidered with the initials ST

They are unused and straight from the farmhouse armoire,

Salvaged from the home of a charcutiere (pork butcher) I have 8 of these lovely old pure French linen sacks with traditional red and blue stripes used for curing a traditional jambom cru

They are slightly smaller than the more usual laundry sacks,

Pretty 1900's 4" high waisted pot with relief design of a pair of butterflies on each side

Some signs of use with two noticeable hairline cracks

Sweet little Barbotine cup with ivy decoration, 2" high

Some wear

I love architectural salvage like thiss cast iron decorative mount in fleur de Lys form, the perfect combination of rust and old paint, 21cm long 

Pretty pink soap dish, nicely chippy and timeworn, cast iron enamel with a heavy enamel finish 

Seven of these wonderful dark amber glass bottles for sale with superb original old labels made of some sort of black composite material with gilt script.

Each one has the original metal cap

We have removed the contents and given them a light clean

13.5cm high,

Small size iconic Bouillon Kub tin, gently rusted, 10cm high

We have a batch of these wooden switches which convert easily into all sorts of useful things, blind pulls, key fobs, curtain cord pulls.....

All types of wood and all with a wonderful rich patina from decades of use

Price is for one,