A rare antique millinery tool, this hat stretcher has a tap attachment which would have been connected to a gas supply and then used to warm the stretcher to make shaping and enlarging a hat much easier

The gas ones are early example later replaced by an electirc heating element

There is no manufacturers name,

Black and white enamel signs are a much rarer find and this is a beauty, solid and heavy weighing 3.5kg, moulded metal with a bevelled surround,

Garden Brocante, position this pair vintage of zinc floats as accents amongst a collection of pails and watering cans of zinc planted with greenery for a fresh  and modern rustic garden display

Both are marked along with a charming lighthouse logo

Approximate height 20cm, weight together 2.8kg 

As carried by Inspector Clousseau in the Pink Panther series,

It's the colour that makes this so adorable, love that French blue on anything but so wonderful on this little toy stove

Perfect chippy look for a shabby chic display

Note the door tends to drop slightly so will need some adjustment

16cm high

Four rare survivors, I believe these are Lourdes souvenirs, they date from the 19th century and are poured wax heads stuffed with wood straw, the two busts are our lady of Lourdes, the others, a cherub chin resting on hand *SOLD* and mother and child
All have a bit of damage,

Super original wine bottle from the famous wine producer Chateau Lafitte with the medallion at the top marked with the date 1903

The bottle is thick and heavy hand blown glass with lots of imperfections and a rich deep green colour, the base has a deep pontil for the thumb to sit when pouring

Sadly no contents,

Original brass name plaque for Louis Sarré, Notaire

The engraved lettering is highlighted in black paint, some missing from the é

A good decorative piece with a French flavour

Measures 25cm by 17cm 

These spoons would have been used in a café bistro to serve Absinthe, the spoon is laid over the top with a sugar cube in the centre, the liquor is poured over, allowing the sugar to dissolve into the Absinthe

Made from a base metal they date from the early 1900's,