A few of the new brocante finds

I only managed to edit some of the pics I took, sigh. I got too busy packing, shopping for the return trip, taking the dogs to the Vet for their medical for re-entry into the UK etc. The rest will follow on Wednesday or Thursday.

Here are the ones I did edit -

A few little bits and pieces -

Amongst them this sweet broderie anglaise bow and very fine belt buckle -

No idea what this beautifully soft leather purse/pouch/thingy was for, but it is sooo tactile -

Weird shaped spoon, DH reckons its for tasting soups or gravy -

Fabulous old hospital bottles.The stall holder told me quite a lot about her grandfather, from whom these bottles came -

Love this Military Hospitals bottle -

Set of 12 boxed silver plated cake forks -

Fabric covered chocolate box -

Gorgeous antique clips -

Ornate candlestick -

Antique door finger plates -

Sundae spoons -

Beautiful bust of the Virgin Mary -

The sweetest tiniest box with the smallest nibs I have come across -

This is the most astonishing religious book, just about every single page is crammed full of tiny handwritten notes-

A few small religious items -

A really sweet plaster figure of the Baby Jesus -

Porcelaine de Paris Holy Water Font -

Such a sweet little Holy Water font -

Alabaster and porcelain Holy Water font -

The oldest religious card I have found so far, 1838 -

Huge rosary. I always thought they were monks or nuns' rosaries, but I came across a photo of a young girl's First Holy Communion and she was wearing one round her waist -

Antique spindles ( Spinning ) -

The prettiest sifter (?) spoon -

Boxed silver plated sugar tongs -

Tie back tassels - the colours are much richer and a little deeper, just couldn't get the camera to get it right -

Beautifully ornate vintage upholstery tacks -

A little box I came across contained these beautiful pieces -

and last but not least, I found a little bag full of uniform badges and stripes -

The rest will follow asap.

Hmmm, did I mention that we are going back to the UK tomorrow for a few weeks? Well, if I hadn't mentioned it before, I have now! ;-).

Toodlepip xxx