Tongue in Cheek Antiques

French Brocante Mixed Ephemera Paper Bundles Set of 15 Papers 1850-1900s...SOLD

Paper bundle packets, no two alike.

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Antique French Paper Bundles...SOLD

A collection of 25 antique pieces of paper: Hand written documents, French letters, invoices etc. etc.

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French Brocante: Letters

Nineteen century letters. Certainly you have seen movies where the girl waits desperately for the post to come? And when the butler brings in the long awaited letter she grabs it and races to her room to read it alone....

These are such letters, not love letters mostly invoices, but letters nevertheless that were hand delivered, folded with the address marked on the paper directly.

Set of three for 25 Euros

French Antique Dinner Name Cards.... SOLD

Madame and Monsieur Gerard, nineteen century dinner name tags.

Lovely.
Simply Lovely.

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French Brocante: Fabric Dye...SOLD

A packet of turn of the century fabric dye, in its original packaging.

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French Brocante: Baker's Twine....SOLD

A large turn of the century spool of aqua colored Baker's Twine.

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French 1858 Book... SOLD

French 1858 book, pocket size, mauve colored leather, gilded designs on all sides. The book has several enchanting, tinted engravings, charming! Titled: Claire and Helene.

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French Brocante Bingo Cards...SOLD

Rare nineteen century French bingo cards (11x 5)

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French Brocante: Cafe Bags .... SOLD

Set of three, French turn of the century, paper cafe bags each one holds 60 grams worth, six inches long.
Coffee not included. Could be used for party favors.

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French Brocante: Package Holder Handles...SOLD

Turn of the century package grip holders. My husband remembers using these.

When you have a package, a box or a bag that is heavy you attach the string, or the plastic bag handles to the metal hooks. It makes carrying the item easier. The string or plastic doesn't cut through your hand.

They are made of carton and have advertisement bands on them. One is marked Paris.

Of course they are darling to use as part of the gift decoration as well.

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French Brocante: Playing Cards...SOLD

Not a complete set of vintage tarot cards. Cards are approx. five inches long.

Over forty cards. Wonderful for mix media art or decoration.

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French Brocante: Road Maps

Large French vintage Michelin road maps, set of three for 35 euro ($47).

French Antique Books...SOLD

Cover less French antique books (1890 or older). Decorative stacked in groups.

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French Brocante: Playing Cards with Letters...SOLD

Turn of the century children's playing cards to learn French letter sounds.

Can be used in scrapbooking, art projects, or to hang words up with curtain clips!

Original box that looks like a book included.

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French Brocante: Violette Perfume Box... SOLD

French turn of the century Violette perfume box from Paris.

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French Brocante: Paris Notebook...SOLD

Small vintage purse notebook, with the little pencil on the side and unused note paper inside.

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French Brocante: Paper Lace... SOLD

Blue paper lace from the 1920s - 1940s. French armoires and kitchen shelves were decorated with lace. Later paper lace was introduced... ah the signs of modern times in an old fashion way.

The paper lace could be used in scrap-booking or other mix media art.. I happen to prefer the reverse cream colored side, than the blue fruit printed side.

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French Brocante: Pink Box.....SOLD

Small French antique pink box (one inch in size).

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French Antique Documents...SOLD

A set of ten French antique letters/ documents dating from 1780 to 1870.
Beautiful.
Each unique.
Set of ten letters/ documents.

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French Brocante: Paris Guide Book...SOLD

Vintage Paris and surrounding area guide book, complete with maps and descriptions.

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French Antique Theme Tags for Postcards..... SOLD

French antique, nineteen century postcard tags. Very small theme tags, as they were used to add on top of a postcard. Very rare and sweet. The paper tags are about one inch long trimmed in gold. The words include Friendship, Happy Birthday, Thinking of You, Sweet Souvenir...
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French Brocante: Game Box ...SOLD

French turn of the century word game box that is shaped like a book. The game is missing, but the box is too interesting to disregard. A deck of cards easily fits inside...amongst other secret little things.

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French Brocante: Pill Box....SOLD

Nineteen century pink pill box that use to contain Honey Eucalyptus (eucaliptus) bonbons for sore throats and the sniffles.

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French Brocante: Letters....SOLD

A stack of eleven French letters tied with a green ribbon. Dated 1921, and they start off by:
My Little Love.

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French Brocante: Fleur de Lys.... SOLD

French antique letter opener.

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French Brocante: Map Bundles.... SOLD

Map bundles. A variety of a canvased back map, vintage paper maps, black and white map, maps of Paris, sections of maps and more.

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French Brocante: Chromolithography Tags... SOLD

Set of five nineteen century chromolithography liquor bottle tags.
They are more golden then this photo shows. Beautiful details worthy of framing.

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French Brocante: I found another one! SOLD

A 1907 Petit Parisien Almanac filled with all sorts of information about daily life and what was going on in the world.

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French Brocante: 1920s French Wallpaper Bundles...SOLD

Vintage wallpaper Bundles. Varied colors and designs (similar to above) 6 x 8 inches more or less. Perfect for scrap-booking, art projects... The wallpaper is mostly embossed.

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French Brocante: Paper Bundles.....SOLD

Set of forty varied French antique papers: Letters, notes, cards, stamps, music, maps....

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French Menus 1920-30s SOLD

French vintage menus with the printed menu in each.

Set of six, one with a lovely heavy embossed medallion on front.

Paris Vintage Street Guide Book SOLD

Vintage street guide book of Paris with fold out maps of the different neighborhoods.

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Paris Street Guide Book with Maps of the Neighborhoods in Paris SOLD

Vintage Paris street guide book, with maps of the neighborhoods and metro stops within Paris and the suburbs.

Turn of the Century Blank Menus from Benedictine Liqueur Française / SOLD

Set of five large thick, embossed blank menus.

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Blank Vintage Menus SOLD

Set of ten blank vintage French menus

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Pocket Size Prayer Book/ SOLD

French antique leather bond pocket size prayer book. This small prayer book was used when one went traveling, the size made it convenient to take along.

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French 1893 Candy Box/ SOLD

French antique 1893 First communion candy box as given as a souvenir gift to Henri's family and friends.

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French Menus from the Turn of the Century SOLD

Set of five blank turn of the century menus. each menu has a different seasonal scene.

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French Vintage Paris Street Guide / SOLD

Paris vintage street guide. All the streets, buses and metros stops, plus maps of each neighborhood is included in this guide.

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French Antique Prayer Cards

A set of five French antique (1880 to 1920s) prayer cards, no two cards are the same. Five packets are available. Each card holds a sweet holy image very similar to the ones above.

25 euro ($33) includes international postage, tax and paypal fees.

French Antique Dinner Place Cards/ SOLD

Charming Plum for Mr. Gerard and Violets for Mademoiselle Suzanne

Dinner place cards.

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French 1900s Paper Crowns for the Gateaux des Rois/ SOLD

I have never seen turn of the century paper crowns for the gateaux des rois that is served on Epiphany.

But here they are in perfect condition. Thick golden paper crowns with a metal attachement to hold the crown in place.

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A Booklet of Vintage Monograms

A 1960s vintage monogram booklet with varied images of old fashion monograms styles.

Over 50 designs.

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Petit Parisien Almanach 1910

Petit Parisien Almanach contains many practical ideas and thoughts about day to day life in Paris, France during 1910.
Over a hundred black and white pages with images, photos and topics from gardening to housekeeping. The cover alone sold me.

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French Antique Canvas Back Map

Large antique fold out map of a section of France. The canvas backed map is black, sepia, white with a touch or yellow and red. Perfect for framing.

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1907 Petit Parisien Almanach Book

Petit Parisien 1907 Almanach full of practical ideas, interesting thoughts of the time regarding everyday life in Paris.

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Two French Antique Paperback Books

A set of two French antique books about Philosophy.

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French Antique Game Point Counter

Rare object: with this object you can record the game points that two people gain and the turn they are on when playing a game.

For example the first set of numbers record the points, two sets with two dials, one for each player. And below it a small arrow allows the players to mark what turn they are on.

I do not know what game this counter is from...maybe a kissing game?

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Large French Antique Ink Stamp

French antique, rare crown and shield ink stamp with wooden handle. 'Le Harve' is a port city in the north of France. This stamp was pressed on official export documents.  (nearly three inches long.)

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French Turn of the Century Postcards...SOLD

Set of five French postcards, the backs are empty..

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