Vignettes From My Kitchen

Vignettes 

in the Kitchen

If you have been following this Blog
you will notice I have put into use
some of the lovely items
from my shopping treks
around Belgium.
Can you spot them?

The Brocante

Brocante or Flea Market Season 

is upon us

in Belgium

and

of course

I am

here to partake in the

offerings

of the day!

This particular Brocante

was in my little

Village

Signed Vintage Engraving of the 

Eiffel Tower

Vintage Engraving of the Swans of Brugge

Signed Vintage Watercolor Print

of

Paris

Antique Crystal and Silver Bowl

Antique Silver Servers

Vintage Brass Letter Holder

Beautiful Vintage Brass Dish, 

my fellow Shopping Partner

found for me...

she knows I do love brass :)

and last but

not least...

Sitting upon a throne

of black marble

with her hound is

 'Beth Anne', 

named after a dear friend

and fellow

Brocanter

PS

this is not

everything...

Chateau d' Havre on a Foggy Belgian Afternoon

Chateau d'Havre was built in the 12th century, along the Haine river.
It was owned by the Enghien family. 
In 1518 Havré Castle went to Philippe de Croy,
In March 1578 the castle was sieged by a small army.
 Charles-Alexandre de Croy had the castle rebuilt in 1600 into a lavish residence.
Charles-Alexandre was a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece,
Chamberlain of Albert VII, Archduke of Austria and a Prince in the Holy Roman Empire.
He entertained the painter Peter Paul Rubens, Marie de Medicis, wife of King Henry IV of France, the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain, Mary of Hungary, Governess of the Netherlands, the Duke of Marlborough and the Prince of Savoy.

 And this is only a few minutes from our home!

Just One Little Ebay.Be Purchase...

I went with a Friend

the other day

to pick up a purchase

she made on

ebay.be

and 

this is the rest 

of the

story
!

The bubble wrapped
round mirror in the center
of the table is the purchase
we went to pick up...6 flights of a
Belgian winding staircase
However
that is not
all we left with!

 These are the "suppliers"

A lamp I wanted,
but she wouldn't part with...
I will let you know the
end of that story later...
as I will try, try again :)

The lovely dashboard "prize" my friend was given

as she is 'with child' ...

he rode up front without a carseat

all the way back to our little

corner of the countryside

of

Belgium

Binche, Belgium

Binche

a village in Belgium

one day in

February

Havre, Belgium Farmstead

An old Farmstead
in Havre, Belgium
The owner and his wife
have lived here since the 1960's
and it is chock full of
delights!

Welcome, browse, like anything?

Antlers anyone?



I could listen to this all day
in pristine condition from Germany



You can see the owner's reflection in the mirror,
wrapping up my purchase!



There are usually icons under these cloches
however
French Vases filled with flowers work too!



Very old, French Reproduction
I love the sweetness



Quite old, Louis XV Style



This is quite large, from England.  I think this would be lovely
as an island in a Farmhouse kitchen



From the Flanders region of Belgium



Treasures from a Countryside Trek

A little adventure

in the Countryside

of Belgium

with a friend

can mean

a

box of

treasures!

Wonder where the shop Anthropologie gets their ideas...

none other than the countrysides of

Belgium and France

Today this little Belgian Pressed Glass Beauty

holds a tower of limes!



Louis Phillipe Cigarette Set...I think for pencils and my business cards...



A little French Shell Dish for jewlery or soap or...





Sweet.  French Plates...6 of them!



At the Auction

Three out of Five

not such bad odds

at the Auction

in Belgium

Rafraichissoir en porcelain de Paris fond rouge peint d'un medaillon de fleurs edition d'art Couleuvre



  Paire de sujets en porcelaine anglaise Staffordshire -Chien au panier-fin 19eS



Cornet en porcelaine VALENTINE fond bleu medaillon de fleurs rehauts d'or 19eS