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The Chappelle Rouge, the French Brocante in the UK

Chappelle Rouge, a taste of France in the UK (20 photos)

I love this wonderful place, a huge, sprawling barn jam-packed with French treasures; furniture, mirrors, textiles, kitchenalia, linens, textiles, costume, architectural and agricultural salvage and plenty more.

Chappelle Rouge,
Cherry Tree Farm,
Henfield Road,
Small Dole,
West Sussex,
BN5 9XJ

Tel: 07931 660592 or 01903 816422
email: grayman57@gmail.com

A Delivery of 19thc toile Fragments for Study

I have just received a very interesting package through the post, a small selection of early 19th century French printed Bolbec & Nantes toile fragments. While they are all quite small or tatty, all are of great cultural interest, helping me with my research. I have had pieces in a couple of these designs before, either exactly the same or a slight variation implying a different manufacturer or new copper plate or roller.

I always try to buy scraps like this whenever I can, as they are always good reference pieces; I keep some and sell some on to other curious textilophiles, they often get framed as the vignettes are so evocative, or are used for small projects such as patchwork.

www.morgaine-le-fay.co.uk