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Thursday, August 06, 2026

Thank You Victor Hugo 🙏


WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT 
THANK YOU Victor Hugo 🙏
To whom I owe my 21-meter Chambre de Bonne 
Posted by Parisbreakfasts at Thursday, August 06, 2026 42 comments:
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Labels: Cathedral Notre Dame, le Stryge, Les Miserables, Louis le Vau, Maison de Victor Hugo, Medieval, Place du Vosges, Victor Hugo, Viollet-le-Duc

Sunday, August 02, 2026

Tale of a Rococo Fan,

 

Marie sent me an email of a blurry photo scrap of a fan 🪭 she once admired at an auction.

Being an ardent collector of antique fans 🪭 
Posted by Parisbreakfasts at Sunday, August 02, 2026 33 comments:
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Labels: 18th century, antique fans, eventail, MAD, Marie-Antoinette, musee des arts decoratifs, NIWA Boulangerie, Rococo
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