Earlier this week we went to the Brocante at Angles sur l’Anglin and it turned out to be my lucky day! Last year I posted about my quest to add to my collection of knife and fork rests. You can read about it here.
Angles Brocante had a few sets on offer, and our friend Chris found this lovely set of daschunds, which he promptly bought. Just as I was thinking how nice they were and that I’d missed yet another opportunity, he presented them to me as a gift.
Sally and Chris then led us to a stall that they’d seen earlier. There was a set of crystal (although it has to be said, not very good crystal) rests. After some negotiation we got them for nearly half price at 8€. Now you might think that we were ‘done’, but I like them!
So, if you eat chez nous I now have a selection to offer. You might have to remind me to put them on the table though!
Back to my title, perhaps it should be the other way round. G.O.F. then B.O....
Hello Gaynor:
ReplyDeleteThe doggy knife rests are such fun and are surely bound to raise smiles all round when dinner is served!
I love them too. Shame there were only six!
DeleteWe can attest to the usefulness and cuteness of the dasch knife rests ;-)
ReplyDeleteThey seem to be desirable objects. I'll have to count them all out and count them all back!
DeleteYou will have to get some frankensteins and make hot-dogs that need to be eaten with knife and fork! They are some of the most interesting I've ever seen.... and so necessary in France with the one set of cutlery system.
ReplyDeleteWhen you delve here are some really tacky ones to be found. I'm going to make it my mission in life to photograph the most tasteless examples!
DeleteAn interesting item to collect as you can actually use them.
ReplyDeleteUseful and a talking point for entertaining but for dinner a deux something extra to wash!
DeleteI wouldn't have been able to resist the teckels. I would have bought them for our friends who have mini dachshunds (we are aunty and uncle and babysit whenever we can).
ReplyDeleteDachshunds are the right shape for this object. Are they called teckles?
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming you all arrived home safely!
The French for Dachshund is Teckel. We got home fine, but Simon and Célestine nearly had a terrible accident while the clients and I were in Chenonceau. It sounded really frightening but his quick thinking and driving skills meant he managed to avoid all damage and injury. He's still a bit shaken though.
ReplyDeleteAngles sur l'Anglin - ah! One of my favourite places and home of a dear friend. Glad to hear it being the source of such fascinating little objects!
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It's one of mine too! Perhaps I've bumped into your friend on one of my visits. What a small world.
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