girl - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/girl/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:11:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Quirky Vintage French “Wet Paint” Sign Dating from the 1950s/1960s https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/quirky-vintage-french-wet-paint-sign-dating-from-the-1950s-1960s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quirky-vintage-french-wet-paint-sign-dating-from-the-1950s-1960s Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:50:30 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=2999 Made by - and branded - the French paint manufacturers "Usines de la Seigneurie" ("Factories of The Seigneurie") between the 1930s and the 1960s from the district of Pantin, France of the same name. This is a quirky and colourful sign indicating "Wet Paint" in French with a young girl playfully and dutifully illustrating this! It is made of very light cardboard and measures 28cm by 19cm (11in. by 7½in.). and the reverse of the sign is plain. It comes with a hanging string, and probably dates from the 1950s or 1960s. It would make an interesting decorative piece, a humorous gift for an artist, could be mounted and framed easily, or just used "as is" - it's difficult not to smile when seeing it, in whatever way it might be displayed!

There is some wear to the edges and a tear to the sign near the the centre, but one wouldn't expect an item of this age, material and use to be pristine.  It's remarkable that is in as good condition as it is, really, and we think its charm and quirkiness overwhelms any imperfections.

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]]> Charming Danish Candlestick Holders https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/charming-danish-candlestick-holders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charming-danish-candlestick-holders Mon, 02 Oct 2017 19:59:28 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=884 Dating most likely from the 1970s these small (5 cm square / 2 in square) Danish candlestick holders are utterly charming with their matt white finish and subtle blue and red design of a girl with flowers, a butterfly and a bird in her hair. That's apparently the way in Denmark.  And we don't mind that at all.

Both holders are in quite good shape considering their age - just some minor wear on their edges but overall very nice looking pieces indeed.

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