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Jazz up a lapel or summer frock with a piece of pretty Art Nouveau jewellery. This lovely Dragonfly enamel brooch was made in England by Stratton in the 1920's. Made from turquoise enamel on an alloy base which is marked with 'Stratnoid' Pro.Patent and the numbers 35. In beautiful condition and measures 1.5" across the wings.

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Very pretty c1940s framed print of Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Glory Of The Garden".  The print has very pretty flowers to the base resembling an embroidered tapestry.  Simply framed in a black tape frame (which shows signs of wear), it has original hooks and string to back, ready for hanging.  Measures approx 19 x 27cm.  This would look loveiy on the kitchen, conservatory or living room wall or even in a wonderfully vintage potting shed!

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"Wild Flowers", sevens card game produced by Pepys.  This is a second edition of the game, produced in 1960s and is in very good condition.  Complete set of playing cards, original box and set of instructions.  Each card features a lovely illustration of a different wild flower - the aim is to collect all in your set.  Box is showing signs of age, with wear to edges and tape repair but the  cards are wonderful.  Violets, cornflowers, primroses, scabious, bellflowers and a whole field more of wild flowers in a box!

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A lovely vintage card game c1950s - "Birds Of Europe", complete with original box and instructions.  36 cards with beautiful illustrations of birds, each with details of the birds habitat and habits.  These really are lovely cards - sparrows, starlings, robins and blue tits, to name but a few of our favourites.  Box is in overall good condition, two small pieces of sellotape to two corners.  Cards are in excellent condition.  Time to have some fun with our feathered friends in the comfort of your armchair or garden table...

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Beautifully fragrant handmade mini pillow for your bedroom.  Made from vintage embroidered linen featuring a crinoline lady in a cottage garden and dovecote.  The mini pillow is filled with wonderfully fragrant lavender which is pesticide free and plumped up with polyester filling too.  When squeezed the pillow releases a gorgeous lavender scent.  Perfect to lay on your bed or on top of your pillow for sweet dreams!  Measures approx 23cm x 15cm.

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The oerfect summer jigsaw puzzle - a country cottage with garden in full bloom surrounded by roses, delphiniums and lilies. Beautiful soft colours.  80 piece wooden jigsaw made by Clean Cut Puzzle Company in original box which shows some wear to edges and has a couple of pieces of sellotape to corners.  c1930s.  Puzzle measures approx 25cm x 18cm.  Time to sit down under the apple tree, pull up a garden table or tray and have some fun... This would look equally lovely framed, if you don't want to bother with the puzzle!

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Vintage 1940s classroom poster entitled "Sweet Peas".  This is utterly charming! A little girl in a gorgeous Summer garden amidst the butterflies and flowers, picking sweet peas.  Beautiful, bright colours and wonderfully nostalgic image, perfect!  This measures approx 38cm x 48cm.  Poster has some slight creasing to edges only.  This is one of a collection of highly collectable posters that we have in stock.  Pure nostalgia!

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Another charming vintage school poster, entitled "Bees and Flowers".  Produced in 1940s and originally intended for use in the classroom, this poster has the most beautiful colours. Bees and beehives happily flying around the most beautiful summer garden, full of delphiniums, foxgloves, poppies etc.  There are pinholes to the corners and slight creases to corners too, but once mounted, these would not be visible. Measures approx 38cm x 48cm. This would add instant summer sunshine to any wall!

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This is such a charming poster dating from 1940s/50s entitled 'Daisies'.  Five children happily picking daisies in a field, two of the girls making daisy chains. This was originally intended as a classroom poster and has been used.  There are pinholes to the corners andsome slight creasing to edges.  Although it is not in pristine condition it would look lovely mounted and framed and measures approx 38cm x 48cm.  Utterly charming and nostalgic! Daisy, daisy, give me your answer do...

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Printed using designs from very special vintage French seed packets, these little sachets are filled with pesticide free, gorgeously fragrant lavender. There are six different "seed packet" sachets to choose from, if you wish to buy one we will choose one randomly unless you state a preference:
Belle de Jour
Lupin
Clarkia Elegant
Reine Marguerite
Capucine
Zinnia double geant
The sachets have flower image on one side and growing instructions in French on the other. Sachet measures approx 6.5cm x 12cm (approx 2 and half inches x nearly 5 inches). The sachets are made from cotton and are supplied with a gift tag bearing an image from various vintage seed packets. Add to bedroom wardrobes, linen closets, dressers, bathrooms, under your pillow, they have a lovely scent. Fragrant, floral and French! Far too pretty for the potting shed...

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The swallows have returned which is surely a sign that summer is on the way. This beautiful vintage poster of barn swallows and house martins, has a lovely summery taste about it. One can almost hear the swoops and shrieks of these lovely birds. The poster is from a collection of vintage educational posters published in the 1940's and is signed by K.Nixon, a well known artist who was one of Enid Blyton's illustrators. No: 72 'Barn Swallows & House Martins', Measuring 52 x 41 cm. In very good condition other than a few small creases to the border.

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