{"title":"Haberdashery","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"antique-french-wooden-lace-bobbin-96196","title":"Antique French Wooden Lace Bobbin Spindles 43 in a Wood Chocolate Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eA set of 43 antique French wooden lace bobbins roughly all the same size. They have been stored in an old wooden chocolate box, sadly there is only the 1 kilo chocolate creme marked on the side label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis box was found in an attic in the South West of France with many other items that had been stored for decades untouched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench wooden lace making bobbins or fuseaux in good useable condition. Many of them still have old thread wound on them. There is also some lace and thread that was found in the box which will be included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese have been used and some have a few little dents or nicks and have been worn smooth with use, this just adds to the charm. Please study the photos to see the condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese would look nice in a display cabinet with various laces or of course they can be used to make bobbin lace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey come in the box they have been stored in, probably for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll bobbins around 10cm in length.\u003cbr\u003eBox dimensions\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 20cm\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 17cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 6.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BalthazarBoutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57889539359055,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/7798\/9967\/files\/il_fullxfull.8089186944_9unm.jpg?v=1781105782"},{"product_id":"mid-century-french-red-sewing-box-treasure-trove","title":"Mid-Century French Red Sewing Box Treasure Trove","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI found this red faux leather case in the back of an old brocante in the South West of France. I'd opened it quickly during my search and thought it looked charming. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce home I started to clean it and sort through it and I found a little treasure trove of vintage and antique sewing items for a child but also with some adult items, needles and pins and older cotton threads etc. There are still the plastic accessories and some buttons and cotton ribbon etc. I particularly like the old pack of Pingouin needles and the little balls of linen thread.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn French it is called 'valisette de couture'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt has been used so it is not in pristine condition but it has obviously been loved and well used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApprox 25cm wide x 20cm deep.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BalthazarBoutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58804840595791,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/7798\/9967\/files\/20260906_105636.jpg?v=1789646229"},{"product_id":"antique-1900-george-dreyfus-terracotta-crying-baby-pin-cushion-paris-studio-art","title":"Antique 1900 George Dreyfus Terracotta Crying Baby Pin Cushion: Paris Studio Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique 1900 George Dreyfus terracotta crying baby bust pin cushion. Marked on the underside 1184 GD Paris Deposé (trademark). It is such a unique and unusual item, as completely irresistible as it is slightly strange.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original velvet pin cushion and stuffing appears to have been replaced with some antique lace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome of these I have seen with a fly on the nose of the baby and others without. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight: 9.2cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth: 8cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepth: 6.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BalthazarBoutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58804931461455,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/7798\/9967\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-17at14.02.22.png?v=1789646639"},{"product_id":"antique-french-set-of-5-horn-bone-handle-button-hooks","title":"Antique French Set of 5 Horn Bone Handle Button Hooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique set of five button hooks of varying sizes with bone or horn handles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a time when tiny buttons were popular on dress sleeves and gloves and jackets, as well as shoes, it would have been a necessary item to aide dressing and also save time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are in good condition, one has an upper part of the handle missing. 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