After the French Revolution, the restrictions on porcelain production lifted and the commercial trade flourished. In 1819, the region had four porcelain factories; by 1900, there were 35 factories ...

While in Giverny, there are lots of other things you can do and places you can see. The village can be reached easily from both Normandy and Paris if you are planning to add a stop there to your trip.

An audible sigh of frustration drifted across the packed seats of courtroom “Voltaire” in Avignon’s Palace of Justice, as the lead judge, dressed in a scarlet robe, announced an unexpected ...

Beachwood, OH, USA, September 17, 2024 -- A carved oak canopy bed and dresser by Charles Rohlfs combined for $86,100, an 18th ...

The figure of Le Limousin held a vase representing Limoges’ famous porcelain in one hand and reached toward a canopy of wheat and chestnuts with the other. I’ve seen many provincial French train ...

If you were around in the late ’80s and early ’90s, you probably remember a quirky product from tableware company Lenox: Spice Village, a set of 24 porcelain spice jars designed to look like ...

In 2014, a French man on a bus tour wandered a bit too far out into ... Death Valley Lodging in Stovepipe Wells Village; and Panamint Springs Resort. Those who live here happily maintain a healthy ...

European museums are one thing, but the castles are another entirely. Instead of roaming through the Louvre in Paris, why not take a day trip to the Old World castles that line the continent’s ...

This exquisite Georgian farmhouse, which has been restored and presented to an high standard with excellent equestrian ...

Last week, Gisèle Pelicot, 72, told the court that her calm demeanour masked a “field of devastation”, triggered by the instance, four years ago, when a French policeman had informed her that ...

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