{Point A La Ligne the Rolls Royce of Candles}

Roses are all about romance; for kindling the flame of love!

 The flame of the most romantic candles in the world: Point à la Ligne. See page 12 for Christmas rose candle.
For more than 30 years Point A La Ligne has the reputation for being the Rolls Royce of Candles.

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On the left you see my Point à la Ligne red Christmas rose floating candle. 

 When we lived and worked, in the Province of Treviso, in the little town of Cornuda/Italy, I loved the Gift shop that was around the corner. 

That's where I found this treasure, a large tray made out of silk faille in a Lucite embedment. 

It is so romantic!

The crystal rose is from Swarovski and the other silver rose is a brooch; both from my private collection.

A most romantic duo; both from Italy...

The solid silver rose from Giovanni Raspini, Italy and available at my Mariette's Back to Basics on line boutique. Only one available; rest is SOLD.

The tray is not for sale - no way!

Sorry, sold out...

{Romantic Italian all Silver Rose by Master Giovanni Raspini}

After all the angels, we still continue with highly romantic pieces; this is a perfect all silver rose by master Giovanni Raspini in an 800/000 silver content. The sturdy rose measures 7" in length and would make the utmost token of love and perfect gift for a bride or any special loved one...
How about a silver wedding anniversary?

Comparing this ever-lasting rose with the price of some real roses; it surely is a bargain!
This is item # 1706 and you will find more info, visiting my Zen Cart powered on line boutique Mariette's Back to Basics

This is such a romantic and realistic rose in solid silver.
Shown here on my favorite, large Italian tray.
Will write more about it in another blog!

As usual, this unique piece of silver comes in a beautiful gift box with satin lining and gift certificate.

Sorry Sold out...

{Wooden Frame with Silk Roses under Bubble Convex Glass}

Very romantic and unique, large gilded wooden frame with dark pink roses that are handmade out of silk. 

It measures 12.5 x 16.5 x 2".

They look so realistic atop the burgundy velvet. 

The bubble convex glass makes it into a very rare and special wall hanging. 

Please visit: Spectrenoir for more information on this vintage French Country Style piece.
Free shipping within the USA!

Just yesterday, Bella from Bella's Rose Cottage in her post: Something Old showed another antique, convex glass frame with ornate gesso decorations. Bella's has the wood body over-layed with plaster glue compound, called gesso and then sculpted with scrollwork and leaves to create such ornate frame. Very striking and unusual, finished in a brassy gold tone. 

Mine is just gilded wood...

Due to the bubble convex (domed) glass it is extremely hard to capture on camera without any glare. 

 The photo below shows the flash that I used, but less glare...

This one shows more the true color of the silk roses and the burgundy velvet on which they are mounted.

The photo below, taken from the side, gives a lighter color of the velvet but that is just because of the nap.

This pretty much shows the true colors.