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bric-a-brac
ˈbrɪkəbrak/ noun
Bric-à-brac or bric-a-brac (origin French) First used in the Victorian era, refers to lesser objets d'art forming collections of curios, such as elaborately decorated teacups and small vases, compositions of feathers or wax flowers under glass domes, decorated eggshells, porcelain figurines, painted miniatures or photographs in stand-up frames, and so on. In middle-class homes bric-à-brac was used as ornament on mantelpieces, cluttered tables, and shelves, or was displayed in curio cabinets: sometimes these cabinets have glass doors to display the items within while protecting them from dust. "Bric-à-brac" nowadays refers to a selection of items of modest value, often sold in street markets. Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman, Jr., in The Decoration of Houses (1897), distinguished three gradations of quality in such "household ornaments": bric-à-brac, bibelots (trinkets) and objets d'art. https://en.wikipedia.org/ |
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Secondhand goods, antiques,
rustic furniture, distressing, upcycle, affordable furniture, bookshelves,
porcelain ware, lp's / records, vintage clothing, art, burglar bars, steel
items, kithenalia, old wooden furniture, enamelware, collectibles, old scales,
coffee grinders, militaria, glassware, cape copperware, silver plated ware, retro
sunglasses, badges, mirrors, watercolour paintings, junk, bric a brac,
reclaimed wood furniture, tables, benches, old tools, old cameras, vintage
books, steel garden furniture, steel pot plant stands, distressed furniture,
vintage linen, musical boxes, old colddrink crates, mincers, vanity cases, farm
equipment, crystal ware, pewter ware, old toys, dinky toys, frames, oil
paintings, antique fishing reels and rods
