Barbara Pagani's Tresor Cache 101

à    This is a chromolithograph print of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  The artwork is a color lithograph, a popular technique for religious devotional images in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  The print depicts the Virgin Mary with her heart exposed and flaming, symbolizing her intense love and sorrow. It is set in a rustic, chippy over painted wooden frame that shows signs of aging, such as a "craquelure" or crackled paint. The frame is held in the back with 2 older hooks and hung with cord.  The angle that the frame would sit against the wall makes it looks as though she is looking down on you. This comes from a home in the Laurentians in Quebec. There is some dirt build up in the lower corners. I have cleaned the outside of the glass but there is a build up of dirt and paint in the corners and in the seams.  A professional cleaning will restore it. The glass is wavy and easy to see on an angle that it is older glass but difficult to photograph....

  This is a vintage retractable clothesline reel holder, made of metal with a rusty finish with a chippy red paint wood knob on the handle. The line measures 8ft out. The holder is wall-mounted and features a crank handle to retract the line. It looks like it was made in England. Available to purchase: https://poshmark.ca/listing/Vintage-Camping-Rectractable-Clothes-Laundry-Line-698cc1f9310f1ccad0df85ae

 

There is a lot of wear The quilt appears to be hand-sewn and possibly made with feed sack fabric, a common practice for quilts from the 1930s-1940s.   The design uses a variety of multicolored fabric scraps set against a light background. Available for purchase: https://posh.mk/6Yc5xy0EA0b

What a gorgeous day for an Estate Sale on Oct 17, 2025. The weather was sunny and cool around 11 degrees.  This house was a hidden gem on a cul de sac in Lachine, Quebec. It had been owned by the same family since 1968. They collected things from all the way back to 1800s. There was evidence of history throughout the house.  On the first day we picked up some smaller items like Antiques books, advertising, some jewelry, sewing box, sewing notions, children toy pewter set, a wool handmade coat, a wool cape, doilies and table runners, a Dutch oven, a cane chair.  On the main floor in the grand salon there was a piano and still ample room to have a proper seating area without it being crowded. On the opposite side was the dining room with chair that seemed to have been in the family for quite some time. The walls had  so much evidence of the woman's handiwork in textile. I literally was in estate sale heaven.  It seemed pretty well organized the first time I went o...