top:2px;padding-right:5px;font-family:times;”>While visiting friends in Stuttgart, Germany a few weeks ago, my husband and I stumbled into a sensational little antique shop on Katharinenstrasse called Cocotte Antiques – I think owner Steffen Vetter might have purchased the best of France and transferred it into his discrete little well-lit boutique, jam-packed with crystal chandeliers, sconces, antique furniture and object d’art.
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Katharinenstr. 35
70182 Stuttgart Germany
Phone: +49 (0)711 5532335
Email: to:info@cocotte-antique.com”>info@cocotte-antique.com
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Nice find. So sad I didn`t meet you there. I live in Stuttgart and love your blog. So if you want me to get the piece … All the best.
Sanity Fair,
Thanks!!! It's such a gorgeous boutique… I'm already regretting a purchase I didn't make but couldn't stop thinking about!
Plush Palate,
I met every word I said in my comment – you've a great way about you! Glad you enjoyed the blog!
Victorian Cobweb,
My nose never fails me. We can be traveling inside the tinest burg or the largest city and I always find myself in thick of the antiques district! Cocotte was a beautiful find!
sensational is right! great find.
What a treasure of a shop! I wish I was in Germany now so I could go and visit it! Oh well, perhaps one day 🙂 And thank you for your very nice and flattering comment on my blog. I think yours is lovely, too! Happy Friday. xo
Know each other indead! I love your Diva-scovery and what a "nose" for beautiful pieces!