Vintage Porte Couteau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVq_wibCLu3IiBChoH-S2hdSTTimsQnoh7_jNNXMAuYuMPu8pFCbAgGeZd2boTVxKkvXM_m2FNSbuJQ-TJrK_s44MIbZLBZ-D0joR1rDzQSY75IRXirYm2O3K6eAHKL4Zw4bTusHRbkjc/s1600/knife+stand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVq_wibCLu3IiBChoH-S2hdSTTimsQnoh7_jNNXMAuYuMPu8pFCbAgGeZd2boTVxKkvXM_m2FNSbuJQ-TJrK_s44MIbZLBZ-D0joR1rDzQSY75IRXirYm2O3K6eAHKL4Zw4bTusHRbkjc/s640/knife+stand.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Friday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you know</span> what this is?</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I first found them I had no idea what they were<br />I just thought they were fun  <br />After doing some research<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">{googling}</span><br />I found out they are<br /> Porte Couteau  also known as</div><div style="text-align: center;">a knife rest<br />sounds prettier in French </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is used at the table to rest your knife so the tablecloth does not get dirty</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">this idea </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a feeling a women thought of this<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B0S5obZQtITjNOGJXvkbVnio_EQr1-ppEFkKUUZm1AlC2SCLeahuX5fJ_vILiT5xj1vCIYVJh8o5TFZShnYR4x7hGzTCiA-xA19XrYAHPWcN6-8z2uCs92yH6mzvQ9eswUvvW2Yvgfmd/s1600/rest+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B0S5obZQtITjNOGJXvkbVnio_EQr1-ppEFkKUUZm1AlC2SCLeahuX5fJ_vILiT5xj1vCIYVJh8o5TFZShnYR4x7hGzTCiA-xA19XrYAHPWcN6-8z2uCs92yH6mzvQ9eswUvvW2Yvgfmd/s640/rest+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I found </span>a dozen of them all matching<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzzdqM0PcboOwPk9OqCTb5pZd0w9tdS5eUtDzwHLOt_eVXUUzyYtMdeyqCmgJjQ-v7F9kZZsaPzxQ_F2J2xdRA0uXIyNPjeMHypapUqHURX6oJi6VieeaAK0x4z91nr5VOHjcdpcKJJLt/s1600/rest+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzzdqM0PcboOwPk9OqCTb5pZd0w9tdS5eUtDzwHLOt_eVXUUzyYtMdeyqCmgJjQ-v7F9kZZsaPzxQ_F2J2xdRA0uXIyNPjeMHypapUqHURX6oJi6VieeaAK0x4z91nr5VOHjcdpcKJJLt/s400/rest+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">along with</span> these two sterling silver napkin rings<br />and a pretty crystal bottle stopper <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU91ohbFBsBJGF0gFa8qq7p4iOdnG3SO6Vrs5SzMGEZO6zcWaSZ9LCiBS6OGZkiWmAHItSsKDmdPOVwDAg4BlJglyA-AL6oikz0dn8RaPsK4UprWt45kYSyOUwylYqpImQBse8FoAkv1h/s1600/rest+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU91ohbFBsBJGF0gFa8qq7p4iOdnG3SO6Vrs5SzMGEZO6zcWaSZ9LCiBS6OGZkiWmAHItSsKDmdPOVwDAg4BlJglyA-AL6oikz0dn8RaPsK4UprWt45kYSyOUwylYqpImQBse8FoAkv1h/s640/rest+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">In the Victorian </span>era most crystal knife rests matched the families glassware <br /><div style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</div><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span><br />that idea too<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWZV72EGRBJLeW5-lfokEqbKtTi4nKHYUloLXXjPD4v-VPZ2jnC8EVy5lIXrDKdHEvxAHLv0DvhNa-IqS7ZT7igyhUlNHhM3GFcLUxrAJogM9Z4TPMJVgsOKtPXCJwodIdtJhj_YRupJ5/s1600/knife+stand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWZV72EGRBJLeW5-lfokEqbKtTi4nKHYUloLXXjPD4v-VPZ2jnC8EVy5lIXrDKdHEvxAHLv0DvhNa-IqS7ZT7igyhUlNHhM3GFcLUxrAJogM9Z4TPMJVgsOKtPXCJwodIdtJhj_YRupJ5/s400/knife+stand.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Knife rests</span> were made out of porcelain, silver and even wood<br />What a fun and romantic vintage treasure to collect<br />Linking for<br /><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a><br /><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a><br /><a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/">Home Sweet Home</a><br /><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">Show and Tell Friday</a><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"If you would be loved ,love and be lovable"</i><br />Benjamin Franklin <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Vintage Porte Couteau

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