Thank you! I was wondering about the origin of the bike - I have never heard of it but I see it is from near Bordeaux. Bicycles for Queens and the Queen of Bicycles apparently. How can you tell from just a few photos?
I really enjoy finding out the history - I only buy bikes when there is a part that interests me. Yours I would have bought just for the headplate. For this one it was the brakes. I have a bike from the manufacturer Simon from Troyes (brakes again). The descendants are currently putting together a whole archive of old catalogues, photos of existing bikes, headplates etc. It is fascinating.
I bought the bike to keep the frame to practise painting and I will make sure I dispose of it properly when I am finished with it.
Thank you all. I may have more questions when I come to taking it apart.
Gill