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Art for Art’s Sake
Today was another day for paintings. Wow! Absolutely incredible nineteenth and early twentieth century oils..JPG)
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As well as two amazing c. 1850 liqueur caddies with all of their original crystal glasses.
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Camille stopped to water flowers in the "rond point"... View full article →
Wanderings through World War II
“Sorrow broke me…Brotherhood lifted me up again…From my wound has burst forth a river of liberty.” These are the words on the walls of the Memorial de Caen, a museum that retraces the history of World War II through French eyes. We spent five hours here and were overcome with all kinds of emotions—sadness, anger, pride, admiration…
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From Caen , we drove to Omaha Beach
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D-Day and Beyond
A visit to the D-Day museum at Arromanches.
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Remains of the Allied Forces’ portable piers and harbor pulled across the English Channel from Great Britain
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We also stopped at the village of Saint Mere Eglise
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Medieval Musings
We did a bit of shopping this morning and found this stunning Louis-Philippe book matched walnut chest, c. 1830.
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Then we visited the Chateau de Fougeres, the largest medieval castle in Europe . We are in Brittany now and are learning much about the history of Brittany Brittany finally became an...
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Fête en Bretagne
We ran across a Brittany fete (party) in the village of Vitre
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Monks' Marshes of the Middle Ages
We have begun our trip south. Our halfway point is La Vendee, an agricultural region in the central west part of France. This is also the “Green Venice” of France as there are 300 kilometers of marshes dug by the monks during the Middle Ages. We took a river boat tour of the marshes with a shy young guide who had never had an American take this trip. We are definitely off the beaten path!
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The...
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Our Shop is Open with our Newest Arrivals from France!
Come visit our shop to see our latest arrivals or stay tuned to www.frenchmetro.com for the first upload of items from our spring shipment from France!
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The Tulips in Full Bloom!
There are 1500 tulips in the garden at French Metro. Every year, we plant a different color combination. This year it's cheery yellows, oranges, and reds! Come down and see our tulips in full bloom..JPG)
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Plein Air Painters of the Ozarks at French Metro Antiques
The Plein Air Painters of the Ozarks were at French Metro Antiques this morning painting in the garden. A dozen painters were sprinkled around the building, some painting a still life we had set up with antique objects from the shop, others capturing the tulips. Their works will be displayed in our shop on May 6 during First Thursday Art Walk in Fayetteville..JPG)
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Prayer Chair
We just finished cleaning, waxing, and reupholstering this hand carved ash prayer chair we brought back on our most recent shipment from France. These kneelers were traditionally given to young girls at their first communion for them to say their prayers at night. See more photos at http://www.frenchmetro.com/gallery/furnishings/chairs/10A104.html.
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