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Friends, Food, Flowers, and Finds in Le Perche
Today was about friends, food, flowers, and finds. We started the day discovering a treasure trove of fabulous things
Le Perche is full of flowers…
…and Percheron horses, the Clydesdale-type breed of the region.
Before heading to dinner, we stopped at our friend’s tiny country cottage of 350 square feet. Called La Vanniere, which means the basket weaver’s house, it was originally where the local...
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La Sarthe Finds
We left the city of Chartres and headed to La Sarthe, the neighboring region known for its green rolling hills and fishing industry.
We found so many wonderful things in this region, we didn’t have time to take many photos, but here’s a sampling.
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| Hand painted Napoleon III period tole tray with 18th century monkey motif, c. 1840. |
We finished our work and rewarded ourselves to a delicious meal at a...
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Chartres Finds
No buying trip is complete for us without a stop in Chartres, the bustling town of 70,000 people, which is famous for its Gothic cathedral and stained glass windows.
We found quite a few interesting things during our stay.
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| Large oil painting signed and dated 1912. |
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| Nineteenth century hand painted cartoon or cartouche originally used as a model for making a tapestry. |
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| Oil on Canvas |
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| Set of six hand... |
Citizen Diplomacy
Blogging in bed….a walnut Louis-Philippe bed that is! Our B&B is full of Louis-Philippe antiques – quite possibly our favorite period.
Today’s finds were varied and exciting…
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| Pair of cast stone planters from a Normandy manor house, c. 1930. |
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| INCREDIBLE 16th century iron and bronze grills from a church converted into a coffee table. |
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| Artisan-made brandy barrel converted into a side table/bar. |
One of...
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Normandy Finds
We woke up in the bed & breakfast where we always stay outside Chartres to be greeted by Tino, the donkey, who’s as affectionate as a lab. After a breakfast of homemade jams, croissants, and French coffee, we set out again determined to find a great selection of antiques, without the hiccups of yesterday.
Our first stop was very successful, with a dozen finds.
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| A Restauration period side table... |
Car Trouble and Oil Paintings
We started day two with excitement and enthusiasm. We had appointments in Versailles, a beautiful city with great antique contacts. However, it seemed that fate was going to try to thwart us. We woke up at our bed and breakfast (chambres d’hotes, in French) to find that the cigarette lighter socket in our Renault Berlingo was not working, essentially making it impossible to use our GPS, much less...
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Back in France...and the shopping begins!
We landed safely in Paris early this morning and immediately hit the ground running. After a bit of confusion at the Europcar counter concerning the size of car we had reserved (“we’re antique dealers; we have to squeeze furniture in there” we pleaded), we headed into Paris to pick up our woodworking products, our traditional “first-stop” on any buying trip. While we were in the neighborhood, we...
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Off to France again...
Go shopping with us this summer...
FOLLOW OUR BLOG - "It's the next best thing to being right there with us"
We are heading back to France on Thursday, June 16th for a three week buying trip that will take us from Paris to Normandy, from the Loire Valley to Provence. Be sure to follow our blog to join us as we uncover treasures along the way. You'll get an exclusive sneak peak at the...
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Did you see our tulips in full bloom this spring???
Every spring, the garden at French Metro Antiques is a torrent of color planted with 1200 tulips. Each May, we dig up the bulbs to make ready for the new season and to plant a different color combination in the fall. Below are a few pictures of our 2011 spring garden. If you would like to enter for a chance to win all 1200 tulip bulbs from this year's planting, click here.
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