tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345679292025-05-01T01:24:07.485-05:00Country French AntiquesAn Antiquarian who travels the French Countryside in search of Antiques. I love to share those finds whether they cross the Atlantic in my container or "dans ma tete".Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-46469164613839766672011-07-24T15:23:00.001-05:002021-01-10T16:11:51.010-05:00Pssst...Listen Up!
Pssst...Listen up It's an Estate Sale!
Once upon a time, there was an accomplished and distinguished
gentleman who moved to Kentucky from Virginia. Along with him,
he brought his collections and memories of a lifetime.
Many an evening he would spend sitting at his
Sheraton style, mahogany dining table, reflecting on his life.
Pssst...$2,500 and the wisdom is Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com25933 Barret Ave, Louisville, KY 40204, USA38.2391091 -85.7302445999999924.6848851000000025 -145.4958696 71.7933331 -25.964619599999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-75974832864773886312011-02-10T14:05:00.001-05:002011-02-10T14:10:02.833-05:00Intimités du Coeur
Cher Madame Antiquariess,Oh Madame, please forgive me as I have not put pen to paper for awhile, but know that you are always radiant in my thoughts.I have some exciting things to share with you.Do you know the place Verona, Italy? More specifically,the casa of Julliet Capulet at 23 Via Capello?Oh, the story so intriques me Madame, as I know it will you too.Romantics from all over the world go Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-76535057214252183842010-08-30T21:08:00.000-05:002010-08-30T21:08:05.041-05:00Un Grand BuffetForest Gump said, “ Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get,” but I think life is more like
Un Grand Buffet.
We get to see and smell before we choose. Yes, I would be one of those that poke my finger in the chocolates, and…
Speaking of buffets, if the Southern Queen of cooking, Paula Deen (who I absolutely adore) can have her own furniture line, well then Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-18970487438294212942010-03-08T15:20:00.000-05:002010-03-08T15:20:40.736-05:00touché par un angeShe always thought, Angels were made in Heaven.
Just more proof for a francophile,there is a little bit of Heaven in Provence.What are they made of, the angels?Were these Deva's lying dormant, waitingfor their creator to reach a spiritual consciousness?Are these the hands that sculpt the paper, void of words,into emotion?
At the core is fragility, yet strength
It is disturbing for Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-68695307602815225792010-02-14T09:13:00.000-05:002010-02-14T09:13:31.892-05:00Bonne Saint ValentinSome Hearts for you
from my shop
19th century zinc molding
Architectural Fragment
19th Century French Andirons
Vintage French Garden Lantern
French Antique Iron Molding
Iron from railing on Rhone River
Boiserie Panel French antique decorative iron
French antique keepsake box
19th Century French Decorative Roof Trim
May your day be filled withLOVEBisesCountry French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-43063724005428910902010-01-27T19:30:00.004-05:002010-02-02T07:24:15.863-05:00esprit collectifIt was time.Time to visit the French Antiquariess again.
As I navigated my way through the chaos of the city streets,my thoughts were constantly interrupted by the empty sounds of daily life.Flashing lights, blaring horns, revving engines and bypassers conversationsof last nights, prime time shows. All like notes ona sheet of music that had no melody, no meaning.My soul needed a sanctuary.
Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-31078242004124609092010-01-09T15:17:00.001-05:002010-01-09T20:08:24.627-05:00BoneJour
Ro-kay, I know I'm not what you expected, but I guilted
Mommy into letting me guest bow-wow blog today,
since she has been really busy.
Je m'appelle Zoe.
Enchanté
I am three now and have been working,
napping at the shop since I was a pup.
I also sit in Mommy's lap whenever she reads
her favorite French magazines.
Those rumors about all of us pups being color blind,
not true. At least I'm Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-53148194931654790702009-12-31T16:43:00.000-05:002009-12-31T16:43:58.848-05:00Champagne Coq-tail & French ToastTime to raise your glass
Bonne Annee
May all your dreams come true
Santé, Amitié, Amour
Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-39732686791724916042009-12-28T16:05:00.001-05:002010-01-31T20:22:59.862-05:00futur et la fille françaiseSo it's that time again, to mark the passing of another yearandanticipate what the new one will bring.Come with me for a rendezvous withthe Antiquariess and a peek into the future.
Some prefer crystal balls to gaze into the future,but she, (the antiquariess), fanciesthe dangling sort.
Her mise-en-scène,objets d'art surrounded by dancing flames giving tribute to history and mystery.
It Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-72340457454635582222009-12-18T09:11:00.000-05:002009-12-18T09:11:05.332-05:00Joyeux Noël
Joyeux Noël
Posting some photos of my Winter Wonderland
and wanted to wish everyone
a Joyous Holiday filled
with memories old and new!
I hope St. Nick brings you lots of
French Antiques
and
Happy New Year!!
Bisou
Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-48643800744472395622009-12-10T13:22:00.000-05:002009-12-10T13:22:10.507-05:00Golf, comme le françaisTiger Woods should take lessons from
Jack Arnold in how to do something
productive between golf games.
Mr. Arnold is a lover too,
but of all things French.
Lucky for us, he expresses that
through his house designs,
full of Old World Romance.
For those lovers of Country French,
just in case you missed it, his home was
featured in 2007 in Veranda.
Don't you love the extra thick interior Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-47042756562292576572009-12-05T11:40:00.002-05:002009-12-06T11:42:29.385-05:00temps françaisMost mornings I wake up at 3 a.m.
My internal clock is on French time.
Really France is more than just six hours ahead of us.
If France was founded in 843,
(I did the math),
She's 933 years (8,173,080 hours),
plus six hours,
ahead of us.
Photo via DayLife
Time has become her friend.
France seems to patiently yield to time
and grants its effects, a connotation of Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-10213630396686260662009-11-21T10:39:00.001-05:002009-11-21T10:42:31.436-05:00une chaise française"If you want a happy ending, of course, that depends on where you stop your story."
Orson Welles
The end of the day is a familair routine for her
and a most welcomed one.
Shuffling in slippered feet across the room,
she pauses for a moment and stares
at the French chair.
Standing in silence, the conversation
of thoughts play in her mind.
As the warmth starts to flow through her body,
she Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-13407929338081495902009-11-09T11:35:00.003-05:002009-11-16T08:44:20.872-05:00Peitie Terrasse MomentStrolling a twisted cobblestone alley, peering around
corners in search of heartfelt scenery, in Provence,
that is where this Francophile would rather be.
A place where the faded elegance of angels adorn
nature and call out to your soul.
To spend a morning at the marché soaking up the
bustle of vibrations.
Perhaps a Promenade à la rue to study the decorative
store facades.
and of Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-33555347092201739112009-10-09T11:50:00.001-05:002009-10-09T11:53:31.034-05:00Bonjour mes amisMy Summer Hiatus is over!I am now working on our Fall Show.If you happen to be in Louisville October 16th or 17th,(or any time for that matter), we would love for youto stop by the store.I've missed reading many of your blogs, seems I'm alwaysplaying catch up.Merci for all your emails and concern over my absence.Everything is fine and I hope to get back in the routine.There was some confusion Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-16645305554510256432009-06-23T06:44:00.001-05:002009-06-23T06:44:50.881-05:00une porte clôture des autres s'ouvreHelen Keller once said, when one door closes,another opens, but if we spend too much timeconcentrating on the closed door we don't notice the open one.Louisville Antique Mall announced yesterdaythey are closing after 26 years. That leaves 200 dealers without a space contemplating their next move. Do you remain in the businessor call it quits?We would like for you to consider coming toShelbyville Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-4253342051528387472009-06-22T17:45:00.002-05:002009-06-22T17:47:36.313-05:00c'est bonCentral Station in Antwerpscroll to the bottom and pause my playlist before playingWhat the world needs now,do re mi fa sol la ti ...Have a great evening!!BisouCountry French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-22961701085404202112009-06-18T14:06:00.004-05:002009-06-22T09:27:01.965-05:00*Decorator's Sale*Photo via Agatha LatzensprungTwenty years from now we will be more disappointed by the things we didn't do rather than the ones we did. So throw off the bowlines.Sail away from the safe harbour.Catch the trade winds in your sails.Explore. Dream. Discover.Mark TwainMy friend is moving on. While she is sailing on, I will be sale-ing.We have been pricing all week, readying forthe BIG SALE! I've Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-75561989333925031422009-06-09T12:15:00.006-05:002009-06-09T12:24:31.070-05:00Faire du lèche-vitrineWant to go window shopping avec moi? Don't know that I will be able to make itto High Point this fall, but if so, this isthe first place on the list, YH Antiques.I love antiques with stripped, weathered surfaces. This massive antique carved Spanish table belongs in my dining room...or the shop :)Definitely would test my self-discipline.What a fabulous collection of Swedish and European antiques! Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-1421973437667020402009-06-05T08:42:00.001-05:002009-06-05T08:43:59.069-05:00coucou mes ami'sI have missed you guys and many thanks for your emails!No excuses, just been pre-occupied !I've had my "nose to the grindstone" and will be filling you in over time.First things first.....Have to share these wonderful antique Louis XVI French bergere chairs with you that I just got back from the upholsterer.I picked these up in Avignon. They are a wonderful sage green color with giltdetailing. Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-65836835909225142682009-03-20T13:16:00.001-05:002009-03-20T13:16:45.027-05:00pensée au printempsShhhhh!!!Photo via FlickrWe mustn't be too loud, as she is starting to stir.I am getting so excited anticipating herawakening!So many things to do, like clean, clean, clean!It is time to launder the white linens and scrubthe floors. That fine antique French furniturewill get another coat of beeswax too.Time to cast open those shutters andwelcome her gentle breeze.Time for fresh little French Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-40768593170312167282009-03-16T10:00:00.001-05:002009-03-16T10:02:23.715-05:00Profiling a Pied a TerreFun isn't it, to sometimes peer into the living spaces of other people, but when they are anonymous,our imaginations will complete thestory.Having not danced in her shoes, it could be difficult to get to know her.How old do you think she is?Her wardrobe rivals those of the best costume designers.Maybe her hats don't come from Fiona Bennett'sMillinery, but she tied the ribbons.Do you think she hasCountry French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-22043304200135992302009-03-11T08:50:00.000-05:002009-03-11T08:52:14.668-05:00Portefeuille d'InvestissementsPhoto from Arles, France "What is a girl to do?" she asked. French iron day bed, andirons, shutter shelf, bracket sconces, lemonade bottles, grain sack, linens, etc. Bed covering is, you guessed it..a drop cloth!"Should I hide my money under the mattress?""No," French Antique Investor replied, "but maybe you should invest in a French Iron Day bed to hold the mattress.""You may also want to think Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-71980480805521635042009-02-27T16:42:00.003-05:002009-02-28T10:10:14.304-05:00A la bonne franquetteIt's 5 am and she awakes to some French guy'svoice screaming from a little black boxabout Sarkosy being spotted on the beach in his speedo's. TMFI at 5 am.Slowly, hugging the banister, she creeps downfrom the 3rd etage at 32 Bis, counting the stepsas she descends and trying to avoid the squeaksof the 19th century maison, as not to wake the others. Creaks, pops and moans are commonsounds to her, Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567929.post-16798574448429645362009-02-22T12:10:00.005-05:002009-02-22T13:18:05.247-05:00A "France Trance"Traveling up a winding road in Provence and humming along with the melody ofthe Coors playing on Nostalgie FM radio, she caught a glimpse of their silhouettes.The three cypress trees. Something drew her closer.She was succumbing to the "France Trance."She relinquished her control and justlet it happen. Her instincts had guidedher in the right direction before.The diesel powered Peugeot turned in Country French Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821172622808964902noreply@blogger.com39