The Right Place at the Right Time... Avignon and Montpellier. It's time to say "au revoir" to Paris and head south to the antique fairs in Avignon and Montpellier. This time we were lucky enough to stay right on the fairground in Avignon along with many of the European dealers. A buzz was going strong at dinner the night before the fair, and it wasn't... [Read more...]
More finds on the accessories front continued to excite us (we excite easily these days). We found seven decorative panels in old frames that were hand painted in about 1990 as samples of marble types offered at a Paris exposition. The colors are wonderful, and the panels could be mixed with other art to boost the pop. Great prices on these. Then,... [Read more...]
As the temperature heated up, we plodded on with a little weariness. Then our blood started moving as we found a dealer who had been personally collecting 19th century artist palettes for years. He had just brought them to the market to sell, so we were the first to see them. We were lucky enough to have found some on our last trip kind of piece meal. ... [Read more...]
