GABLES HUNT Part 8

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Last hour of the Montpellier Fair. This last hour of the fair in Montpellier gave us some of our favorite purchases.  We did convince these dealers that it would be better to sell to us at this witching hour than to load them up again for home.  Take a look at this carved walnut Buffet Deux Corps from the Provencal area.  It is so stately with its 8 … [Read more...]

GABLES HUNT Part 7

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Aching Legs but Happy Buyers.  Antique Fairs Continue. For the next two days we must have walked 10-15 miles.  We saw every single exhibitor at least once.  Sometimes you can get the best deal at the end of the day when they are all packing up to go home.  Many times it works. That's what happened with this fabulous iron console.  We hadn't seen … [Read more...]

GABLES HUNT Part 6

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The Real Players of the Antique Fairs... Our first stop at the fair early on that beautiful Provencal morning was a dealer from whom we stay in contact all year.  She and her husband are true artists who like to search for old components from years gone by and turn them into fabulous mirrors.  They paint the mirrors themselves using old world colors and … [Read more...]