When: Monday, April 5 2010
Time: 8am-6pm
Where: Place d’Aligre near Metro: Ledru-Rollin
What: 100 vendors selling antiques, collectibles and bric-a-brac
Bonne Shopping!
When: Monday, April 5 2010
Time: 8am-6pm
Where: Place d’Aligre near Metro: Ledru-Rollin
What: 100 vendors selling antiques, collectibles and bric-a-brac
Bonne Shopping!
The Antiques Diva™
The antiquairs and galleries show their latest acquisitions and have special exhibitions Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon – 5pm. Jaski Art Gallery at Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 29 will be doing a special exhibition with work of Cole Morgan while the Galerie Lieve Hemel at # 3 is bringing in Paul Pallandt to hammer silver bowls, etc and make excellent decorative creations before your very eyes! Meanwhile, Sculptor Angelo Moyano will be hard at work at tonline.nl/vecht/catalogkeuze.cfm” target=”_blank”>Kunstzalen A. Vecht Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 40. Perhaps one of the more unusal exhibits will be at Thom & Lenny Nelis, Keizersgracht 541, where they are presenting a special exhibit of antique veterinarian objects.
Enjoy!
The Antiques Diva™
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top:5px;float:left;color:white;background:#781300;border:1px solid darkkhaki;font-size:100px;line-height:90px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family:times;”>Leave it to La Reine & Lady Lotus to tell me about a new thing that is all the rage in the
States — Winetini Hors D’oeuvre Plates.
Whichever bottle I choose, it’s certain to be a conversation starter at my next cocktail party.
Bottoms Up!
The Antiques Diva™
Bonjour Mes Amies,
top:2px;padding-right:5px;font-family:times;”>Just back from Paris after a mad overnight dash into the city of light to visit the Sotheby’s Important Meuble sale, and returned home to Holland to discover a wonderful tip on the Chic Shopping Paris blog. For years, I’ve sat in on to.asp?id_target=1911&id_lang=2″ target=”_blank”>cooking classes at The Ritz Escoffier, but I’ve just discovered that The Ritz also offers floral arranging courses!
Rebecca, at Chic Shopping Paris writes:
“If you’ve ever wondered how to make one of the gorgeous floral arrangements that grace the ‘palace’ hotels here in Paris, this is your chance. The Ritz Paris is partnering up with its floral decorator, Djordje Varda, to offer flower arranging lessons. from 11am to 1pm on Saturday, April 12, 26, or May 10, 24, you too can try your hand at l’art florale. 200 euros a course; call +33.1.43.16.30.50 to sign up.”
Bonne Chance!
The Antiques Diva™
top:2px;padding-right:5px;font-family:times;”>With all this HermèsTalk in last week’s blog, I couldn’t help but add my 2 cents — although, as we are discussing luxury goods, perhaps I should add a bit of inflation to cover the cost of my ponderings. My personal policy is to never buy new when I can buy vintage. Thus, last weekend in Paris when I was looking for a “new” red scarf, I found myself inside Les 3 Marches de Catherine B – a chic shop in St German des Pres specialising in vintage Hermès & Chanel.
Whether you want a Birkin or a to-buy-an-AUTHENTIC-Hermes-Birkin-or-Kelly-Bag_W0QQugidZ10000000000110367″ target=”_blank”>Kelly, a Coco-suitable suit, gloves straight off Mademoiselle herself or silver champagne cocktail stirring sticks marked with a classic Hermès “H”, these 2 tiny stores located right next door to one another are the place to find exactly what you’re looking for.
While it’s certainly more fun to go to Paris and shop in person, armchair travellers can now become armchair shoppers. Internet shopping with worldwide shipping is available so you won’t have to wait until your next Parisian trip to peruse the French finery at Les 3 Marche de Catherine B. And if you’ve a Chanel or Hermès accessory lingering unworn in your own wardrobe, you can also talk to Catherine B about selling your own high-end inventory. Unlike most sales-room policies, “Les Marche” pays cold hard cash to private clients and vendors – giving her an edge on capturing the best vintage inventory around the globe.
Les Trois Marche de Catherine B
1 & 3 Rue Guisarde
75006 Paris
Metro: Mabillion
Open Monday to Saturday 10am – 7:30pm
From my address book to yours…
The Antiques Diva™