Chers Amis du l’Ecole du Bon Gout, Bonjour encore de la Louisiane!! I have just returned from 2 months of the magical life so readily available in Provence. There were lots of opportunities there to experience and learn from various versions of serious “Bon Gout”. These venues included many wonderful lunch or supper parties with…
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Professor Smith takes a trip!
Chers students of “l’Ecole Du Bon Gout”, Bonjour ! I leave for Uzes, France this 27 July to return to Louisiane, 22 September. During this trip I will of course be shopping for “new” items of “bon gout” for Au Vieux Paris Antiques, but I will also be enjoying and assimilating “bon gout” in many…
A companion for life??
Bonjour students of L’Ecole du Bon Gout!!! “A thing of beauty is a joy forever!!” Can an armchair be a comforting companion for life??? At your favorite window, your desk, your dinner table or your favorite spot to read, your armchair and you have a special relationship that could be for life!!French armchairs do come…
Tables without legs???
Chers Amis, Bonjour students of the “Ecole du Bon Gout”! Tables without legs??? Many console tables were designed without any legs at all or they had 1,2,3,4 or more legs!! Consoles had their greatest “hay day” in the Louis XV period but enjoyed continued popularity through the years, taking on the changing details and tastes…
“antiques providing luxurious comfort” ????
Chers Amis du Bon Gout!! Most people today don’t automatically think of “antiques providing truly luxurious comfort”. I propose in some cases, antiques certainly do provide this and more elegantly than most other similar mediums.Find attached 3 photos showing finished installations of pillows, newly made from luxurious antique fabrics. These are followed by 3 photos…
Buy the real thing and save $250,000
Chers Amis, Bonjour de Au Vieux Paris Antiques!!! I have just read the most splendid “catalog” for the Getty Museum’s current exhibition entitled “Paris: Life and Luxury” which is at the Getty now but will be shown in Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts Sept 18 to Dec 10. I strongly recommend both the catalog as well as a…
Gift giving made fun and easy!!!
Chers Amis, Bonjour de Pont Breaux la Louisiane!! Since I returned from France two weeks ago, I have been having a streak of supplying various clients with special anniversary, birthday and believe it or not, I know it is HOT outside, but for one client a major gift for next Christmas. Because I usually know the recipients, I…
Dining VS Eating in France
Chers Amis, Bonjour!!! I have just returned from 7 delicious weeks in Provence and upon my return a friend commented that it looked like I had lost a little weight on this trip. Knowing that the average U S traveler to France, who stays only maybe 2 weeks, often comes back with some unwanted extra baggage around their…
What a Blog!!!!!
Chers Amis, Bonjour !! Mme. Andrea Veron visited here at the shop yesterday and has created with great photos and lively commentary a delightful “virtual visit” to Au Vieux Paris Antiques. I Invite you to enjoy the piece by clicking on the link below!! Cordialement, Roberthttp://allthetrappings.blogspot.com/2011/03/antiquarians-antiquarian-lovely-spring.html
Country air and treasures too!
Chers Amis, Bonjour de Pont Breaux la Louisiane!! Here the 2010-11 Winter is history and our plant and animal worlds are waking up to Spring!!! So maybe you too feel like you need to celebrate Spring’s arrival and “flap your wings” a bit too!!See attached photos of a few delicious antiques at Au Vieux…
