Category: Brocante
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Brocanting Isn’t a Word, I Made it Up.
Lunch after “Brocanting”Brocante is a French word for an upscale flea market, and some brocantes border on antique markets. I borrowed the word and turned it into an English verb—brocanting—to describe spending the day wandering through brocantes, hunting for unique…
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Sunday Antiquing
Some of the antiques that caught my eye. Their value isn’t what drew me in. They may be rare or common, expensive or inexpensive, practical or completely impractical. I may not need them, and I may not even want to…
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The Man at the Brocante
He carries our stuff, loads it in the car, drives us around. Helps others. He is the Super Sherpa. What did my cousin think of her first brocante? « How much can I carry in my suitcase? This is where all…
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Brocante Spotting
A welcoming drizzle after a sweltering summer accompanied us to the brocante. I felt sorry for the books, paper and fabric, silk flowers, and all the fragile, sweet things left out to endure the weather. Aubusson woven arm rest pieces:…
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What to Do With French Antique Linens?
What to do with French linen? Other than wrapping it around my body while walking in the garden under a full moon, singing a happy tune about how much I love linen? (While my neighbors sigh in disbelief.) Other than…
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Books for all Reasons
At a book fair the other day I noticed that most people there were looking for books because of the author, or the title, and or the value of such titles first edition pieces. Several dealers asked me what I…
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