Spring brocante at Bastille
Early 20th-century advertising poster.
If you're in Paris over the next few days, you may enjoy attending the Antiquites Brocante at Place de la Bastille. The twice-yearly brocante offers some of the best antiques and vintage pieces in Paris, from a wide variety of vendors. Stop by Stand 514 on Boulevard Bastille and say hello to my friend, Monsieur Pettersson. He sells wonderful and unusual antiques and objects d' curiosite - and he speaks English!
The brocante begins at 11 a.m. Thursday - meet me there? - and continues daily through May 18th. Take the Paris metro lines 1, 5 or 8 to Bastille and Quai de la Rapee or bus lines 76, 86 or 91. Parking is available at Opera Bastille. Tickets are available at the door.
A rather weathered toy boat.
A vintage basket contains spools of thread and ribbon. Old tole lampshades are also on offer at a local brocante.
Check back Thursday for photos of Asian-inspired windows at Galeries Lafayette. No time to post them today!
This poster is terrific! I love old advertising posters. And the ribbon -- that's always a danger spot for me!
Posted by: Jeanie | 08 May 2008 at 07:48 PM
Loving that French Poster!!!
Posted by: My Melange | 08 May 2008 at 02:27 PM
Awww man, a flea market in "my old neighborhood". Wish I was still there to meet you for some shopping, photo snapping, tea, lunch. (Finally recouping enough from my blistered hand disease to do a bit of blog hopping and typing - now if I can just get my mouth blister free so I can eat again!)
Posted by: Laume | 08 May 2008 at 03:30 AM
Oh I do hope I will get chance to pop along there. Charlotte doesn't usually do antiques. I dragged her around so many antique shops when she was little that she steers clear now she is older. Maybe I will threaten her :)
Posted by: Di Overton | 07 May 2008 at 08:57 PM