A 19th-century stone angel between a wing and a prayer at Sophie Pretelat's Anges et Demons at the brocante at Place Saint-Sulpice, Paris. Monday's the last day of the 31st Foire aux Antiquaires, so best get your skates on! Last chance until 2009! Take the Metro Line 10 to Mabillion, then walk two blocks to the brocante opposite the Church of Saint-Sulpice. You can't miss it, thanks to the cranes and scaffolding still present amidst the church's long-term renovation effort.
A marble child's bust with straw boater hat.
Rush-seated and rustic wooden chairs.
A sparkling chandelier. Today a gentleman sent email saying he'd purchased one of the chairs photographed in a previous post about the brocante at Saint-Sulpice.
Mercury glass gazing balls for luck, candlesticks and assorted curiosities in a 19th-century armoire.
An 18th-century commode and rose-coloured paperback books, as well as 19th-century lamps made from zinc urns at another stand at Saint-Sulpice.
A scalloped painted cupboard and stoneware pots de confiture.
oh the treasure!
LOVE your banner, that Ms Fanciful fashioned here...
Posted by: stephanie | 17 June 2008 at 03:36
I'll hop on to the Metro and go there this afternoon.
I wish. Those Felix Potin jars are sweet. And the books. And the chairs. And....
xoxo
Posted by: Colette | 16 June 2008 at 21:31
I'll take the chandalier and those fat paperback books ;) Thanks for the tour Tara!!!
Posted by: My Mélange | 16 June 2008 at 14:04
Your new banner looks fantastic ! I love these black and white pictures about antiques
Posted by: le petit cabinet de curiosites | 16 June 2008 at 12:03
Oh that commode!
Posted by: Di Overton | 16 June 2008 at 11:07
i love the angel.........and the second angel's eyes? hauntingly sad....
beautiful photos.....love the treasures done in the shades you have chosen Tara. lovely
Posted by: dana | 15 June 2008 at 20:57
A Huge Merci Beaucoup for sharing the pictures of the fair! I posted information on my antique shopping blog recently about the St Sulpice Brocante, but sadly (though I'm frequently jetting down from A'dam to Paris for all sorts of brocantes and sales) this time I wasn't able to attend the sale myself! It was one of my favorite Paris brocantes when I use to live around the corner from St Sulpice on the Rue de Seine. Each year during the fair I would return to the market again and again for just one more purchase (and in hopes of another chance encounter with Madame Catherine Deneuve who lives in a gorgeous apartment over the square)! When I saw these gorgeous pics, it put me over the edge of despair! Je suis triste! I miss Paris! Tara, your photos bring me back to Paris again and again, You're an excellent photographer!
Thanks for the Memories!
The Antiques Diva (TM)
Posted by: The Antiques Diva | 15 June 2008 at 18:55
The angel is to die for. And those cups -- How stunning. Love the sepia look!
Posted by: Jeanie | 15 June 2008 at 18:02
I love your new banner! And lovely photos as always!
Posted by: Kamsin | 15 June 2008 at 13:37
Oh I love all of these photographs!! AND I love your new blog banner and I have a sneaking feeling that Ms. Vanessa has made this.....yes??
Posted by: sherry | 15 June 2008 at 05:22
Bountiful treasures indeed! I love your sepia-toned photos - as always, your photography is superb!
XOXO
Posted by: tinker | 15 June 2008 at 05:13
You know, I am smitten with it all... But, I have to say, I just adore that last cupboard.... It is so adorable!! Perfect more my cottage int he woods (that I don't have yet ;) xoxox
Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | 15 June 2008 at 03:57