...held two times a year, first weekend of April and October,
in a small town, 20 Km south of St. Emilion, in the South-West of France,
...surrounded by beautiful vineyards.
Rouzan...
...a charming little town...
...with an old history
My favorite Brocante:
Here a little tour:
"wie bestellt und nicht abgeholt"....as we say in German
'like ordered and not picked up'
Benches, tables, furniture....
garden pieces....
collector pieces....
...all sort of brocante...
....everybody could find something....
chaqun a son gout
I just have a passion.....
...old locks...
...old handles, hinges...
...and old fittings...
...old tools...
...and...
...all old keys..
"keys to heaven?"
...and when I discovered all these old baskets,
I was in heaven!
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a suggestion of blue-and-white...
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Vintage polished metal furniture ....
...industrial look...
..garden tables....
...diner services....
...dogs everywhere...
...hungry ones...
...and tired ones!
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a lovely early 20th single bed...
...with a good quality carving...
Upholstery pieces....
...'tres a la mode'...
...and amongst all the Brocante a Parisian dealer
with some real serious pieces
like...
...this Louis XVI. period console table, circa 1780
he also had...
...a pair of wonderful and unique 19th Century washbasin
in immaculate condition 
Porcelaine de Paris
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I was lucky to had my car parked just around the corner of the Brocante,
in front of the Mairie,
a beautiful 18th Century building.
Carried a few things I bought already to the car, went for a little lunch...
...and at the next table I became a new friend...
..to this lovely dog and her mistress,
a very nice lady who came from the Medoc for the Brocante
no question - I had to share my lunch!
bye - bye.....a bientôt, eventuellement....
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bits and pieces of Toile de Jouy
old linen - of course!
and a rustic table d'atelier
South-West confit pots
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's postal airplane 'en miniature'
enameled stuff....
glass ware....
...and...and...and...
a real good Brocante - and my favorite one!
At the same time I also love Rouzan and the houses...
with interesting details....
and I certainly love the whole country side!
Vive la France - Vive la Rouzan!
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Next post:
A few finds and a quick visit to Michel de Montaigne
until then....
