What I Saw at the French Antique Auction

 

 

 

What I saw at the French Antique auction online

was so beautiful that I felt maybe it was the Louvre

secretly selling off pieces.

Of course, that wasn't true

nevertheless the quality

and the masterpieces of the antiques on auction

were literally stunning and oftentimes unbelievable 

that they were being auctioned and yet not scooped up by a museum.

I could not afford anything though the pleasure was worth every minute spend 

being gobsmacked.

Here are a few pieces of art that for one reason or another 

I thought to post... literally a few grains of sand!

Every day in France there are 

over 50,000 pieces auctioned off.

Where does this stuff keep coming from?

Awestruck again by history, beauty and art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Jeanne]

Pure treasure troves for sure.
Thanks for sharing
Much love
Jeanne

[jackie]

WOW...One of the statues look like Sacha :) When we were very young, my sister and I would take the Montgomery Ward catalog onto the porch as soon as it came in the mail. We sit very close together and slowly turn each page, then quickly! slap our hands on what we liked best as soon as the page turned! Whoever was quickest to touch the picture "won" the item. Of course, we never got any of those things in reality, but just going through the catalog was such dreamy fun. With that in mind...I call the bowl with the man's head in relief and the painting with the tiny blackbird in the corner! What do you call??? :)

[g]

I claim the painting with the roses ! Jackie I love that you did that with the catalog I can still smell our glossy paper Sears catalog - the way the papers sound the pages made because they were so thin but the smell I loved that smell and it was so heavy ! What a lovely memory you shared!

[Christine Harris]

I love the flower paintings! I could style an entire cottage around those.

[Julia Thelen]

Breathtaking! What auction site is this?

[Nancy]

Oh, that clock! Love it!

[Marina Gruenman]

fortunately, looking, salivating, and coveting cost nothing!

[Jenifer Delson]

Each one more glorious than the last. I am partial to the fox. Thanks for the day brightener Corey.