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Paris Travelogue: The Brocantes, Part II

On the southwest edge of the city and a 40-minute Métro ride from the central Hotel de Ville stop, the Puces de Vanves is a smaller, open air market of anywhere from 150 to 250 vendors that resembles more the laid back Saturday brocantes in the small villages of Provence. With tables set up on each side of the sidewalks, convivial vendors sell a little of everything here from lone dishes to paintings, signed movie posters, vintage jewelry, African art, old records and antique kitchen tools. Note to newcomers: this market runs from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every weekend. By 2 p.m., an entirely different kind of market of everyday items like shoes, dishtowels, T-shirts and CDs, springs up in its place.

On my way back from this market, I noticed flyers in the subway advertising a neighborhood brocante in my quarter, the Marais, for the following weekend. And on my walks I frequently see posters tacked onto street boards announcing brocantes in neighboring quarters, like Bastille. These excursions, always beginning with a stop at the patisserie, have become favorite Paris pastimes. Returning home, I wonder if I will be able to get my French market fix on eBay? But of course.

** Images provided by the author. **

Here's a look at what I found:

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Iron Key
Left to right: Basket of old French keys from Vanves (3 Euro each); Iron Key
(buy it now price, $148)
Paris Travelogue: The Brocantes, Part II

Mon Oncle Original Poster, 22 x 32
Left to right: Mon Oncle Poster I found in Paris; Mon Oncle Original Poster, 22 x 32
(buy it now price, $200)
Paris Travelogue: The Brocantes, Part II

Wood Typesetting Blocks
Left to right: Typography wooden blocks; Wood Typesetting Blocks
(from $6.30)
Paris Travelogue: The Brocantes, Part II

Pair of Louis XV Antique Armchair
Left to right: Pair of French Chairs; Pair of Louis XV Antique Armchair
(buy it now price, $799)
Paris Travelogue: The Brocantes, Part II

Bistro Set
Left to right: Cane back chairs with bistro table from the Paris markets (100 euro for the two chairs and 65 for the table); Bistro Set
(buy it now price, $349)
Paris Travelogue: The Brocantes, Part II


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