Sambalpur Mike decided he wanted to go to the Marche aux Puces today. So after breakfast, we headed on the metro to Clingancourt. We roamed the open air stalls, the booths and the higher end shops. We found a wonderful old ship chandelier, only 9000€! Given the state of our personal economy, we decided to let it stay in France. We were amazed by the number of products being sold that seemed to be new (repo-depot style but higher quality). Wonder from where they are coming? We stopped at a stand for quiche for lunch, bypassed wine for water. We saw some great things and developed some different ideas. We saw a high, marble topped French blue/gray chest, narrow, with decorative leg panels in the front and a lot of the sides/front filled with cane. It reminded Mike of the radiator cover he made for Janet Brown when the symphony decorator showhouse was at Joe’s house and he considered it as a replacement for the bombe chest in the wine room/library. Naturally we saw some of the most wonderful mirrors! We looked for a ladle for syrup but they were all to big. Many of the stalls were filled with art deco, art nouveau, and mid century modern.  So we were amazed by the clocks, the chandeliers, the inlaid desks/chests/commodes, the sets of 10 to 12 chairs, the sconces, even a pool table with a large three pendant chandelier, art (good and bad), a lead topped bar, frames, tapestries, fabrics, window treatments, etc. Most of the booth/stalls had signs that said no photo so we really don’t have much of a record for today.
amorphously We fought the crowds back into the city and headed back to the apartment. A quick stop at the grocery store for cereal and milk and then settle in at the apartment for the night.
