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| The Grange du Rivaux. |
About six months ago blog reader Michel Brouard emailed me to tell me about la Grange du Rivaux at Mairé. Grange means barn and this one houses a collection of antiques and brocante for sale. It's open Friday to Monday, 3pm to 7pm (Saturday to Monday in winter, 3pm to 6 pm).
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| The float chook frame. |
He also mentioned that the garden was rather quirky, and in particular there was a large wire mesh chook out the front. He believes it was made for the village of Chaumussay's float in the 1999 Comice d'Agricole (Agricultural Show) parade in Preuilly.
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| A once lovely wrought iron bed and a load of quite good glavanised tubs and troughs. |
We had never been there before, although I had heard it was rather a good brocante (second-hand goods shop). The other day we happened to be passing, and had the time to call in, so we took the opportunity.
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| View down one half of the barn. |
We got chatting to the woman who owns and runs the place and it turned out she knew exactly who we were. Michel had told her about us.
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| Vintage linens in an armoire. |
We discussed the possibility of bringing clients to visit the Grange for some French antique bargain hunting. The prices and quality of the stock are both attractive and I think many people would enjoy a shopping trip into the French countryside to buy an antique or two.
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| Pewter vessels. |
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| Salt glazed stoneware. |
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| Drinking glasses on a sideboard. |
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| Not everything in the shop demonstrates good taste and style. |
4 comments:
Been there twice... twice Pauline has has to use the "special words" to get me out of there!!
I daren't go there unattended.... eg: that rather attractive set of eight champagne flats/cocktail/sorbet&icecream glasses towards the right hand end of the sideboard!! For use as the latter, here... see what I mean... and the dragonfly brooch on the "glum" cat's paw.... and the modern pewter tulip tankard....
there are other things visible that my wallet might lean towards.... viz: the day bed... to be converted into a raised flower bed!!
AAAAaaaagh!
A great place to suggest to your clients....
Just do what I do -- don't take any means of purchasing anything when you go. That way it's just an exercise in frustration. Although to be honest, I'm fairly immune to these sorts of places.
I think so. The woman who runs it is friendly and personable and the location is attractive, and there is enough small stuff that just about anyone could come away with a portable souvenir that's a bit different.
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