True Secret: how do French find their antiques?
If you want to purchase some French antiques for your French holiday home or for your main residence, we have compiled a list of websites you must visit:
Antiques auction rooms:
Auction rooms with sales open to the public
http://www.interencheres.com/ventes_aux_encheres/encheres_venir_MOA.php?orderby=vcp%20asc
This is an exhaustive list of the next antiques sales auctions until the end of this year.
Flea markets
Jumble in Lille every first week-end in September: http://www.mairie-lille.fr/en/discovering-lille/braderie
Flea markets everywhere in France, especially during summer: http://vide-greniers.org/
On this website you will find a lot of events in France with the areas
Antique dealers
You will find everywhere in France, antique dealers who offer plenty of antiques for sale (It is important to know that some of them try to sell fake antiques).
Here is a list of antique dealers all around France: http://www.french-antique-dealers.com
Antiques portals:
http://www.leboncoin.fr (The most famous in France at the moment)
http://www.antiquites-en-france.com
http://www.auction.fr/FR/index.php
http://art-antiquite.shop.ebay.fr (number 2 in France)
http://antiquites-art.vivastreet.fr/achat-vente
As you can imagine, it is really easy to buy antiques in France, there is always an event or a place not so far of your French property and do not forget that negotiating prices is the best part of the game. to negotiate prices it is part of the game.
So, enjoy !
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