Why French Antiques Are So Popular
It seems no matter where you look these days someone has some kind of French antique
. Just what makes these antiques from France so popular and why are people so anxious to own them?To begin with, many people are choosing to decorate their homes with antique furnishings. French antique furniture is quite easy to find and comes in styles that fit both the country style home and the more formal style home. Many of these pieces are incredibly well preserved and readily available, making them functional as well as decorative pieces of furniture.
In addition, there are some wonderful accessories such as antique French chandeliers, pottery, mirrors and even French antique coat hangers available to go with your French antique furniture, making it simple to create the traditional style room you want without having to wait years to find the right mirror or chandelier to fit that room.
For others that collection of antique tea sets from all over the world would just not be the same without a beautifully crafted and painted French antique tea set. Still others enjoy collecting French antique plates with their beautiful depicted scenes, or even pottery.
Certainly French antique clocks are highly collectable items. Whether you collect carriage clocks, long case clocks, wall or mantel clocks, an antique French clock can be found that is sure to impress you with its artistic design and attention to detail. There is nothing ordinary or boring about that wooden French carriage clock or that sophisticated and highly detained porcelain and brass mantle clock.
What it all boils down to is that France is known for its beauty. Whether you are speaking of the French countryside, those beautiful paintings and sculptures or something as simple as a serving dish, the people of France have been known for centuries as lovers of beautiful things and that love of beauty is expressed quite clearly in those things made by long ago craftsmen. From that gentle curve of an antique chair or sofa leg, to the exquisite painted designs on a French antique pill box, the Frenchman's love of fine things shows through. From that beautiful sewn gown on that antique French doll, the intricate detail of the tiniest tin soldier, the artistic soul of the French shines through.
Anyone who loves beauty and admires an eye for detail will be struck by the style and craftsmanship of any French antique. For these antiques are more than just objects - each piece has a little of the heart and soul of the craftsman who made it shining through.
Even if you are not a lover or buyer of antiques you can spend an enjoyable afternoon wandering through an antique store featuring French antiques. You will be struck by the artistry, the beauty and the craftsmanship of these pieces and will begin to understand and appreciate why French antiques are so popular and why so many people long to own one of these incredible pieces.
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