We hope you are having a wonderful beginning of 2013! We wish you a very happy and healthy time and remember – the best is yet to come! This New Year’s first giveaway is (drum roll please) a lovely rustic antique kitchen scale we found in the French countryside. This set of balance scales is typical of those found in kitchens across Europe during the 19th century, and was the method by which many ingredients were measured for recipes ~ by weight. The shallow pan held the certified weights, with the produce, grain or flour to be weighed going into the deep pan. Cast iron below provided a sturdy, level base, in this case painted with the original white paint. Today such scales are very popular as decorative culinary accessories to create the charm and look of a European kitchen. I have one centered on my island usually filled with fresh seasonal fruit or vegetables.
We are so exited about all the New Year’s shipments that we would love to share our joy and celebrate with the first of the year’s giveaway, a charming rustic French antique kitchen scale.
The rules of our giveaway are always quite simple:
1. Go on our website to the New Antique Arrivals section (or just click HERE)
2. Comment on this blog below to tell us what are your favorite items and why.
3. For an additional chance to win, click HERE to go to like our Facebook page AND leave another comment. At this time, the contest is only open to the continental United States.
We appreciate all your wonderful reflections, remarks and look forward to reading them. One lucky winner will be announced at the end of next week. If you are new to our blog, please sign up to receive our frequent blogs, sale and shipment announcements and also have fun participating in many fun giveaways!
The pair of french regence bergeres, item # 2211-23435, are very nice, a good value, and would be a great addition to anyones’ living room.
The Vintage Dutch Impressionist Painting (#2208-23644) is a beautiful, impressive piece that I would love to place in my home. And any of the pewter and copper pots and pitchers would be wonderful additions to a rustic kitchen.
I love the antique panel shutters that are a pale blue with worn places. The patina is really wonderful.
The elegance of this trumeaux is quite nice
Antique Louis XVI Painted Trumeau
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I’ve loved antiques since a little girl visiting my grandmother’s country home in Tennessee. I still treasure memories of those special days and visiting and purchasing at your lovely store, brings happy thoughts to days gone by. I would love to win one of your exciting give-away items.
JC
I am in love with the walnut Pannetiere!! It would be so beautiful in my dinette. The pewter charges, tea pots and pitchers were also a favorite of mine. I am so excited to be in the drawing for the kitchen scale, thank you for offering such a quality piece.
Thanks again
I love the Antique Pewter Jardiniere, both sets of the Renaissance Ewers, and the Antique Bronze Renaissance Jardiniere.
I just love the architectural pieces, most notably the round dormer window and the trio of French doors with etched glass and transoms. I love imagining using some of these pieces to design an art studio. I have to settle for smaller items since I live out of state such as the wonderful grain bowls and bread boards. The rustic character is beautiful and it’s fun to imagine the wonderful loaves formed on these over the years.