I love this type of shop! …Sadly, I can’t afford a trip to Paris, but “The Red Chair” on Warren Street in Hudson, New York offers many similar items. The owner makes several trips a year to France and returns with a wonderful selection of old ironstone and quirky items…the second you walk in you feel transported to a quant Parisian shop!
David, thank you so much for your profile of AXS. I was in Paris a few weeks ago and visited their store. Ariel was working and he was so friendly and knowledgeable. We probably spent a good half hour there as he showed us some of their treasures. I told him I’d learned about the shop from your newsletter and he had nothing to say but the kindest words about you. I ended up buying this fabulous Second Empire serving dish that was made out of papier mâché with mother of pearl inlay. I live in the south of France and get to Oaris a few times each year. I will definitely go back treasure hunting at AXS.
This looks amazing, thank you. In response to your IG Story on your abundance of alcohol, I held a brunch once and set out all the alcohol that I wanted to shed. I invited guests to take whatever they wanted. Since some of it was gifts, I made it clear that the issue was space, not taste. People scooped it up.
good idea! I was going to have a party and hire a bartender to make cocktails but people here don't drink cocktails like people do in the States...so not sure how much of a dent I'd make in my "collection"
Do you believe in coincidence? Soon after your blog post about Chartreuse, I read The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth - set in the Chartreuse Valley. Next, I read The Grey Wolf by Canadian author Louise Penny - part of the story takes place at the Chartreuse Monastery and, now, I'm reading a third book, Creation Lake - mostly set in that same valley. All these incidences are random. What are the chances? Should I buy a lottery ticket?
Haha, you do realize that Messieurs Novak et Sabatier will now be inundated with visitors who read your blog. Including me. Our apartment, nicely furnished in general, came with the cheapest, thinnest Ikea plates and bowls, as close to plastic as you can get without it actually being plastic. I could not deal with it and immediately started collecting stuff at Vides Greniers. We don't really "need" anything else, but it can't hurt to look, right?
I do think of how a bump in business will affect a place. When I added places in Paris that I discovered to my website, I was a bit concerned if they'd get overrun. But then, the New York Times and other outlets would eventually write about them, so they weren't exactly secrets anymore. AXS isn't a restaurant so I think any extra visitors would be welcome : )
My mom always said the same thing..... I am glad this shop is in Paris some 4k miles from me. Just saying.... lovely piece. So sad the book will be on desserts :(. may have to buy it for a friend.....
STOPPIT!! You are making me sooo envious. But then like you I probably have far more plates, platters, bowls, glasses, cutlery than I will ever need. Maybe when we used to have big dinner parties and ALL the family got together for which we always catered, but last time we moved a lot was given away to family, friends or the op shop, and there are still items in the cupboards or stored up in the roof that have not seen the light of day for 10 years. But yesterday when buying some gifts I spied some beautiful large placemats, thinking they will be nice for a gift, but when I got home I suggested to my husband that perhaps he could buy some for me also, plus the coasters, for Christmas. Oh well, I’ll find a spot for them. 😄
I moved from DC to Augusta, GA a little more than a year ago, and while there is not a lot to be desired when it comes to the food scene (even the fancier places are mostly just fast food/deep fried with a higher price point, or unimaginative fare), the vintage shops and estate sales make up for it and are abundant and mostly well- priced. I now have an addiction. Like your mom said, “It never hurts to look”, right?!?
I love this type of shop! …Sadly, I can’t afford a trip to Paris, but “The Red Chair” on Warren Street in Hudson, New York offers many similar items. The owner makes several trips a year to France and returns with a wonderful selection of old ironstone and quirky items…the second you walk in you feel transported to a quant Parisian shop!
David, thank you so much for your profile of AXS. I was in Paris a few weeks ago and visited their store. Ariel was working and he was so friendly and knowledgeable. We probably spent a good half hour there as he showed us some of their treasures. I told him I’d learned about the shop from your newsletter and he had nothing to say but the kindest words about you. I ended up buying this fabulous Second Empire serving dish that was made out of papier mâché with mother of pearl inlay. I live in the south of France and get to Oaris a few times each year. I will definitely go back treasure hunting at AXS.
I found some lovey serving dishes and another treasure. Merci
This looks amazing, thank you. In response to your IG Story on your abundance of alcohol, I held a brunch once and set out all the alcohol that I wanted to shed. I invited guests to take whatever they wanted. Since some of it was gifts, I made it clear that the issue was space, not taste. People scooped it up.
good idea! I was going to have a party and hire a bartender to make cocktails but people here don't drink cocktails like people do in the States...so not sure how much of a dent I'd make in my "collection"
Thank you so much for the AXS posting. We loved he shop, and Ariel and Sydney were so lovely.
Glad you liked the shop. They're really nice guys, too!
Do you believe in coincidence? Soon after your blog post about Chartreuse, I read The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth - set in the Chartreuse Valley. Next, I read The Grey Wolf by Canadian author Louise Penny - part of the story takes place at the Chartreuse Monastery and, now, I'm reading a third book, Creation Lake - mostly set in that same valley. All these incidences are random. What are the chances? Should I buy a lottery ticket?
Haha, you do realize that Messieurs Novak et Sabatier will now be inundated with visitors who read your blog. Including me. Our apartment, nicely furnished in general, came with the cheapest, thinnest Ikea plates and bowls, as close to plastic as you can get without it actually being plastic. I could not deal with it and immediately started collecting stuff at Vides Greniers. We don't really "need" anything else, but it can't hurt to look, right?
I do think of how a bump in business will affect a place. When I added places in Paris that I discovered to my website, I was a bit concerned if they'd get overrun. But then, the New York Times and other outlets would eventually write about them, so they weren't exactly secrets anymore. AXS isn't a restaurant so I think any extra visitors would be welcome : )
Thank you for the information about this place. I’d love to go the next time I’m in Paris. 🇫🇷❤️
My mom always said the same thing..... I am glad this shop is in Paris some 4k miles from me. Just saying.... lovely piece. So sad the book will be on desserts :(. may have to buy it for a friend.....
I’m like your mom. I always say it never hurts to look. But in the next breath I’ll say, “but we don’t need anything.”
STOPPIT!! You are making me sooo envious. But then like you I probably have far more plates, platters, bowls, glasses, cutlery than I will ever need. Maybe when we used to have big dinner parties and ALL the family got together for which we always catered, but last time we moved a lot was given away to family, friends or the op shop, and there are still items in the cupboards or stored up in the roof that have not seen the light of day for 10 years. But yesterday when buying some gifts I spied some beautiful large placemats, thinking they will be nice for a gift, but when I got home I suggested to my husband that perhaps he could buy some for me also, plus the coasters, for Christmas. Oh well, I’ll find a spot for them. 😄
Today I've looked at a website for table linen and I want to buy. Except I rarely use. Now, I want the plate with the fish. Except I'm not in Paris
The do ship internationally : ) although check to see if your country will charge any customs or taxes on overseas deliveries...
What a fun shop! Thanks
Lovely! Good thing this shop is in Paris or I would be in trouble!!! Waiting breathlessly for the new book!
They're very nice fellows and it's always a pleasure to go in and see what they have : )
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I moved from DC to Augusta, GA a little more than a year ago, and while there is not a lot to be desired when it comes to the food scene (even the fancier places are mostly just fast food/deep fried with a higher price point, or unimaginative fare), the vintage shops and estate sales make up for it and are abundant and mostly well- priced. I now have an addiction. Like your mom said, “It never hurts to look”, right?!?