Saturday, May 10, 2008

I Want To Live In This Store - Antiques On Jackson


Simon's funky love shack of a studio
Nearly every store on Magazine Street has one of his signs


Portrait of the shop dog with tiara of course, at Antiques On Jackson



Primitive cupboard stocked with china



Lovely oval mirror



Store front with Simon's famous folk art signs



Maria has a great collection of Florentine smalls



Florentine trays, small size $85.


Great sofa with fab lampshades with music print on them



Love this super huge lantern



Water stained prints



Yummy gilded tole sconces on French chair



Baroque candlesticks and chandys


Regency X bench $500.



I could move right into this vignette - I love the blue shoes



Lovely old velvet folding screen



In an age of slick design, Mid 20th Century, Hollywood Regency, Domino Girl Chic, it is good to go into a place like Antiques On Jackson and be reminded of the beauty of decadence and decay. If you've ever visited Havana or Venice or New Orleans, you know that the faded, crumbling, forgotten, tattered and tarnished, can hold a particular kind of beauty.
Maria and Simon (pronounced see-moan, in the French way) Hardevled have such a place on a huge corner lot. There is a main store that houses the fabulous antiques and primitive pieces, and there is an outdoor love shack that houses a studio were folk art is made on a daily basis. There is also a huge outdoor lot with large architectural pieces.
While I was in the store, a gentleman purchased a chandelier with aqua Venetian glass drops, a Mary and Joseph statue, and some turtles (which I didn't see, and have no idea what they might be).
Simon's folk art signs are very famous. I love the one in the deli across the street that says "Shalom Y'All." We have one that says "Tango Tonight." They are very reasonably priced starting at around $40. for a custom made piece. He will ship, but you have to call to order, since they do not have any inter net access.

Antiques On Jackson
1028 Jackson Avenue (corner of Magazine)
New Orleans
504 524 8201

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