Jordan Wine Country Table - Vol. 19, 2024 - 42

Oui, Paris!
A GUIDE TO ANTIQUE SHOPPING IN PARIS
BY LISA M. MATTSON
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KENDALL BUSBY
M
ore than 30 million international
tourists flock to the French capital
each year to experience its famed
architecture, museums, boutiques and cafés.
But what they gain in pain au chocolat and
perfume, they lose in vintage treasures if Paris'
storied flea markets and antique shops don't
make the list.
Rather than shop for French antiques closer
to home during the Jordan Lobby renovation,
we took our hunt to the streets of Paris. Working
with interior designer Maria Khouri, our goal
was to find objects and art with a natural
connection to Jordan's French-inspired history.
This Paris shopping guide features a few of
our favorite antique shops and antiquaires
(shop owners), as well as travel tips for a fruitful
shopping trip.
ART BOUTIQUES
In the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, an area
known for its live music, chocolates and interior design
boutiques, the Martinez family has been collecting
and reselling antique prints (estampes anciennes) for more
than 50 years. Multiple generations and relatives own
shops within a few blocks of one another.
Galerie JC Martinez
This renowned shop, founded
by Jean-Claude Martinez in 1969,
features floor-to-ceiling walls
of oversized books, filled with
antique prints and original prints,
many in the intaglio engraving style
like the original Jordan Winery
label (gravure in French), as well
as drawings and watercolors
(aquarelles in French), most
dating back to the 18th century.
Each tome is organized by subject
or period, and the diversity
of artwork size and subject is
incredible-from 4-inch drawings
of cows to figurative fruits 2-feet
wide. It's the kind of art shop
one could spend hours in, and
the small space gets crowded
easily, so plan ahead. Founder
Jean-Claude recently retired and
passed the reins to his son, Didier.
FIND Half of the Jordan collage
gravures were purchased here.
Galerie Martinez-Fleurot
Around the corner from Galerie JC,
Didier's cousin, Laurent Fleurot,
whose wife is a Martinez, has owned
and operated Galerie MartinezFleurot
since 1999. This light-filled
corner shop with two stories was
founded by his father-in-law in
1973. Monsieur Fleurot specializes
in antique prints, engravings, and
lithographs of several subjects,
partially maps of different countries,
European cities, flowers, wine, fruits,
medicine, horses and birds-all
neatly organized in art racks.
FIND A lithograph and a copper
engraving for the Jordan art collage.
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