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Dade City & San Antonio COMMON SENSE

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ANTIQUES

Meridian Ave
DADE CITY By Fred Taylor

52 Clinton Ave OLD FURNITURE - NEW LANGUAGE
4 Speaking French
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If you like older and antique furniture you may have already acquired another
579A Ft. King Hwy. 301 98 asset that you didn’t even know about, in addition to the antiques. You may have

75 the beginnings of a second or in some cases even a third language skill. Most of
39 us are reasonably proficient in English and some of the fortunate or ambitious
have a second language at their command. But if you collect antique furniture
you probably have already started learning French, even if it is in self-defense

Celebrating sometimes.
Park your car in the 20 Antiques My introduction to “furniture French” was at a garage sale many years ago
YEARS! on the when I inquired about the price of the large cabinet with the mirrored door. “Oh,
treeshaded city lots and MAin street you mean the armoire?” said the host. Call it what you will I still wanted to

stroll among our antique ZEPHYRHILLS know the price of the cabinet. Turns out it wasn’t an armoire. It was a chifforobe.
Nevertheless, both names are based in French and I soon learned that I had a
Specializing
To Tampa and collectible shops. 54 5th Ave. lot more to learn - in French. The chifforobe is a cabinet with hanging storage
in
Primitives
behind a door on one side and stacked drawers on the other. The name is a
Gall Blvd.
combination of chiffonier - a tall chest in French - and a wardrobe, the English
Enjoy our
names of things you probably are familiar with.
small town charms. 41 39 name for an armoire. I was surrounded by French. Here are some more French
Peggy Capps, Proprietor
We’d love to have you! (352) 523-0999
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To Tampa
14122 7th STREET To Plant City
DADE CITY, FL 33525 3

AMERICAN EAGLE
ANTIQUES

14232 7th Street 1
Dade City, FL 33523
352-521-3361
OpEN 7 DAyS 11-5:30
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AMERICAN EAGLE 3
ANTIQUES, TOO
Featuring Fine Antiques
14119 7th Street
Dade City, FL 33523
352-521-0390 DADE CITY
OpEN 10-5 MON-SAT This cabinet,
French
Primitives to circa 1890,
Mid-Century is called a
Art, Jewelry, vitrine. It is
decorated
Clocks, with ormolu.
Furniture,
Coins/Military Vitrine- A vitrine is a glass display cabinet. The name is derived from the
For the RARE, the UNUSUAL, the UNEXPECTED French word “vitre” which means a pane or panel of glass.
TOP DRAWER ANTIQUES Ormolu- The fancy metal decoration on some vitrines is called ormolu,
Late Century Modern Furniture from the French “dorure d’ or molu” meaning gilding with gold paste. Found
Decorative Arts & Accessories 14130 7th St. as mounts or decorative accents on may pieces it is brass, bronze or copper
11853 Curley St, San Antonio OPEN: Mon-Sat 10-5 & for Special Events castings that have been gilded and mounted as decorations on furniture. It was
6 mi. from Dade City / 11 mi. from Zephyrhills 352-437-4838 first used principally by the French in the 18th century and later used extensively
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352-588-2001 www.facebook.com/TopDrawerAntiques in Rococo and Neoclassical stylings. In 20th century reproductions it is often
www.sanantonioantiquesflorida.com atopdrawer@tampabay.rr.com cast “pot metal” that is then painted with brass or gold paint.
Proprietor, John C. Herrmann 4 5
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