About French Metro Antiques
French Metro Antiques is a direct importer of French antique furnishings, art, and accessories. Owners Renée and Terry Hunt employ their combined talents to personally select their collection of 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th century antiques for their shop in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on their semi-annual trips to France. The Hunts have been traveling to France together for the last forty years and have been direct importers since 1999. Their established long-term relationships with French friends and business associates contribute to their success in finding the rare a...Read More
Established in 20031stDibs seller since 2013
Featured Pieces
Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Walnut Armoirette or Wardrobe
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale early nineteenth century French walnut armoirette or wardrobe features hand pegged paneled sides and doors. The piece is crowned with a multi-beveled cornice. Its tw...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Book Matched Walnut Chest, Marble
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This quintessential Louis Philippe style commode or chest of drawers displays the exemplary craftsmanship of the nineteenth century with a facade of book matched walnut and solid wal...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century French Oak Monastery Table, Dining Table, 10 feet long
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in the region of Normandy, France, this large artisan-made oak monastery table or dining table from the turn of the twentieth century features an impressive 3 inch thick top co...
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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Tables
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Oak
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Semainier Chest, Bronze Details
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late eighteenth century Louis XVI period chest of drawers is called a semainier in French due to its seven drawers. Semainier comes from the French word "semaine" which means we...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Dressers
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Period Burl Birch Vitrine, Blown Glass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early nineteenth century Biedermeier period Austrian vitrine is constructed of burled birch wood and features ebonized pearwood columns. Its single door and sides are fitted wit...
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Materials
Blown Glass, Birch, Pearwood, Burl
Nineteenth Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Demi-Lune Console Table, Marble
Located in Fayetteville, AR
From the city of Arles in southern France, this mid nineteenth century Louis XVI style walnut demi-lune console table features a white marble top. Hand carved details on the apron be...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century French Charles X Period Birdseye Maple Nightstand, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Acquired from the Chateau de Plancy l'Abbaye in the Aube, an area near the Champagne region of France, this early nineteenth century French Charles X period bird's eye maple nightsta...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Night Stands
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase or Vitrine, Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with bronze banding. Its corners feature bronze fluting and the side panels are also...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Mid 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Black Lacquer Planter or Jardiniere
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This exceptional French black lacquer planter or jardiniere table from the Napoleon III period features intricate bronze detailing and inset borders of inlaid bronze. A lid with bron...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Bronze, Zinc
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Silver Plate Champagne Bucket, Wine Cooler
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Art Deco period silver plate footed champagne bucket features classic Art Deco motifs. Spiral florettes and a gadrooning garland motif surround th...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver Plate
French Pitch Pine Vanity Table Wash Stand with White Marble Top, circa 1900
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century pitch pine vanity features a beveled white marble top with an upper shelf. Its two drawers with metal drawer pulls are of dovetail construction. Below th...
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Antique Early 1900s French Vanities
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This nineteenth century Louis Philippe period gilt wood mirror features its original mercury glass>. Its pillow frame is detailed with a subtle incised striped pattern and an inner b...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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