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♦ Summer Closure ♦

We inform you that The Antique Materials in Provence Alain Bidal will be closed from Thursday 15th August to Monday 02nd September 2019.

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The Antique Materials Alain Bidal in Provence will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Friday 21st December 2018 until Monday 07th January 2019.

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Specialists in quality reclaimed materials in Provence for more than 20 years, we are pleased to announce our new arrival of antique materials ! Many items full of yesteryear's charm to …

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Please find below the dates of the next International Antique Fairs in Provence :

• IN JANUARY :
Sunday 21st January 2018 - BEZIERS (34) Parc des Expositions
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The Antique Materials Alain Bidal will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Friday 22nd December 2017 until Monday 08th January 2018.

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As part of the protection of the French national cultural heritage, certain works of art (cultural property of historical, artistic or archaeological interest) are subject to export regulations, …

Palletising & Transport

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PALLETIZING

When your order is finished, it is carefully palletized and protected. First the elements are being held by a strong strap. We also place some foam between the stones …

Palletising & Transport

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Railings, also called guardrail, are elements most often made of cast iron or metal that form a protective barrier around a defined place.
Stairs, terraces, swimming pools, mezzanine, …

Restoration of antique materials

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The andirons are fireplace accessories used very early by men (early equivalents were found in the ruins of Pompeii and among the Celtic populations) to support logs in the fireplace so that they…

Restoration of antique materials

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For decades, Alain Bidal has been working to safeguard our rich French heritage through his activity of antique material "Les Mémoires d'Adrien".

While traveling throughout France, …

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Marble is part of the noble materials used since Antiquity for the architecture or sculptures.
Its consistency, both firm and dense, allows light to "penetrate" into the surface of the …

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Who says September, says back to school and need of novelties... So what better way to start a new school year than bringing some new blood to our home and changing our interior or exterior …

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The oldest cast iron fireback found in France is that of the arms of King René of Anjou (1431-1453), it is now preserved in the Lorrain Museum in Nancy (South-East of France).

Cast …

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Since its discovery several millions years ago, men's fascination for fire has constantly evolved, and its domestication over the centuries has been the first step towards the construction of …

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As a stone specialist and a renowned antique materials' dealer, Alain Bidal is constantly trying to find rare and unusual objects throughout France and Europe. These reclaimed materials are then …

Restoration of antique materials