31 May 2011

The Lemon Seller


This sculpture in the gardens of the Palais Carnoles is called La Limounaire, by Jacqueline Verdini. Limounaire is a Mentonnais word that means the lemon seller.

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Cette sculpture qui se trouve dans les jardins du Palais Carnoles s'appelle Le Limounaire, oeuvre de Jacqueline Verdini. Limounaire est un mot Mentonnais qui signifie vendeur de citrons.
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8 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhoto31 May, 2011

    That's a very charming little statue Jilly.

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  2. brattcat31 May, 2011

    Charming, indeed, and you capture that charm with the composition of this.

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  3. Malyss31 May, 2011

    So much menton in old times, and in a charming way..

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  4. paolo31 May, 2011

    Bella scultura! Il piccolo venditore di limoni ha l'aria del sognatore e in questo mondo c'รจ molto bisogno di sogni !

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  5. Hilda31 May, 2011

    Sweet.

    Not the lemons, obviously. :)

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  6. Bob Crowe31 May, 2011

    His countenance is sweeter than his wares. Charming.

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  7. Virginia31 May, 2011

    Oh what a delight to find. I love the word too.
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  8. Giulia01 June, 2011

    I love this, I've never seen a lemon seller statue before. Darling.

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