Location: Fountains – 89 postcards.
If you stroll through Vence on any given day you are likely to find people waiting in line to fill containers with fresh water from one of the many fountains that are located throughout the town. Since the middle ages Vence has been known for the high quality of its water. Surrounded by three rivers (the Malvan, the Lubiane and the Cagne), our town is also lucky enough to have two springs (the Foux and the Riou). The Foux spring supplies a multitude of fountains that can be found in and around the city.
Altogether there are well over twenty fountains sprinkled throughout Vence. No matter what part of town you find yourself in you are never very far away from a fountain with cool, fresh, invigorating water. Sadly, only a few of these fountains are represented here in these postcards. La Fontaine du Peyra and La Basse Fontaine are the most popular, and deservedly so. However, in addition to these two the ONLY other fountain found here is the old “flower fountain” on the Grand Jardin. I’m really surprised to see ALL of the other fountains missing. Several others of them are quite picturesque and would make great postcards.
Most distressing of all is the fact that there is only one postcard featuring the beautiful lavoir (washhouse) of Vence! This incredible structure is so elegant and wonderful I can’t imagine why it was not used in more postcards.
If you have any questions about any of the cards featured here, if you see any errors or if you would like more information, drop me an email at steve@steveandcaroleinvence.com.
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La Fontaine du Peyra
(Anciens Etab.)
(Anciens Etab.)
(ND Phot)
(ND Phot)
(« Real-Photo » C.A.P.)
(« Real-Photo » C.A.P.)
(« Real-Photo » C.A.P.)
(« Real-Photo » C.A.P.)
(Collection La Cigogne Booklet)
(Collection La Cigogne Booklet)
(Edition « La Cigogne »)
Postmarked August 5, 1952
(Edition « La Cigogne »)
(Edit. d’Art Munier)
(Edit. d’Art Munier)
(Editions d’Art Munier)
(Editions d’Art Munier)
(Rostan & Munier Booklet)
(Rostan & Munier Booklet)
Postmarked 1964
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions Photoguy)
Postmarked 1962
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions Photoguy)
Variation (no logo on front)
Oversized Card (15cm x 10.5cm)
(Editions Photoguy)
Variation (different back)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions S.E.P.T)
(Editions S.E.P.T)
(G. Rossat Mignod)
Postmarked 1958
(G. Rossat Mignod)
(Imp. Foucachon)
(Imp. Foucachon)
(Lestrohan le Rhône)
(Lestrohan le Rhône)
(Les Editions « MAR »)
(Les Editions « MAR »)
(Les Editions “MAR”)
(Les Editions “MAR”)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Munier Editeur d’Art)
(Munier Editeur d’Art)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(variation)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(variation – different type on back)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(variation)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(variation)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
Editions S.M.D. CIM
Editions S.M.D. CIM
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Photochromie A.D.I.A.)
(Photochromie A.D.I.A.)
(Photochromie A.D.I.A.)
(Photochromie A.D.I.A.)
(printing error – image is reversed)
(Édition d’Art, Rostan & Munier)
(Édition d’Art, Rostan & Munier)
(Ste. Altari)
(Ste. Altari)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(unknown manufacturer)
(unknown manufacturer)
(Édition Picard)
(Édition Picard)
(Édition Picard)
(Édition Picard)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(unknown manufacturer)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(unknown manufacturer)
(Braun & Cie)
(Edit. Servelle)
(Braun & Cie)
(Edit. Servelle)
(Photocouleur A.D.I.A.)
(Photocouleur A.D.I.A.)
(Photocouleur A.D.I.A.)
(Photocouleur A.D.I.A.)
(Combier Imprimeur Mâcon “CIM”)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Combier Imprimeur Mâcon “CIM”)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Edit. La Cigogne)
(Collection La Cigogne Booklet)
(Edit. La Cigogne)
(Collection La Cigogne Booklet)
Postmarked and dated March 12, 1935
(Edition La Provençale)
(” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
(Edition La Provençale)
(” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
(” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
(variation)
Slight variation on back
(Edition d’Art YVON)
(” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
(variation – number and slightly different layout)
(Edition d’Art YVON)
Postmarked 1954
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Edition « La Cigogne »)
Postmarked and dated 1959
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
Oversized card – 10.5cm x 15cm
(Edition Picard)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Edition Picard)
La Basse Fontaine (Fontaine Saint-Michel, Fontaine Antony Mars)
(Edition Cagnoli)
(Edition Cagnoli)
(Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
(Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de Photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de Photographie Giletta)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Rostan & Munier – Édition d’Art)
(Rostan & Munier – Édition d’Art)
(Munier Editeur d’Art)
(Munier Editeur d’Art)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Lestrohan le Rhône)
(Lestrohan le Rhône)
(Levy et Neurdein Reunis)
(Levy et Neurdein Reunis)
(Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
(Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
(Les Editions “MAR”)
(Les Editions “MAR”)
(Editions CAP)
(Éditions d’Art Yvon Paris)
(Editions CAP)
(Éditions d’Art Yvon Paris)
(Editions S.M.D. CIM)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(Editions S.M.D. CIM)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
Slight variation on back
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Heliogravure Combier Macon)
(Phototypie A.D.I.A.)
(Heliogravure Combier Macon)
(Phototypie A.D.I.A.)
(alternate – full card photo)
(Etablissement Frédéric Laugier)
Postmarked 1922
(Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
(alternate – slightly different back)
(Etablissement Frédéric Laugier)
(Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
Postmarked and dated January 22, 1935
(Edition La Provençale)
(Edit. E.N. Reydellet)
(Edition La Provençale)
(Edit. E.N. Reydellet)
(Vue Orsoni)
(Vue Orsoni)
La Fontaine du Grand Jardin
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
Postmarked and dated 1961
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
Le Lavoir
(Ste. Altari)
(Ste. Altari)
( Riviera-Diffusion)
(Riviera-Diffusion)