Antiques from abroad arrive in Falls Village

Antiques from abroad arrive in Falls Village

Kelly Henkins and her husband Jim run Marche.

Patrick L. Sullivan

FALLS VILLAGE— If you need an absinthe spoon, Marche in Falls Village has got you covered.

Kelly and Jim Henkins, who live in Falls Village, run Marche, located in the old bank building at 105 Main St.

Kelly Henkins was fiddling around with a store flag and porch decorations Saturday morning, Nov. 1, just before the start of the Cannonball Run road race.

Henkins said the main business of Marche is antiques sourced in Europe. The Henkins go three times a year, she continued, in search of items to bring back.

“Belgium has been very good,” she said.

Most of the inventory falls under the “housewares” category: china, silverware, and of course the absinthe spoons ($28).

“I think it’s great you know what it is,” Kelly Henkins said. “Most people have no idea. They ask if it’s for cutting cheese.”

Marche is open Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., or when the flag is out in front, with the last weekend before Christmas (Dec. 20 and 21) marking the end of the selling season.

The store will reopen for the summer May 2026.

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