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With the opening of the Far East to the West in the 18th century, decorative fashions draw their inspiration from Asian crafts.
The forms, the motifs, the subjects are imitated and copied, but the lacques, the formulas of which are jealously guarded by the Asian artisans, escape copying. In order…
The spotlight took place last summer at the Rencontres d'Arles At the Palais de l'Archevêché, WM Hunt unveiled his very own collection of photos of groups, crowds, immortalized in a particular format: the panorama were revealed. An incredible upheaval and the photographic effervescence that…
It is the story of a couple gathered by the love of a strange and rare material, the Bakelite. Jacques and Emile, the Collectors, are proud defenders and promoters of this ancestor of plastic who knew his hours of glory in the inter-war period. True testimony of the Roaring Twenties, Bakelite was…
It can be found on classic furniture stands. Often mounted on high legs and closed by two leaves, it is elegant, looks great and rutile of noble materials. Its richness intrigues and its use questions. The cabinet is an enigmatic piece of furniture which continues today to awaken the most fierce…
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THE SELECTION OF THE WEEKEND BY PAUL BERT SERPETTE Paul Bert Serpette is a world in itself. With its 415 stands, it brings together the finest and rarest of antiquities of all times. A real museum where we sometimes need a guides with a sharp eye and professional knowledge. A small tour of…
Virginia, she is a daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of antique dealers. She grew up on the Flea market in Paris Saint-Ouen, her favorite playground, which became naturally her job. If she starts very young with a friend in the arts of the table, it is with her husband that she…
September. We hand over our beach stuff to the closet and we put on a briefcase and suit-tie. Will or not. To get back on the right foot, Paul Bert Serpette has the solution: give a blow to his workspace ... with old! Nothing like the genius and cachet of yesterday's creators for an inspiring…
Patricia Timsit discovered the Fleas and Paul Bert Serpette as a collector. With her friends, she used to hang there clothes and jewels that were not found elsewhere. Then, the arts of the table and the old linen which attract his eye of china. However, it is at the haute-joaillerie that she…
Aurélien Jeauneau is a child of Paul Bert Serpette. With a father in the trade, he became a collector of chairs at the age of 12, spent a few years later a bachelor of fine arts and specializes in art history. Fierce design, he made his classes at Pascal Cuisinier, the specialist of post-war French…
Alley 4 at Serpette, in booth 2, Eva raises her most beautiful tables. Porcelain, crystal, earthenware and silverware overflow colorful tablecloths and shelves. This daughter and granddaughter of antique dealers of Paul Bert is passionate about the tableware and their incredible diversity.…
From the benches of Sciences-po, Patricia Attwood passed to the catwalks of the couturiers. Spotted as a model, this student prepares ENA parade especially for young fashion designers who, for lack of resources, compensate her in clothes. A bargain for Patricia, a fashion enthusiast who began a…
Before holding objects in his hand, it was a brush that Jean-Louis Courbet handled. This "Sunday painter" as he modestly qualified quickly became passionate about ceramics, lighting, mirrors. For all these pieces of decoration that sublimate our interiors. With special attention to French potters…
Surrounded by Vuitton trunks, Goyard suitcases and Hermes bags, Elisio is like a fish in the water. He receives an international and demanding clientele in his boutique filled with monograms and leather. Whether they are from Taiwan or Singapore, whether they come from Malaysia or Hong Kong,…
"The standing of a building is measured by its door handle." Jean-Pierre and Monique Jankowski know something! Specialists in all kinds of handles to Paul Bert Serpette, they guess at the door knob the apartment or house to which it belonged. Brass "olive" handle for the maid's rooms, bronze-worked…
Because all tastes are differents, this week, let us tempt you with our selection mixing furniture and decorative arts from the diversity of the merchants of Paul Bert Serpette.
At Audrey Chevalier, stand 67 allée 1 to Paul Bert:
Who has never dreamed of traveling without leaving the capital? This…
Historical
Daum is not "born" art industry, it has become. When Jean Daum, a former notary of Bitche forced into exile in the wake of the War of 1870, bought the Glassworks of Nancy in 1878, it is an industrial glass factory that produces mainly flacons, glassware and bobesches. It becomes an art…
Born in 1930, Italian, he studied architecture, painting and sculpture. He began in 1951 to practice informal art and exhibited with Fontana, Munari (among others). In 1952-1953, he realized his first construction in Milan. After returning to his father's company in the automotive trade, he…
Charles Eames, who died at the age of 71 in 1978 in Saint Louis, his hometown, is one of the major figures in the design of the 20th century, which he evolved into mass production. Architect and designer (1907-1978), he was head of the design department at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 1940,…
(Como 1905-Milan1977)
Born in 1905, Franco Albini began his studies in architecture at the Ecole Polytechnique in Milan, where he graduated in 1929.
Still a student, Albini meets Gio Ponti and begins to work with him and to assist him in his workshops.
In 1930, he opened his own studio where he…
Eclectic. This word, which alone indicates the variety of styles and epochs, characterizes, if possible, this 28-year-old boy who had lived at Serpette for only a year and a half. A young merchant, therefore, rich with a career long behind him, a fierce defender of the quality and authenticity of…
Stéphanie Roux and Bernard Le Grand opened a stand in Serpette in December 2014. They have been antique dealers for 8 years, specializing in old-fashioned canes from the 19th century, but also showcases, jewelery, paintings, bronzes and some precious 19th century watchmaking. They chose this trade…
AN OLD VENU This is not a first for Bernard Tinivella. One booth, he already had one. Several even. A serpette in particular, where it started nearly 30 years ago 6. Since last October, it reopens on this market, left in 2003 but never lost sight of. It is Paul Bert went 4 this time that Bernard…
The constancy of Gerard? His smile. Always to the lips, never in his pocket. Add to that great laughter that ricochet on the walls of its stand and scatter in the alley 1 of Serpette. The cap screwed on the head that the years have cleared, he sustained tirelessly, too happy to have found his…
First, there is the dog. Jack, a bastard survivor of the SPA, lasciviously lying at the entrance of the stand. Nothing to fear, it is enough to step over it. Then, once the sliding door ajar, there is the soft voice of the forgotten rocker Sugar Man that rushes into your ears. Finally, there is…
If you know Henri, you know Corinne. If you know Corinne, you know Henri. And if you do not know them, ask around where are "les Lyonnais". Immanuelably, we will tell you the 12 alley 3 in Serpette. Knowledge of an endearing couple, throwing "Hello", "Hello", "Ciao" into the hearts of the morning…