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 little corner of paradise to him.
A HAPPY MEETING As is often the case with Flea, everything begins with an encounter. A happy encounter in the case of Gérard who opened the doors of the world of antiquities and particularly the Flea of Saint-Ouen. A world still unknown for this multinational leader more customary attachments than the classic furniture. And there, magic operates. In this free world, where the beautiful and the rare are the only constraints, Gerard feels good.
THE CLASSIC IN THE UNITED STATES In the 80's, Gérard moved to Serpette. The classic is his thing. He learns from the field, the best of schools, from already experienced traders. He sharpens his eye by contact with the most beautiful objects and as soon as he feels ready, he goes hunting for the old one. He traveled all the nineteenth, with a special passion for the Second Empire. At the end of the 90s, Gerard succeeded his bet. At the head of three stands at Serpette, he became one of Paul Bert Serpette's essential antique dealers for classical furniture. The 1880 ebony buffet with inlaid hard stones, it is at home that it is found! One day, Gerard is fed up. He has seen too much, too much done, too much sold. The novelty is the motor of his life. It must move, it changes, it moves! A risk-taking is required and quickly. It is a surprising big difference that it then operates. After presenting the most beautiful treasures of the Old World, here he is entiche the New through the tutelary figure of Paul Evans.
AMERICA OF GERARD Paul Evans, a sculptor and a goldsmith of formation, marked his era and his country in a political and economic ascent through his bold use of metals: gold, copper, tin, etc. His grandiloquent, brutal and spectacular style became a symbol of America's Glorious Thirty, rich, powerful and omnipotent. At home, each piece of furniture is thought of as a work of art without ever forgetting its usual appearance. Impossible to remain of marble in front of its monumental pieces. "I love and I search for what makes me vibrate," smiled Gérard. With the creations of Paul Evans, the trick is played. From Miami to Saint-Ouen, Gerard uncovers these tables, lamps, inordinate strings, vestiges of a past omnipotence. "We use very quickly what we love" assures Gerard. His remedy: a constant inconstancy, an art of surprise always renewed, an endless search for the unexpected. The day when his smile faded, his laughter faded, count on him, Gerard would go elsewhere. But it is not tomorrow the day before that we say it! Gérard Guignard , Allée 1, Stands 19-20, Serpette
