Nicole Maumy, An Antique Character

It is at his table that she receives A table wobbly but at the feet well moored to the pavements of Paul Bert You've crossed it all Attacked with his neighbors, dispute a game of cards or chatting around a good dish Nicole, It is a figure Placed at the corner of the alley 1 and the alley 2 of Paul Bert, it is known by all and knows everyone At this strategic corner, it saw to pass of the world, and Beautiful Thirty years that Momy, as it is called affectionately, watches over this market, whether it rains that it sells or that it snow

A FUNCTION OF CHANCE AND PASSION One Friday morning at the end of the eighties, Nicole and her husband, with the Fleas as always, hear about a stand that is free A small stand, at the crossroads of two alleys to Paul Bert Sans Nicole is convinced by her husband and when the dealer calls her a week later to tell her "My hen, you have the stand", her world wavers Then antiquarian in the 9th arrondissement, Nicole holds a shop since 1971 Another idea of her husband who knew his passion for China had convinced him to buy the trade of this old lady of which they were clients "It always had good ideas my husband but then, afterwards, for the putting into practice , more people ! "Nicole arrives in the middle of winter in this universe that she frequented every Friday morning but to pass on the other side, become merchant, it is not so simple

HONESTY AND FRANC PARLER "I've always loved what men do Their life is so much more interesting ..." Tenacity, strength and courage, Nicole becomes one of them She becomes accepted and gains legitimacy: "When We love, we have the courage to do "motto she Her legendary outspoken is also for something with Nicole, no tongue of wood She says what she thinks and thinks what she says Once The abscess is broken, we move on to something else, we do not get heavy The only moment when she hides her game, Nicole, it is during belote games with neighbors "It should be registered on the leases of the booths of This aisle: obligation to play cards! "

The game is also and especially china for Nicole This adrenaline of discovery, risk and chance that makes her get up at 4:30 every Friday for 40 years Who runs her in Vanves Every Saturday at 6.30 am For her old-fashioned china, Nicole She travels through unpacking and fairs with her car, a real work tool "You can find everything in a merchant's car: boots, pullovers, old jackets, Sun: you have to face every eventuality! It is with her that she brings back glassware, opaline Louis-Philippe, fans of the eighteenth century, candlesticks XIXth and other delicate and fine objects to the old-fashioned taste She exhibits them carefully in her small stand where all merchants are welcome Claude, Michel , Manuel, they all parade at her house, putting up an object, using coffee, looking for a doliprane. It's Sunday, Nicolai will be ready for lunch, Nicola has prepared everything Then the hour of cards Always on the wobbly table Stand of the corner Nicole has more than integrated with Paul Bert Serpette, she became indispensable there

Nicole Maumy, booth 99, alley 2, Paul Bert

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