Paris Flea Sourcing
Antique dealer's gallery filled with paintings, lamps and furniture
Marché aux Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen

Your buyers inside the Paris flea market.
The right pieces, at the right price, delivered.

For interior designers, architects and buyers furnishing a home abroad. We live facing the Marché Biron and negotiate in French, with dealers we have known for years. You approve every piece on video, we handle purchase, restoration and shipping.

Family stand at Paul Bert, since 1986
We live facing the Marché Biron
Monnette Paris, featured in ELLE and Le Figaro
Flore's Monnette Paris has created pieces for
Audemars PiguetKeringShiseidoGaleries LafayetteLe Bon MarchéAngelinaEtam
Press
ELLEELLE DécorationLe Figaro MagazineMadame Figaro Japon
The Puces, since 1885

Why buyers work with us

I.

We know the stalls

Which dealer has the real 1950s pieces, who restores properly, who opens early, who will move on price. Ten years of Friday mornings, not a guidebook.

II.

We speak their language, and yours

Many dealers speak little English, and the best prices are agreed in French, between regulars. It is simply easier to delegate to natives: we take your brief in fluent, professional English, then go in person to negotiate and buy for you.

III.

You don't get taken for a ride

No tourist price, no reproductions sold as period pieces, no surprise at the crating stage. We check condition, provenance and price before you commit.

Rue des Rosiers, 1927
Rue des Rosiers, 1927
Who we are

Puciers, not tour guides

In Saint-Ouen, the people of the market are called puciers. The dealers, the porters, the families who have held the same stall for three generations, and the neighbours who know which alley opens first on a Friday morning.

For us it is also a family story. The Rudigoz family opened its stand at the Marché Paul Bert in 1986, and these alleys have been part of our lives ever since.

We are Flore Grannet and Augustin Rudigoz, and we are neighbours. We live in a new residence shaped like an ocean liner, the one everyone around here recognises, right across from the Marché Biron. We have been hunting these alleys for more than ten years, on Friday mornings before the crowds and on quiet Mondays, and we know who specialises in what.

Flore owns Monnette Paris, a Paris house that restores and engraves French vintage silverware, featured in ELLE, Le Figaro Magazine and Madame Figaro Japon. Every piece Monnette sells was found at a brocante or a flea market stall. That eye for provenance, condition and fair price is what we now put to work for you.

The Puces are the largest concentration of antique dealers in the world, around 2,000 traders across a dozen markets and five streets. It is also a place where a buyer in town for one weekend pays too much, misses the best stalls and then spends weeks working out the shipping. That is the problem we solve.

The eye

Flore Grannet

Owner of Monnette Paris. Tableware, silver, textiles, decorative objects, the pieces that give a room its soul.

Monnette Paris
Monnette Paris
Atelier Monnette Paris
Atelier Monnette Paris
The deal

Augustin Rudigoz

Runs consumer brands and supply chains across Europe. Negotiation, consolidation, shipping and paperwork.

Everything you could hope for from someone on the ground.

What we do for you

01

Sourcing on brief

You describe the piece or the room, we hunt the markets and send a photo and video shortlist within 72 hours.

02

Live hunting

We walk the alleys with you on a video call. You point, we ask, you decide in real time.

03

Shared finds

A private selection of pieces matched to your projects, shared with you before they reach dealers' websites.

04

Connect

Introductions to the right dealers, restorers and craftsmen, the ones who never answer email.

05

Negotiation and purchase

We negotiate in French, pay, collect and check condition on your behalf.

06

Hunting together

A day at the Puces with us, before opening, with lunch at a market table.

07

Restoration and finishing

Re-upholstery, polishing, rewiring of lamps, through the market's own craftsmen.

08

Crating and shipping

Consolidation, crating and door-to-door delivery worldwide, export paperwork included.

In the alleys
Crystal chandeliers in an antique shop
Marché Vernaison
Marché Vernaison
Gilded mirror and furniture at an antique dealer
Marché Biron
Marché Biron
Antique shop with ornate furniture
Marché Dauphine
Marché Dauphine
Portrait painting and furniture in an antique shop
Indoor market alley lined with stalls
Saint-Ouen

The market, and where we live

Boulevard Périphérique · ParisRue des RosiersRue Paul BertRue Jules VallèsRue LécuyerRue VoltaireRue Marie CurieRue Jean-Henri FabreAvenue MicheletL'EntrepôtL'UsinePaul BertSerpetteJules VallèsLe PassageCamboBironVernaisonAnticaDauphineMalassisMalikPlace Django ReinhardtSquare des Z'artsWe live hereLes PucesSaint-Ouen-sur-Seine · depuis 1885NPorte de Clignancourt · métro 4 ↓
Tap a market to see what we source there.

Vernaison

The oldest market, a maze of small stalls. Tableware, silver, textiles, curiosities, prints. Where patience pays, and where Flore hunts silver for Monnette.

Brief · Shortlist · Export

How it works

Brief

Room, style, budget, dimensions, deadline. A mood board or a Pinterest link is enough.

Walk

We walk the markets with your brief in hand, often before opening. Friday to Monday.

Shortlist

Photos, video, dimensions and the dealer's price, within 72 hours.

Negotiate

We negotiate in French, as neighbours. You approve every purchase.

Crate and ship

Consolidation, crating and door-to-door shipping through specialist art shippers, export paperwork included.

Interior designers and architects

Sourcing for client projects, one piece or a whole home. Trade discretion: we never contact your client.

Buyers furnishing a home in Europe

A house in Italy or France to furnish with pieces that have a story, without flying to Paris every month.

Hotels, restaurants, boutiques

French antique and vintage pieces in quantity, sourced to a brief and delivered together.

Reassurance

What you can count on

You approve every purchase

Nothing is bought without your written yes on a photo, a video and a price.

Condition checked in hand

We inspect each piece: structure, restorations, marks, woodworm, wiring. You get the honest version.

A French company, proper invoices

Contracts and invoices from Bikito, a French company in Saint-Ouen. Dealer invoices passed on in full.

Insured, specialist shipping

Crating and transport by fine-art shippers, insured door to door, export paperwork handled.

Trade discretion

We never contact your clients and never publish your projects without permission.

Compliance built in

Export certificates, sanctions screening and ID checks from €10,000, as French law requires.

Projects

Typical briefs

Examples of the briefs we handle. Client names stay confidential.

Covered alley of a flea market

A townhouse living room, New York

Interior designer. Mid-century lighting, a pair of armchairs to reupholster, a large mirror. Shortlist on video, pieces consolidated and shipped by sea in one crate.

A restored farmhouse, Tuscany

Private buyers. French tableware, linen, a farmhouse table and old doors. Two live-video sessions, one delivery by road.

Crystal chandeliers in an antique shop

A boutique hotel, Dubai

Hospitality group. Forty pieces of lighting, mirrors and occasional furniture with one visual line. Sourced in batches, shipped by air and sea.

FAQ

Export FAQ

Can you ship antiques from the Paris flea market to the US?

Yes. Pieces are consolidated in Saint-Ouen, crated by specialist art shippers and sent by sea or air, door to door. Several of these shippers work right around the market.

Do I pay US import duty on antiques?

Genuine antiques over 100 years old generally enter the US duty-free. More recent vintage pieces follow their normal tariff classification. We supply the dealer invoices and descriptions your customs broker needs.

Do I need a French export licence?

For most pieces, no. Cultural goods above the legal age and value thresholds need a French export certificate. We flag it before you buy and handle the application.

Is VAT refunded for buyers outside the EU?

It depends on how the dealer sells. Many antiques are sold under the margin scheme with no VAT shown, others with VAT that can be removed on export. We check it piece by piece.

Can I come to Paris and walk the market with you?

Yes. A sourcing day together is a good way to start a project, and we follow up remotely afterwards.

How long does it take?

Shortlist within 72 hours of the brief. Shipping takes roughly 1 to 2 weeks by air and 6 to 10 weeks by sea to North America or Asia.

Why do you ask for ID on larger purchases?

As an intermediary in the art and antiques trade, we apply French anti-money-laundering rules: for purchases of €10,000 or more we verify the buyer's identity. It protects you, the dealers and us.

Talk about your project

Talk about your project

Tell us about the room, the pieces and your timing. We answer within 24 hours, in English or French.