Which guide do you need?
These are working notes for buying at the Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen from abroad: where to look, what to check at the stall, what a piece really costs and what happens when it has to cross a border. Each one ends with the brief we need to source that kind of piece for you.
| Guide | Read it if |
|---|---|
| The Paris flea market, a working guide for designers | You are new to the Puces: which market sells what, when to go, how to get pieces out |
| Prices and negotiation | You want to know what moves a dealer's price, how VAT and cash limits work, and the landed cost |
| Buying French antique mirrors | You are checking glass, mercury or silver backing, the back of the frame and the gilding |
| French chandeliers: rewiring for US and UK projects | A chandelier or wall lights are going into a US or UK project and must pass an inspector or an electrician |
| Vintage bistro chairs for restaurants | You need 20 to 80 café chairs and tables that survive service |
Services these guides refer to
Remote sourcing on a written brief, live video sourcing from your studio, a private sourcing day when you are in Paris, and shipping antiques from Paris with the export paperwork.
Something we have not covered?
Send us the piece or the room and the country it is going to. We answer within 24 hours, in English or French. Send the brief.