1.0Univers Autojaunehttps://universautojaune.com/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Vo0bZIcQU1"><a href="https://universautojaune.com/en/2026/04/12/un-nom-de-rue-poetique/">A poetic street name</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://universautojaune.com/en/2026/04/12/un-nom-de-rue-poetique/embed/#?secret=Vo0bZIcQU1" width="600" height="338" title="“A poetic street name” — Univers Autojaune" data-secret="Vo0bZIcQU1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://universautojaune.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://universautojaune.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dinky-Toys-France-Citroen-1200Kgs-Baroclem-562-HC.jpg980653Those familiar with the area know that this market is located in the center of Rue des Rosiers in Saint-Ouen. What a poetic street name, when I think about it! It seems a long time ago that there must have been vegetable gardens and flowers here. This market is dedicated to "antiquarians," the very same ones who often display a diploma or a sign on their front door indicating their status as court-appointed experts. Another distinctive feature of this market is that all the stalls are delimited by glass facades; you have to go through a door to enter. As you might have guessed, this market is reserved for works of art and the wealthiest buyers. No secondhand dealers here. If you're looking for more ordinary things, you should go to the Vernaison market, located just a stone's throw away, where Mr. Scherpereel used to work. The further you get from the Biron market, the less refined the presentation of the merchandise becomes. The Jules Vales market, the furthest away, where the generous Daniel Tuffery and the eccentric André Diego held court, was the least prestigious, but certainly the most convivial. Good humor and pastis went hand in hand there. Sometimes, goods would leave Jules Vales early in the morning for Vernaison and end up in Biron by late morning. Each time, of course, the price changed according to the intermediaries. My parents also loved antique furniture. So they frequented the Biron market, on tiptoe. One Sunday, in the stall of Mr. Reboul, an antique arms dealer, in the window overlooking the central aisle, we were drawn to an impressive collection of Dinky Toys advertising vehicles: the complete series of Guy, Trojan, Bedford, and Austin advertising vehicles, but also the Citroën 1200Kgs, including the famous Baroclem.