Thirty-somethings and heritage enthusiasts: a new wind is blowing among antique dealers. For many French people, walking through the door of an antiques store is, in fact, akin to entering an untidy and dark place.

However, at Marius Simon in Eure, at Mathieu Py, in Perpignan, as at Julien Leroy, in Angers, and Anna Currenti, in Bordeaux, there is much more light than shadow.