From Friday to Sunday, Espace Gruyère welcomes the largest covered flea market in Switzerland, an essential event for fans of antiques and vintage treasures. No less than 270 exhibitors will be present for this 25th edition.
Among the highlights of this year, the presence of Adeline Jaquet, founder of Pépites & Cerisiers, an online flea market with a showroom based in Gilly (VD). The Vaudoise by adoption has also made a name as a buyer in the program “Affaire concluded” on France 2.
Adeline Jaquet will not just hold a stand during the Bullaise flea market: she will also animate, alongside her Belgian colleague Stéphane Vanhandenhoven (also an expert in “Concluded affair”), a session of estimation of objects on site. These entertainment, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, will offer visitors the opportunity to assess their nuggets.
Two days before the opening, we asked him what parts the public will have a good chance of finding at La Gruyère flea market, for a good deal, we wish you. Open the eye!
1. Rustic furniture. “For lovers of authenticity, rustic furniture is a safe bet. Solid wooden establishments, solid wood cupboards, even farm bells or old tables. These solid and timeless parts are perfectly integrated into interiors modern or traditional. “
2. Art ceramics. “The flea market is the perfect place to find works by Swiss ceramists from the 60s and 70s, like Edouard Chapallaz, whose creations have nothing to envy to French pieces.”
3. Scandinavian furniture. “A beautiful Danish row is a timeless!”
-4. Italian design of the 70s. “For lighting lights, design chairs and dining room sets that combine glass and metal, such as glass trays with chrome feet. Very classy!”
5. Barbotines. “Colorful, offbeat and a little kitsch, the barbotins come back in force. These earthenware enamelled in relief, in bright colors, also seduce young people. Their craft side and their pep make them nice pieces to brighten up a decoration.”
6. Vintage mirrors. “Vintage mirrors like” sun “models or precious creations by Mithé Espelt, famous for its cracked gold techniques, are very sought after. Some of these pieces have seen their rating recently exploded.”
7. Futuristic furniture. “The 1960s saw the emergence of a futuristic design, nicknamed” Space Age “, characterized by plastic materials, rounded shapes and bright colors. Open the eye to locate egg chairs or other emblematic pieces. “
8. Ancient jewelry and watches. “The flea market of La Gruyère is also an opportunity to find old jewelry and vintage watches. Vintage Art Deco pieces, for example, are real treasures.”
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