Marin Montagut.
Photo: Pierre Musellec

Go Inside the Fantastical World of Paris Antiques Dealer Marin Montagut

His latest tome, Extraordinary Collections, delves into some of the most magical hoards in France

Extraordinary Collections: French Interiors, Flea Markets, Ateliers by Marin Montagut. Photographs by Pierre Musellec. Photo: Flammarion

Everything from iridescent butterflies and whimsical wicker baskets to mercury glass candlesticks and artist palettes slathered with paint finds a home in the fantastical world of Paris-based antiques dealer and illustrator Marin Montagut. His latest tome, Extraordinary Collections (Flammarion), delves into some of the most magical hoards in France, spotlighting assemblages within private residences as well as studios, including the illustrious Atelier Lorenzi in Arcueil. Romantically strewn with plaster busts, it is one of the only remaining large casting workshops still in operation. “Finding objects endowed with soul is a passion that drives me every day,” writes Montagut. “When I go antiquing, I never approach it with a preconceived idea in mind. I rely on coincidence and luck.”

Dealer Stéphanie Mayeux collects folk art and curiosities, including apothecary jars. Photo: Pierre Musellec

Gaëtan Lanzani’s establishment is a Surrealist wonderland. Photo: Pierre Musellec

A collage from Extraordinary Collections, Flammarion. Photo: Pierre Musellec

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2023 Collectors Issue under the headline “More the Merrier.” Subscribe to the magazine.

Cover: Marin Montagut.
Photo: Pierre Musellec

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