Puces Portrait : Bernard Tinivella
After decades connecting the present to the ancient world, Bernard Tinivella retires from the Puces, leaving a void once alive with the echoes of Ancient Rome.
From the ruins of Tipaza to statues of Apollo, from jazz under the kitchen table to the grand neoclassical tradition, Bernard’s passions celebrate the extraordinary in the small, the miraculous in the mundane, and the deep, personal connection between collector and object. In the conversation that follows, published as a special tribute, Bernard reflects on a lifelong obsession with history, beauty, and music, and a singular approach to antiques that prizes an object’s spiritual and artistic resonance.
This edited interview is taken from The Paris Flea Market (Prestel, 2024), a book that draws back the curtain on this remarkable place through encounters with a handful of the dealers at its heart.
