“Quirky Treasures: A Glimpse into a Local Exhibit with Unique Finds”

This is the first time Merlin, 20, is an exhibitor. He assures her, he will come back. Not for the benefit of the day but because “quirks attract weird people, they are the funniest”. On his table, figurines, stuffed animals, porcelain dolls, two sleeping bags or even a child’s kimono. Some prices are listed, some are not. “I make an estimate and then we haggle”testifies the young man not unhappy to have sold “my grandfather’s study books on the USSR; the five volumes left in one go. »

Morgane, 32, came to buy: “I bargain hunt a lot without ever knowing in advance what I’m going to take, it’s my heart. » She had it for a kind of wicker cake made of dried rattan-style flowers whose usefulness, or even aesthetics, is hard to understand. “It’s decoration, she takes care to specify. It will go perfectly with me. » Amount of the transaction: one euro. Art is priceless.

Next event organized by the Vieil-Angoulême district committee on June 23 with the Minage meal which last year brought together 160 guests on the square.