Curieux

 

An easy-to-miss boutique on a Montmartre side street caters to the curious.

 

 Above: anatomical charts; specialty candles; skull of a spiral-horned antelope

 

Below: skeleton w/sign, "I am fragile. Thank you for not touching me"; portraits, butterflies, bats, bugs, brains

Curiositas:

Cabinet des Curiosités 

7 rue Ravignan 75018

Old-time papeterie

A rare place: everything from wax to seal envelopes and unique stationery to inkwell pens and hand-crafted place cards to enhance a dinner party table.

Mélodies Graphiques

10 rue du Pont Louis-Philippe 75004

Tender years

This sweet antiques shop is always stuffed with surprises.

Les Tendres Années

22 rue Caulaincourt 75018