"Unframed photos line a rotating gallery space on one wall, among them a Bruce Davidson image of Marilyn Monroe with Simone Signoret (4,000 euros, or $5,480 at $1.37 to the euro).
Two trays with hundreds of small, anonymous photographs lure customers who long to own a piece of French history at a more modest price. A 1930s photo of the Place de la Madeleine is 30 euros; a view of the Pont des Arts goes for 75 euros.
The most expensive item is a 20,000-euro daguerreotype of a family at a chateau after a day of hunting.
One of Mr. Calvier's favorites is a posed photo of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec at his easel in a courtyard, painting the portrait of a young woman. A handwritten note on the back dates it at 1893 or 1894. The price? Between 15,000 and 20,000 euros — if, Mr. Calvier says, he can bear to part with it.
Des Photographies, 21, rue St.-Paul; (33-1) 48-87-69-27; www.desphotographies.com."
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