…is also where you find the cheapest swag. CASE IN POINT: the flea in Prague and one in Vienna, Austria. I found….  …the above beautiful hand carved black forest oak frame. The hand-inked label is still on the back (does anybody read Czech?).  And the matt board is completely intact (with embossed details). It only cost $20. I found a stack of WWII maps, backed onto linen and individually hand labeled for $3 each. (I’m thinking about making a huge wall installation with these at some point). I got some handmade table runners in the most beautiful hand-spun linen. The dealer said…

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…at a flea market in Vienna. Child’s Vest, Czech, Early 20th c. Leather, dyes, sheep fleece. 18 x 14 in.There is a similiar piece on display in the he National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa after many mistakes when learning the slavic customs with negotiating, i sorta figured it out…the trick is to ask the price, then thank them and walk away.in about 10 ft they will yell out at you how much.ignore them.keep walking.another 5 feet, the price drops about 25%.if you wave at them and keep walking, it drops another 25%…so in the case of the…

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