Flea markets - love or loathe?
Isidora Markovic
6 years ago
Flea markets - they're a great place to find yourself second hand steals, or a vintage item you weren't originally looking for, but now know you need to have!
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Are you a huge fan of flea markets or do you fall in the "steer clear" camp? If you veer towards the latter, let us know why in the comments below.
And for the flea market fanatics among us - share a photo of your most treasured flea market find!
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soozmacrae
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Comments (61)Hello everyone again! Thanks again for all the helpful comments- I am amazed at the interest that this painting has aroused. I have studied the painting very carefully and the line around the painting is caused by the pressure from the inner backboard, so that will have to be addressed. As to the origin of the painting, that remains a mystery, as does the artist themselves- all I know is that it was framed in Hull, UK. I got it for a very good price, but I did have to engage in a bit of bartering with the lady selling it, who looked like a possible descendant of the subject! The hat and pipe are mysterious, but if you look carefully you will see that the man also has his ear pierced, which suggests he is a gypsy- During the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the gipsies in the UK came mainly from Eastern Europe, particularly Romania, and engaged mainly in horse-trading. They were very much despised and mistrusted by the general populace, and were associated with petty theft. The Romanian connection could explain the hat and the pipe- evidently unusual enough for the artist to paint in the first instance. I am going to get the painting valued before we make a further decision- I am going to show all your comments to my wife in the hope that perhaps may have a change of mind! Thanks to all again for your helpful input...!...See MoreIs Magnolia paint bland or beautiful?
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6 years agoI have just got home after doing one today. Fortunately the rain held off and I have managed to get rid some of my surplus, plus some of my sister's, even after fuel costs and the entry fee I am several hundred pounds up.
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