European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The Netherlands continued from Page 3 indians Are no match for the melodic lure. Suddenly a visitor is asking the name of the piece. The Vendor is Quick to hand Over a compact disc. Quot re Spighi Quot he says. Names of Mozart pieces run through the mind. Scenes from the movie amadeus Flash across the memory. But the idea of purchasing the sound of the dutch Market is so enthralling that the buyer forgets to bargain Down the five Guilder Price $2.60. The oversight is unforgivable for True Flea Market Hunters who always counter by offering half the asking Price just to keep things Lively. Never mind that the music turns out to be a Bach Viola concert in e. And that the cd skips a Little on the third Cut. Purchases at Flea markets anywhere always seem to have Little flaws like like that. It is what makes some Quot finds Quot so endearing. In another stall a Small Man with a Shock of Gray hair wears a torn sweater. Amsterdam is a City where even worn men drink steamy glasses of hot Cocoa. Setting the hot Glass aside he unpacks several Blue and White antique wait tiles. They came from the Gier farm House in the Western Netherlands. It was built in 1895. He has an old ice Hatchet from the same House. He pulled them All out himself. The name Means Quot vulture Quot e says. He takes a Long Lime to Tell the Story. Lengths of stories Are directly proportional to the costs. A 20-tile mosaic of the vulture costs 250 guilders. Individual tiles of quaint dutch boys and girls Are a bargain at 10 guilders each. And hell let anyone walk away with the historic ice Hatchet for 35 guilders. Hard choices. E a amps photos. By a Effie Batman clockwise from left the Flea Market offers every thing from ice skates to Irons a chef statue wielding an Quot i am for Sale Quot sign and a stuffed Alligator
