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Art and Antiques on the Roadshow Tours Fake, Faux or Just Fiction? |
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The most commonly faked antique items we see on the Roadshow tours fall into two very distinct categories:
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Counterfeit Works of art or antiquities designed to deceive.
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OR: Reproductions or facsimiles. Sometimes misrepresented, but more often misinterpreted'and then believed to be the real thing |
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The most common fakes of type, art and antiques that we see? |
Category 1 - Paintings and Prints Number 1- Pablo Ruiz Y Picasso and Salvador Dali prints, paintings and drawings Number 2- Autographs, celebrity photos etc Number 3- Marc Chagall / Joan Mirò apintings and prints Number 4- Courbet, paintings Number 5- Eastern European Icons Number 6- Nicolas Poussin or other old masters Number 7- Edgar Degas-Vincent Van Gogh & Thomas Gainsborough, Joseph Mallord William Turner paintings Number 8- Barbizon school and Dutch paintings Number10-Miniature Portraits and Hand coloured Prints and Maps
Category 2 - Antiques and collectibles Number 1- Limoges Porcelain Number 2- Scrimshaw (Nautical folk art) Number 3- Gallé Glass Number 4- Netsukes / Ivory and jade Number 5- Capodimonte porcelain and china Number 6- Cast banks / Tin Toys Number 7- Nippon hand painted china Number 8- Sèvres Porcelain Number10-Moorcroft
Misnomers: The most commonly misinterpreted and publicly misunderstood items by the general public :
Violins
Labels on pictures and plaques on frames
Values of Bibles and Books
Ancient Artifacts
Wooden "faux" Antique Horses, prams and toys
The value of old coins and medals
Autographs and signatures
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OUR RESEARCHERS: FREEMANART CONSULTANCY |