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Modern Reproductions, Fakes and Fantasies
Modern Reproductions, Fakes and Fantasies
Illustrations and Characteristics for Help in Identifying Many Confusing New Items
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Item listings in this shop are intended to be viewed for educational purposes, only. Items in this shop are not for sale.

Today's Featured Items

Silver Goblet With Cherubs
$800 USD
Silver Goblet With Cherubs
Carltons Fantasia Ware Biscuit Barrel
$450 USD
Carltons Fantasia Ware Biscuit Barrel
CZECH Rhinestone Frog Pin
$45 USD
CZECH Rhinestone Frog Pin
CZECH Rhinestone Prancing Horse Brooch Pin - Signed Lilien
$75 USD
CZECH Rhinestone Prancing Horse Brooch Pin - Signed ..
RS Prussia Rainbow Roses Large Mustache Cup & Saucer
$100 USD
RS Prussia Rainbow Roses Large Mustache Cup & Saucer
1896 Duck Creamer
$100 USD
1896 Duck Creamer
Iridescent Black Glass Triad Design Hatpin
$100 USD
Iridescent Black Glass Triad Design Hatpin
Little Red Riding Hood McCoy Cookie Jar
$275 USD
Little Red Riding Hood McCoy Cookie Jar
Majolica Pottery Frog Pitcher
$75 USD
Majolica Pottery Frog Pitcher
Czech Butterfly Cobalt Blue Glass Perfume Bottle with Metal Filigree and Rhinestones
$150 USD
Czech Butterfly Cobalt Blue Glass Perfume Bottle with ..
Husár.D / Husar Rhinestone Necklace
$1,099 USD
Husár.D / Husar Rhinestone Necklace
Paper KC Baking Powder Advertising Display. Black Americana
$75 USD
Paper KC Baking Powder Advertising Display. Black ..

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About Modern Reproductions, Fakes and Fantasies

About Us
Welcome to the Ruby Lane Modern Reproductions, Fakes, and Fantasies Shop

The Modern Reproductions, Fakes, and Fantasies Shop is designed to serve as a handy tool for evaluating and identifying non-authentic goods. Known examples of novelty reproductions, fakes and fantasy pieces are illustrated for the purpose of research and education.

Items in this shop are not for sale. Contemporary fakes and reproductions do not qualify to be sold on Ruby Lane.


Fully Searchable
The Modern Reproductions, Fakes, and Fantasies Shop is fully searchable using the Ruby Lane Search tool which functions exactly as if you were searching within any individual Ruby Lane shop.

How This Shop Can be of Service
Modern fakes are often created with the specific intent of fooling the eye, and thus the buyer. They can be given the semblance of authenticity and age. The examples in this shop provide an opportunity for quick visual comparison and recognition.

How to Use the Examples in the Shop
It is very hard to be knowledgeable about many different areas of collecting. New collectors and dealers are especially vulnerable, since they are just beginning to learn the trade. It is not unusual to feel embarrassed, angry and sometimes discouraged, after discovering that a purchased item isn't authentic. But participation in a pursuit as varied as that of the collecting world almost ensures that some mistakes will sometimes be made.

It wouldn't be possible to fill the shop with examples of every known modern reproduction, fake or fantasy. But many of the listings in the shop include tips that can be useful for helping to identify other like items not shown.

A list of recommended Internet resources is posted in the shop's Favorite Links page.