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Illustrations and Characteristics for Help in Identifying Many Confusing New Items
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$350 USDScenic Metal Slag Glass Table Lamp - Forest Scene
Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting
This example is a contemporary fantasy table lamp that closely resembles a scenic overlay lamp design that was originally made by the Miller Lamp Company in the early 20th century. Scenic overlay and metal filigree table lamps with slag glass inserts were popular table lamp designs in the early part of that century and many companies made them. The Miller Lamp Company made very high quality lamps that were not inexpensive. Their table lamps were heavy, exceedingly well made and lovely when lit. ...
$200 USDTall White Satsuma Vase
Pottery:Satsuma
This is another example of fake ‘Satsuma’ pottery. Strictly decorative Chinese-made 'Satsuma' marked items have been exported to the West in great numbers in recent years. This only began to occur once authentic old Japanese Satsuma pottery began to rise in value. Satsuma is and always has been Japanese-made pottery. It was never originally made in China or anywhere else, only Japan. If a mark or paper label indicates such an item as this was made anywhere other than Japan, it cannot be Satsuma. ...
$100 USDBronze Goddess Nude Figurine On Marble Base
Fine Art:Sculptures
This example is fantasy statue in the form of a semi-nude classical looking female in a thin drape. Although made to look like a bronze this figurine is actually only made of a modern resin material that resembles bronze. It stands atop a marble type base. New copies and fantasy 'bronze' sculptures are frequently placed on marble plinths. Mounting them in this way serves two purposes. First, it makes it possible to hide any sign of its modern manufacturing or any telltale maker's marks that may ...
$30 USDBrandenburg Shaving Mug or Cup with Ornate Handle - Pink Roses
Porcelain:Shaving Mugs
This example is another decorative forgery shape which suggests itself to be an antique shaving mug. Frequently this type of item will be mistakenly identified by a seller as a mustache cup, which is another collectible niche that suffers from fake, fantasy and reproduction examples of its own. But the form of this mug is actually intended to be that of a shaving mug. You are looking at a fantasy blank in this listing. It was developed in the late 20th century and made for the reproduction ...
$100 USDHeubach Bisque Boy Doll with Vintage Clothes
Dolls:Antique
This example is a modern reproduction boy doll created from a mold taken from an authentic Heubach model. Made of bisque porcelain he is jointed at arms, legs, and neck. He is dressed in an obviously handmade outfit consisting of cotton pants and shirt. This doll is not old and everything from the bisque head to the body and clothing was produced by a modern doll artist. Many antique dolls originally made by many different companies have been copied and are still being copied. Some reproductions ...
$150 USDCast Iron Hubley Race Car Toy with Flaming Pistons
Collectibles:Toys:Cast Iron
This example is a contemporary reproduction of an original 1930's cast iron race car toy made by Hubley. It is not authentic or old, though it is marked with that maker's name. This item is another that helps to illustrate why we say a maker's mark being present cannot always be taken as 'proof' enough that an item is authentic. Marks can be forged or applied to another maker's items, but unfortunately copies can also be made from molds taken from originals, too, which results in a very ...
$165 USDCast Iron Sailor Bank
Collectibles:Banks:Cast Iron
This example is a new reproduction cast iron still bank fashioned after the smaller of two sizes made at the beginning of the 20th century. The 'Sailor with Oar' cast iron still bank from which this new example was taken was originally made by Hubley. Be advised that this copied example exhibits none of the fine detail one should expect to be present on an original. The sailor's facial features can be called rudimentary, at best, for instance. There are no identifiable details in the uniform, ...
$250 USDHubley Harley Davidson Cast Iron Motorcycle & Side Car With Rider Toy
Collectibles:Toys:Cast Iron
This example is a reproduction cast iron toy that was made in China in the late 1990's. How do we know this? This particular maker of contemporary 'nostalgic' reproduction toys is careful to clearly mark the items they make with their own name, the country of manufacture and the year made. Even so, somehow the toys they make will still often be found described as old, authentic 'vintage' Hubley toys from the 1930’s. Even without the clear company markings (on the tires, for this particular toy) ...
$100 USDUnion Pacific Railroad Brass Cuspidor
Antiques:Accessories
This example is a fantasy item with the appearance of having a railroad association. But this cuspidor, or spittoon, is not authentic and the image of an old-time steam engine and "Union Pacific RR" embossed on its front are intended to suggest something that isn't true about it. Since it was not made by or for the Union Pacific Railroad and is not old this is an item that is potentially deceptive for novice buyers. Made of brass so thin that it is easily dented, the material from which it is ...
$125 USD14" Googly-Eyed Doll
Dolls:Antique
This example is a modern reproduction doll made from a mold taken from an antique doll. Possibly the original doll from which the mold was taken was a Kestner Googly, or Roguish-eyed, doll, but we did not attempt to ascertain the actual original maker. Nearly all doll manufacturers made some of their dolls with 'flirty' (googly) eyes during the first quarter of the 20th century, when they were very popular. This doll has bisque lower legs and forearms and starfish-shaped hands made in the style ...
$15 USDLimoges Wall Pocket
Porcelain:Limoges
This example is a modern fantasy wall pocket with a false Limoges back stamp. Nicely decorated with butterflies and dainty flowers the item can and has fooled some buyers not yet aware the fleur de lis mark with the words Limoges China below has nothing to do with manufacture in Limoges, France. This is just one of several different spurious Limoges marks of which buyers should beware. There are characteristics that can help to identify falsely marked 'Limoges' items as counterfeits. Note the ...
$65 USDLimoges Scuttle Shaving Mug or Cup
Porcelain:Limoges
This example is a fake scuttle style shaving mug or cup wearing dainty pink flowers on an off-white background and a false 'Limoges' printed mark. The mark on this individual piece was badly applied in great haste at the repro factory and so it is very blurred, but it can be viewed more clearly in listing for Item ID: 2007RP000137 here in this shop. This item was most likely entirely machine decorated, not hand painted, though it will generally be found described as decorated by hand. Other ...
$150 USDR S Prussia Porcelain Vase Roses
Porcelain:Rs Prussia
This vase is another fake decorated with the same 'blush' background and multi-color rose decal design, marked with the same spurious mark, as shown on Item ID: 2007RP00033, the Mustache Cup & Saucer, also listed in this shop. The mark is intended to suggest a Schlegelmilch porcelain mark, since it resembles the green wreath and star symbol placed on authentic R.S. Prussia porcelain. Page 194 of Mary Frank Gastons Collector's Encyclopedia of RS Prussia, Fourth Series, illustrates this particular ...
$85 USDLimoges China Hat Pin Holder
Porcelain:Limoges
This example is either a reproduction or a fantasy hatpin holder, depending on whether or not an authentic original in the same shape was once made. It is not a French 'Limoges' item, as titled. This piece is design to look like a hand painted original and as such is intended to appeal to (and fool) modern collectors. Logic indicates this to be true, since these days no one realistically needs a hatpin holder for practical purposes anymore. This item is decorated in a floral motif more ...
$775 USDFloral Leaded Stained Glass Lamp with Bronzed Metal Base
Antiques:Lamps, Lighting
This example is another modern fantasy table lamp. This lamp has a multi-colored stained glass shade in a tulip-type floral motif and a bronzed metal base, both of which were made to simulate the look of the components one could expect to find on an old stained glass lamp. But, don't be fooled if you see lamps such as this advertised as older-made period pieces. Many modern companies are busy today making these forms of lighting, due to their popularity and usefulness. This particular lamp is in ...
$50 USDEdwardian Sterling Silver and Cubic Zirconia Engagement Ring
Jewelry:Vintage:Costume
This example is a fantasy which, though not a true replica of an existing vintage piece, incorporates a number of elements of earlier styles. Stylistic elements often are misconstrued to be clues that supply surety for age. For that reason visual appeal can sometimes be sufficient to fool a novice on-line buyer into thinking an item like this must be a genuine Antique Edwardian ring. And pieces like this may in fact be sold to the unwary as antique or vintage pieces by unscrupulous sellers. In ...
$75 USDNoritake Sevre mark Child's or Doll Porcelain Tea Set
Porcelain:Tea Sets
This example is a new fantasy miniature tea set. It is an example that helps illustrate what peril there can be in reading incorrect information posted on the Internet and automatically assuming the information found must be true. If you don't pursue research any further then some mention you might find on the Internet, the chance can be very good that you are going to be quoting bad information in your own listing. Keep in mind that on-line anyone can say/post anything they want and may do so ...
$100 USDAntique Tapestry Bell Pull
Antiques:Textiles, Linens
This example is a reproduction tapestry bell pull. In the distant past an item like this could be pulled, causing a bell to ring in the kitchen or servant's quarters to alert a servant to the need for their attendance. While this colorful bell pull might indeed, "make a wonderful decorative addition to your home" new items such as this are easily attainable and are not examples a collector generally will want to add to their collection of antique textiles. So, items such as these should always ...
$100 USDBohemian Ruby to Clear Bedside Water Pitcher
Glass:Antique
This example is new decorative Bohemian-type glass similar to antique glass generally described as 'ruby cut to clear.' Its coloring and cut surface pattern makes it seem like it could be an older bedside tumbler/water carafe set. Decorative glass sets were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But the similarity to older glassware is only an illusion achieved by design. This glass set is brand new. At the time of this writing in 2009 it was still available for purchase from the ...
$18 USDHand Painted Nippon Bell
Porcelain:Nippon
This example is a fake that often will be described by resellers as 'hand painted' and 'Nippon,' based solely on the mark seen inside the bell. Inside the bell is a leaf with the words "hand painted and Nippon". But the decorations on the item are transfers applied at the factory, not 'Hand Painted' and the shape is contemporary. No authentic ceramic item like this was ever made at any time during the Nippon era, and so no authentic Nippon mark should be present on it. Meaning, the Nippon mark ...
$100 USDAntique Staffordshire Mayfayre Pottery Bowl
Pottery:Antique:Staffordshire
This item is a contemporary reproduction dish made specifically to resemble much older transferware. The shaped green-shaded edges of the bowl, center transfer decoration of a still life with apples, fruits and berries, gilt edging and the very obvious all-over glaze craze is designed to help the item resemble, and thus be mistaken for, antique dinnerware. But, of course, this dish is not an old treasure and it should not be identified as such by a knowledgeable seller. It is cannot honestly be ...
$200 USDMcCoy Pottery Little Red Riding Hood Wall Pocket
Pottery:By Maker:Hull
This example is one of many different reproductions of Little Red Riding Hood (LRRH) pottery designs that began showing up in the collectibles market around the year 2000. Cookie jars were the first new reproduction items to make an appearance, since Hull Pottery's original Little Red Riding Hood cookie jars had begun to reach several hundred dollars in value by that time. Not long after, other types of items from wall pockets to salt and pepper shakers also hit the shelves of reproduction ...
$350 USDArt Deco Flapper Girl Hatpin
Jewelry:Vintage:Hatpin:Hat Pin
This example is another type of fantasy hatpin that entered the marked some years ago. These are still being sold to unsuspecting collectors who may be new to this niche collectible. This particular design may be seen described as 'Flapper Girl' or 'Dolly Dingle' but the item is actually entirely a construct of the present age, not the 1920's or 1930's. It did not originate in the Art Deco era, even if the person offering it for sale swears his or her grandmother used to wear it in her hat. In ...
$100 USDCast Iron Mechanical Humpty Dumpty Bank
Antiques:Cast Iron:Mechanical Banks
This example is a modern reproduction of the cast iron 'Humpty Dumpty' banks first produced in 1882. The original bank design is believed to have been modeled after a pantomime clown character first popularized in 1868 by a Mr. G. L. Fox. Humpty Dumpty the clown appeared in a somewhat bizarre variety show that was popular enough to have a stage run of about five years in New York City, ending when Mr. Fox himself came to a bad end that was no laughing matter. Put a coin in the bank clown Humpty ...
$10 USDVintage Spoke Glass Candy Dish with Spoke Lid
Glass:Depression Glass
This example is a new candy dish in a design frequently mistaken for Depression era glass. On the lid and on the dish itself the piece has a spokes design reminiscent of some glass patterns made during that era, but the piece is not old. Though there is no permanent marking on the dish to determine who made it later, on the secondary market, it is a product of the Kedaung Industrial Group of Malaysia and would have originally had a KIG sticker to identify it when imported. Collectors of ...
$750 USDLimoges Chocolate Pot Cup and Saucer Set
Porcelain:Antique:Limoges
This is an example of a fantasy hot drink set that was conceived and created someplace other than France, though its maker’s mark suggests the items were made in Limoges. There are several different spurious Limoges marks of which buyers should beware. The first of these began appearing on the market in the early 1980’s. There are characteristics about the items on which they appear that can help to identify them as counterfeits. Always expect true Limoges porcelain to be finely made. This means ...
$135 USDEdwardian Ornate 10K Gold Filigree 5 Diamond Ring
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Edwardian
This is another example to illustrate a type of Edwardian style reproduction ring sold by various retail venues that specialize in reproductions or copies of period pieces. Reputable firms clearly mark their reproduction items in ways that make it clear no deception by them is intended, only homage to the past. Even so, these can sometimes be found on the market today being misrepresented as period pieces. If a reproduction is not what you want to own then knowing ways to identify the new ...
$230 USDLilien signed Czech Rhinestone Parure
Jewelry:Vintage:Costume:Czechoslovakian
This is yet another example of the big and bold jewelry sets being made today in the Czech Republic that mimic vintage rhinestone jewelry of yesteryear. This is a matched set which includes necklace, matching earrings and brooch, that are signed "Lillien" on a tab on the back. Looking big and glitzy with huge prong set rhinestones these pieces are today regularly being misrepresented to buyers as if 'vintage' or '1940's to 50's' either as sets or when being sold as individual pieces. This item ...
$40 USDChinese Satsuma Teapot Set – Sugar, Creamer and one Cup
Pottery:Satsuma
This is another example of imported ‘Satsuma’ items made in China and exported to the West. Coincidentally, ‘Chinese Satsuma’ only began to appear on the market after authentic old Japanese Satsuma began to enjoy a spurt of collector interest, and a corresponding rise in value. In other words, until it became popular and valuable, no one outside of Japan seemed interested in marking items ‘Satsuma.’ Though these particular pieces were made in the form of a ‘tea set,’ apparently they are not for ...
$135 USDLimoges Oyster Plate with Pink Flowers
Porcelain:Antique:Limoges
This example is a fake Limoges oyster plate. Decorated with dainty pink flowers on a white background with gold trim this plate can even actually hold oysters, but it was not actually made for table service. And it was not made in Limoges, France. In contemporary times the prices being paid for antique oyster plates have steadily risen. Oyster plates are a type of specialty dinnerware. They were not always and automatically included with a set of dishes. Some were special order items. An oyster ...
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