The Antique Trader Guide to Fakes and Reproductions. This item is unavailable.
Language: English
Published by Krause Publications, 2001
- First Edition
- Softcover
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- Title
- The Antique Trader Guide to Fakes and Reproductions
- Author
- Chervenka, Mark
- Publisher
- Krause Publications
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0873492366
- ISBN 13
- 9780873492362
- Edition
- 1st.
- Item weight
- 0.922 pounds
- Dimensions
- N/A
Discusses how to identify fakes, forgeries and reproductions of such collectibles as glass, china, furniture, toys, and silver.
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Synopsis
With the popularity of antiques and collectibles has come an inevitable flood of takes - cheap knock-offs that are sometimes mistaken for the authentic item. Now, there is a book that will be every dealer and collector's ultimate insurance policy against getting ripped-off in the antique business. This is a comprehensive guide to the most dangerous frauds in the collecting market today and it offers a proven identification system - side-by-side photographs of authentic and fake items, along with a detailed explanation of how to tell them apart. All the most popular categories of collectibles are included: Depression and other types of glass; pottery; porcelain; toys; furniture; silver; advertising and much more. This is a book that will pay for itself time and time again, as dealers and collectors learn to distinguish between priceless treasures and less-valuable reproductions.
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