Fake Forged Marks on Reproduction Pottery Glass Toys Lamps Furniture Etc. / Book

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GUIDE TO FAKES & REPRODUCTIONS
by Mark Chervenka, Antique Trader, Krause Publications, WI, 2001.
”Learn the telltale differences between original items and fakes.  Fakes a reproductions have always been a part of the antiques marketplace and if you don’t know how to tell the difference, you could end up making costly investment mistakes.  This new edition of the best-selling guide for spotting fakes and forgeries comes to your rescue with 800 detailed color photo comparisons of fakes and originals, and sound advice for identifying forgeries.  You’ll find chapters on:  China and Porcelain; Furniture; Lamps and Lighting; Toys; Glass; and Black Americana.”
Covered are Glass (Cameo, Cut, Depression, Art Glass...), China and Porcelain (Nippon, RS Prussia Staffordshire...), Scientific Instruments, Art Pottery, Black Memorabilia, Bronze, Furniture, Lamps and Lighting, Napkin Rings, Silver, Toys (cast iron, windups, tin plate, and confusing marks).
6” x 9” softback in very good condition.  304 pages.
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