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Posts tagged Fake Antiques from the RareVictorian furniture archive.

Why Antiques Get Mis-Attributed - Six Reasons
Research No. 619

Why Antiques Get Mis-Attributed - Six Reasons

Unfortunately, identifying an antique's manufacturer is sometimes an art and not always a science. It is not often that a 19th Century item has a patent existing to help us easily identify the maker as does the "lollipop

Determining When Antique Furniture Isn't Old
eBay Antiques No. 177

Determining When Antique Furniture Isn't Old

I ran into these photos on Craigslist yesterday as I was looking for a Victorian bed. Craigslist listings may provide some good deals but their minuscule photos do not provide any means of checking the condition of the i