Guide to Fakes & Reproductions
| Author(s): | Mark Chervenka |
| Category: | General |
| Publisher: | F+W Media, Inc. |
| ISBN: | 0873494318 |
| Number of pages: | 304 |
With the popularity of antiques and collectibles has come an inevitable flood of fakes—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. Antique Trader Guide to Fakes & Reproductions is a comprehensive guide to the most dangerous frauds in the collecting market today and it offers a proven identification system—side-by-side photos 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.• Author is noted authority on fakes and editor of respected Antique & Collectors Reproduction News• Hundreds of fakes and real collectibles pictured side-by-side• Covers most popular collecting categories: glass, pottery, furniture, toys and more
