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<p>[QUOTE="shamster, post: 10238279, member: 85821"]To all that have contributed thoughts on this tea caddy:</p><p><br /></p><p>I hereby not-so-sadly announce that an expert and dealer looked into my caddy and told me this is a reproduction made during late 20th century in China. This is actually fine to me as I paid very low compared to the genuine ones and seller never intentionally sell it as British. I was much more disappointed with my fake French glass trinket box a few months ago lol, which I paid less tho.</p><p><br /></p><p>yet still, the effort they put into faking is unbelievable! As an amateur collector I really can’t tell the difference! And this is still a beautiful piece of art, looks great with my other boxes. </p><p><br /></p><p>just a reminder to tea caddy collectors- beware these fabulous fakes, and never pay too much for them![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="shamster, post: 10238279, member: 85821"]To all that have contributed thoughts on this tea caddy: I hereby not-so-sadly announce that an expert and dealer looked into my caddy and told me this is a reproduction made during late 20th century in China. This is actually fine to me as I paid very low compared to the genuine ones and seller never intentionally sell it as British. I was much more disappointed with my fake French glass trinket box a few months ago lol, which I paid less tho. yet still, the effort they put into faking is unbelievable! As an amateur collector I really can’t tell the difference! And this is still a beautiful piece of art, looks great with my other boxes. just a reminder to tea caddy collectors- beware these fabulous fakes, and never pay too much for them![/QUOTE]
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