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<p>[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 1039173, member: 10944"]I saw that there was a plethora of obviously modern ones all over ebay. It would not surprise me if you were right and this was a fake but it seems to have many more years of patina than an item made in the 90s would have. Maybe an older imitation? What does surprise me is that this auction house would allow what seems to be an obvious fake to you guys into their auction. They have a good reputation and listed these as circa 1900. It was part of a pretty high end collection of glass and ceramics. There were quite a few definitely real and valuable items that didn’t get much attention just because there was a small attendance that day and a large catalog. I figured they would be worth a shot at that price. I guess this is a good example of what can happen when you don’t attend the preview and don’t know anything about what you’re bidding on. Anyone know about earlier fakes of Gallé glass?</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit spelling. Maybe the owners knew they were fake and left them sitting in a barn to collect dust and thats where the accelerated “patina” comes from.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 1039173, member: 10944"]I saw that there was a plethora of obviously modern ones all over ebay. It would not surprise me if you were right and this was a fake but it seems to have many more years of patina than an item made in the 90s would have. Maybe an older imitation? What does surprise me is that this auction house would allow what seems to be an obvious fake to you guys into their auction. They have a good reputation and listed these as circa 1900. It was part of a pretty high end collection of glass and ceramics. There were quite a few definitely real and valuable items that didn’t get much attention just because there was a small attendance that day and a large catalog. I figured they would be worth a shot at that price. I guess this is a good example of what can happen when you don’t attend the preview and don’t know anything about what you’re bidding on. Anyone know about earlier fakes of Gallé glass? Edit spelling. Maybe the owners knew they were fake and left them sitting in a barn to collect dust and thats where the accelerated “patina” comes from.[/QUOTE]
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