Show ANTIQUES MANUFACTURED BY GROSS MOSTLY GROSS MOSTLY FOR OR AMERICANS Consul ons l Maxwell ell Blake im il in wilting from of the frau frauds s which arc are still sun perpetrated on the fenced d collector of old I er silver and china and period furniture furniture furni furni- ture by dealers dealers' throughout tho the United Kingdom and d continental Europe oPo says gg nite according g to Consular Reports O Time The United States is ta reputed b by the this well Informed to h harbor mole artistic atrocities that were purchased as us enuine genuine enu ine inn than any other lOUr y in iii the world an and we may see soe even een a greater lux of pseudo works work of art to American shores shore unless th thet-o thet fo frauds fraud are delc ted by rov- rov experts om 01 i m ejected by hy the time public taste The purpose e of this article i Is ls to state stale facts not anti and it lt is not addressed to the the experienced collector A real ser service ser however may possibly be bo conferred by warning warning- the inexperienced inexperienced- those tin who p perhaps go abroad for the first fust time and fill find tho curiosity shops places of Interest and many of whom doubtless doubtless- Can ean little afford to tn be so 50 heavily hea thy ily penalized for their credulity by anti an- an ti dealers Just JUit now miniatures an and muff boxes are being most extensively coiled collected cd h by Americans These ami anil other such small articles of arc are manufactured manufactured manu mann by dextrous cop copyists and anil are readily procurable b bv by tho thic gross glOSS No 10 one luot not hot possessing knowledge of the subject great ienco and discrimination should ever err allow himself to be he tempted to purchase miniatures unless ho is conten content con con- tent ten t to possess a cabinet of forgeries forg-erl s. s The Tho b vast quantity ty of o Dresden Dres Dres- el elet et re eg den deim e and Battersea a t enamel ware that is Just now Hooding flooding tho market is If made mado on the continent principally for 01 the time Ameri- Ameri American can trade Can Cnn Tell Sometimes Apart part from the thc pain painting hl on oil these hoses boxes which is poor in iii quality and apil generally a crude rude copy of some original l if ono one will whit ob closely it will be bo revealed re that the rim limm to 10 whIch the thc top toll t is hinged cd is artificially colored anil ml that the evidences evi vl lenin dences of fl fresh h glue plue exuding from underneath under under- n neath ni is a R. furth r betrayal of us its mo modern ern and hasty hasty origin origin Color prints are almost a as difficult to judge as mina miniatures tures and snuff boxes since in the past they ha have been very l legitimately and sometimes t very tery beautifully I copied But 1 many i of these e fine g K lone 1 which h originally worm were only intended as 10 such inich have beer been converted into antiques an II to be he sold to the Inexperienced at much enhanced prices It may therefore there there- fore safely ore he be d. d on the authority f those thoe who ho know kno that list genuine ol old I prints lots and engravings ingO me lire never lIEver to be hE round found on the bars bars-a bargain In counter b by the nina Rma- I tear leur collector Old Old Old Marks Marks' H r Meaningless TIme The collection of china likewise hE must mut mutI I l lead lad ad t 1 the novice to to an even eyen more hopeless plight Genuine t re e examples Sib t Of if r Chelsea Worcester r or Bow Boware sire fire worth orth more than their weight in gold cold old yet what nha one C may fondly Imagine to be bea a convincing o I tI piece with W Its mr n refined 1 decoration decoration deco deco- c ration rallon and lOll simple 1 gilding healing tIe the golden an anchor lIOl Is la not a bit of old Chelsea Chel Chel- hll sea a hut hIlt R r fake made by well wIll known on the time continent Only the th uninitiated unini I hated now no put alJ soy any reliance e in old marks They are meaningless and are freely applied to modern copi copies with open ipen and antI notorious forgery forger There lire are occasionally occa occa- atonally some 13 rare re piel pieces of china and andI yet pottery yet to be p procured n II as well an of iel ll I gle genuine examples of the lIme more macre rp recent p pe periods pe- pe liO 11 of if some om of the notable factories usually earl early nineteenth century such as Worcester e Sport Coalport t o and h china a and ad f Mason an and other Staffordshire potteries pot pot- teries teria The The- These Thema ma may pl possess p sonic some slight light and md P value alm and ire are well l worth bin having ng ng foi Cc- tied pm-me-tied u e. e hut hutin hutin hutin in themselves f the they can an an not be b. called tine fine and nd are otherwise unworthy orth of collecting But ev even n then h sueh pieces b be purchased purchased pur pur- chased only under expert rL advIse advice and with witha a R. written guaranty i of ff genuineness Written Guaranty Upheld With Vitis reference to the effectiveness enes of or the written guaranty the tie English courts have recently sustained the contention that tha t if a L' L false description tes of an aim antique Is given In iii the invoice the le Cl is entitled l to till full 1111 recovery ei The rhe l written guaranty is therefore far fal from from being Ing valuelEss valueless val val- val val- ueless and should al always pYs b be insisted on onas onas as a protection Furthermore any evasion evasion eva eva- sion or he hesitation part the of a It dealer t to give one should bo be accepted as a token of his dishonesty Before l t l subject t of ii china li it m might be lie slated that t I coins I or of small smail denomination wholly worthless t ten to n thin the lo to fifteen laWn times collector t bring race face b value alue from alues r s mons purveyors of f fake fale antiques since Ince they can be Imbedded in a tray or orthe orthe orthe the bottom o of a. a punch or or- toddy ladle ladle- to convince the gullible rumble of or the genuineness of imis hIli purchase Boost the Prices The forger forge i old of-old Flemish n h sliver silver e has l g be been I a restrained by f lear fear of f the law which makes the time sophistication leaton of hallmarks In GrE t t Britain a very hazardous haz has occupation Likewise the al almost almost al- al most prohibitive pi o l prices f for which e early English ls silver iI i Is offered d df confine n its ith t. t col collection col- col r. r lection hec all e i to n IT g s. I n Time The f ingenuity of tile tho faker I how how- ever Is none tho less ocea occasionally exer- exer to insert Into some som l late lame tr piece or modern copy old ta taken ken keim from an ar- ar article ar ar- tide of Ii We vallie Beyond time the actual intrinsic value alue of ot the met metal l. l specimens of the late laIc gian period 1 are aie worthIe worth- worth Ie less s. s yet et they the are now being extensively collected by many dealers dealer throughout Great Britain lor jor jesale sale ale to rican Ann cus- cus tomera who willingly nay from flom ten to toi i twenty times their Ua trade e value raked Faked Sheffield Plate It Is ts ii u difficult ull undertaking to attempt to fo dispel the threEfold illusion that old oW Sheffield plate Is ti to IC be found almost hele in the tho United Unite King dam that thatis thatis is is is as valuable as a. tl cr of the same period alit and that list tim the genuine can easily h he detected from Irons the tho spurious by the fact that it has hag a discernible subsurface of copper Kov No the uth li-uth of the matter mattl mattlIN ii is IN that list much modern electroplate is sa done on Oti a copper coppet bod body as was the case with Rh th this the old I. I J The Tho precise difference hO however be between between be- be tween the old and nd the time new is t-l that with respect to the tho r. r th the tho silver was wao first fused c and amid beaten hi t onto a copper block n time tho whole hole t slug afterwards he rt g being w worked Into shapo by hand whereas after the tho or of the pres process of or electroplating In 1810 or thereabouts the article to bo M silvered was wag mc evolved e and the r instantaneously applied by mEans oe the time electro tro process pi The Tho results of these two methods are arc asty vastly dissimilar for fOl instead of time the pia play and 0 of light on Oi a bc beaten tel and uneven c imparts one of the chief 1 i t uis ii I to time ibe hand I al wrought l kl t process proc Olin ess SI there Ihre Is when the tw silver sivEr has ha been bee beEn m h a applied only an iiii c- c lucas and garish r regularity Zill l of surface i Genuine old Sheffield plate latr In iii Its Is original org org- inal lush and aunt condition Is worth about SO SQ r per er c Mit as much mich as modern silver and anti about out JS per cent of silver lver Of f a period o It t Is i. however how how- ever I worth five or r six times I tho iho com com- i merci l value oC QC faked Sheffield plate wil with which its In Inno mb 10 other wa way nay sit can n a comparison com com- parison be IC J dade a e. e Made by It tips Ton Ten Literally to tons of faked Sheffield plate plat ar are now no being manufactured most of which sooner or r later hater finds its it way to America a and the colonies With lh lE regp respect ct t to tl pewter the tl lm lofe for ho h di did not aff assert rt itself until long Ions Ion after mo mo- mot most t of or Jt It j hal had disappeared in tn th lbs Ih melting pot tint It U. might might- ly be lii said that thata IlAt a 9 per rent ent of ot all al 00 could fluid find through England and ami Scotland has lets been bPI made madl within wi tl them last ten tn years ar Likewise TrAI IcI pm all 1 the the- old M lid Dutch butch brass n ar articles nr- nr r- r ld e as alms dishes plaques can ran candlesticks Kf and aie c of f modern make mak the they ma may reach the def del del- 1 01 i. 01 via ia Holland Holand Tho production of ot old masters and ancestors continues a lu- lu C industry in Great Britain it be being belila be- be that the lila ing a matter for serious regret talent lit and sometimes oven even genius sug- sug works of art fraudulent q ted by bv these should be abased to such mean ends Ruse Buse of Furniture Dealer Difficulties thicken as the tile subject of del hi Iii furniture is approached I Large stakes are arc hero frequently played loi and the cunning n of time the dealer l amount o t to eShe sheer genius I Illustrative frat of ci this instance of recent oc occurrence I an aim l urence may maj ba be cf cited What purported to be some exceptionally exception exception- hat ally rare are Chippendale chairs chair were sold uly by bi a well wel known dealer to a certain nobleman who unhesitatingly accepted the time dealers dealer's word nerd that the they were gen gen- tuttle Some wor time after this however the services of an expert were employed to further examine them when it was wa re revealed re- re that a swindle had been pere- pere the chairs chai being beng nothing more than fine modern modem copies The he customer informed the tho dealer of this discovery demanding on penalty of or exposure that the full ful purchase price be imm immediately refunded Much uch to time the purchasers purchaser's surprise surprise sur sur- prise the time dealer make restitution m tion under circumstances which ho he alleged al alleged al- al Involved both lila his reputation and his honor Makes Counter Proposal But to put pitt It differently If j the time customer customer cus cus- tomer tomes would simply state his dissatisfaction tion with his purchase then he lie the lie dealer ton knowing the time chairs to be genuine gen gen- ulu would thank him for fOl the privilege of being allowed to recover them but it must be he e distinctly understood only time the I terms and conditions n of an ordinary or om- upon oo d r sale I The cad dealer al thereupon offered ed e about 1000 over ovel and above the sum for which the th chairs airs had previously been purchased To io this of course coure the thc nobleman noble- noble nan man demurred jo protesting that he desired de do- sired no 10 pi profit of it from roam an aim unfortunate venture ven ture tin but ut in the tIme end nd In older dec to secure lecure the time recovery very of his money he was prevailed prevailed pre pre- upon to acquiesce in this extraordinary proposal Why hy He Did Dd It Time The chairs having haying been en dul duly returned no great t time elapsed before another customer gea took their the purchase under con eon A sale sail had now however ever become much simplified for not only could the time source of the purchase be pointed coul to with pride but actually the tho check was exhibited showing be beyond ond all al doubt that the time chairs had been purchased purchased pur pur- the well known chased from Lord wel collector at a a price Indicative of their apparent worth Thus the dealer shadowing shadowing shad shad- owing his own dishonesty by this clever dever rust ruse rul contrived cd to snatch natch oven even en a further profit out of this second and more unscrupulous unscrupulous un un- un- un scrupulous transaction It Is no exaggeration to say y that such episodes I are a daily daiy occurrence e In the antique trade except that generally speaking the ignorant purchaser seldom gets in exchange for his investment in even evenso evenso so much as a good modern copy Many so railed called antique shops actually carry carryon carr on business cled without having ha one genuine piece of antique furniture in their theil Etab Fine pieces of period furnIture furniture furni furnI- ture tm-c bring higher prices In London than thanin thanin in New Nw York and the Inexperienced American collector has little chanco chanc of outwitting the alert dealers and connoisseur connoisseurs of or England when lien It comes to se securing securing so- so curing something for nothing Other Pitfalls In Holland old ol chests chest ca cabinets desks and chairs of little value aro are collected colle and after being veneered with cheaply made are arc sent to Great Britain Old oak beams beams from demolished il likewise In Inconstant churchs or granaries are ar constant s demand for conversion Into Jacobean Jacobean Ja Ja- Ja- Ja cobean refectory tables talles and Queen Anno Anito furniture Mid Mid- Victorian Mid pedestal al sideboards sideboard are amputated Into specimens of Robert Kobert amputate Adam and conventional inlay suitable for fOI Sheraton furniture Is ut cut out by ma- ma i u hiner and amid supplied In An any quantity to th who have skill ski kihl and inclination to fabricate fabricate- antiques Grandfather clocks ciok a are aie us frequently made up of such Incongruities as a n modern modern mod mod- ern dial with wih a Cor forged ed name siame and date an anold anold anole old case patched up and set t e-t off of by modern mod mod- ole ern ui inlay inlay and hops Ul works of about Grandfather chairs ore arc filly fifty years ears a ago 10 chair also almost without exception modern or old frames debauched by new lobe cabu-lobe or 0 mm- mm claw and ban ball l legs gs caw Arc Ae Replaced Violins signed sigl ius or Jacobus surreptitiously hidden In iii rubbish rub rub- bish heaps hEap are arc replaced b by others as soon as sold Old armor m medals dals and sn medallions alt all alot of modern origin abound in rich profusion Antique Spanish Portuguese so and English pa paste lc jewelry everywhere Intrudes Intrude J it itself e A flood fod of cheap and Il Inartistic Japan Japanese se ware waie wall Is Isalo also alo pouring out over 11 0 the time country prints gold lacquer 1 onn pound en Il nel hI Ivory and anti bronze contributing a full ful shale har to 10 the tho swelling volume of o ano alloys s 's and commercial commer cial CHil antiques Successfully to collect pt no no-a no nowadays ada s re |