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Those who have read my posts as of late know that I have a particularly strong adversity to an ongoing trend, the use of 'old repairs' and/or damage to disguise modern fakes.
Now, this might not be a new trend, but I believe it has gained popularity as a means to disguise modern fakes of both rare designs, and even some more common designs.
Below is a link to a vase being auctioned in California with what appears to have Japanese gold lacquer repairs (kintsugi). Fortunately, the decoration of the vase is so aweful, I don't think that there is much risk of someone falling for the trickery. However, the vase is based upon a genuine Qianlong piece that had sold for $25 million USD about 15 years ago or so at Skinner's in Boston.
After the Skinner's sale, "Repulic Period' copies started showing up everywhere - all fake! Still, the copies were selling upwards of $12,000 depending upon the quality of the rendering, and how elaborate the fake provenance was.
I purchased one of these vases at a private sale about 3 years ago, one of very good quality (but still a copy) for about $1200 - I knew it was a fake, but since I don't have $25 million to buy the real one, I still felt it was a reasonable price.
It seems that there must still be a store house filled with copies unable to be sold, so the enhancement of 'old repairs' msut be the latest tactic to get them sold.
Am I just being paranoid? Maybe a little, but certainly not in this case. And, not to dig up past discussions, but it seems to me that salvaging the body of a more common (but genuinely) old) porcelain piece, grinding off the decoration, and replacing it a rarer design...then adding some 'old repairs' may be the latest and most effective tactic to defraud that has yet to come along.
Buyer BEWARE!
https://www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/chinese-porcelain-vase_2364417B74/
Is anyone else seeing a Buddha or is it just me? Now I am sounding paranoid! It is just that of late on Google my searches seem to be producing a photo that isn't related to the text, although those I have checked have been in the same auction or on the same page - basically out of sync. I thought it was my computer, now I am wondering if it is happening to others.
Sorry, Tim, didn't mean to detract from your point. I remember this coming up before, or maybe it was on one of Peter's videos a while ago, but I believe it has been happening for a while. It's the same kind of tactic as deliberately lamping vases.
Unfortunately, it sometimes works as people aren't aware this is a trick. It is good to draw attention to the practice, I am sure lots of people will see this, not only the members.
The pictures didn’t enlarge but even on a tiny screen I can see the blotched green body (that alone should be a warning sign), the repair, an 1980s looking warehouse sticker and the felt pads. It’s all there. As usually they overdid it.
Birgit
Julia, click on the blue link below the picture and you see the vase.
Birgit
Just for fun, here are the three vases, first is Jumbo Auction in CA, next is the Skinner's vase which sold in 2014 (so only 7 years ago, not 15 as I had posted), and here is mine that I bought locally around 3 years ago.
The fake repairs remind me of the first time I was fooled. I bought a ginger jar that was drilled for lamping; I'm sure there was no intention of lamping it, just trying to make it look old. (Fake antique export with American eagle. I know, I know, I was naive.)
@greeno107 I like the color better on your fake, would you not beware by the odd name of an auction house? I have heard of Skinners but Jumbo does not ring any bells, other than as a friend or relation of Dumbo.
@sharonp LOL! It’s a rather strange name, but if it was a genuine piece, it wouldn’t much matter to me if their name was ‘Nothin but pure junk Auction house’… judge the piece, not the seller, that’s what I always say!
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