Figure Out Which Are the Fakes!

Figure out which are the fakes!

A

 or

B?

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C

or

 D?

A and D are antique Staffordshire pieces.

B and C are poorly made fakes.

SPOT THE REPRO PART 2

Here are some black and white "Staffordshire" dogs also recently listed on Ebay.

Can you spot the repros?

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G



H

I

J

K

 

D, G, J and K are imposters.

CAN YOU SPOT THE REPRO????????????????

Here are some pairs of "Staffordshire" dogs recently listed on Ebay. Can you spot the repro?

A

 B

 C

D

Hint: One pair is fake, all others are genuine antique Staffordshire.

If you guessed pair B then you are right. They are as phony as a $3.00 bill!

Staffordshire Fakes, Phonies and Repros.

Ebay is full of Staffordshire fakes, phonies and repros. (reproductions) that dealers knowingly or unknowingly describe as "antique" or "vintage". A quick look at Ebay today found some of the following glaring misidentifications of Staffordshire wannabe's.

The above piece is described as a rare Staffordshire piece from the 1850's. It is not rare and most definitely not from the 1850's - probably fresh off the boat from China circa 2011. It does not even come close to resembling any Staffordshire dog from the 19 century and most certainly is not even a reproduction based on an original mold. In short, "Staffordshire" doesn't come more fake than this!

This pair of dogs is currently described on Ebay as "vintage" and the seller acknowledges in the descritpion that he/she doesn't know if they are genuine Staffordshire or reproductions. Well, they are fakes made to look old. Note the "paint strokes" made to look "feathery", as well as the brand new crazing. Crazing is no longer a sign of age. Forgers have figured out how to craze pieces in the factory...even how to make pieces look aged and dirty. The above dogs are vintage 2011 and also likely from China. The real dogs are pictured below and are clearly much finer, hand painted dogs.

Below is a clever pair of reproduction recumbent Staffordshire dogs. Although well made, they do not fool anyone who knows their Staffordshire. The similar (mirror image) paint strokes and dull gold collars and chain shout FAKE. Unfortunately, someone has already bid $95.00 for these dogs which is probably almost double their value. Were these genuine recumbent Staffordshire dogs they would be worth atleast $1500 and a seller would not be starting the bidding at $95.00.

Here's the real deal below!

The following figures below are other fakes, phonies and repros currently on Ebay.

BUYERS AND SELLERS BEWARE!



$1.75 Yard Sale Finds

These four hand vases were yard sale finds that my mother recently surprised me with. The vase on the right was $1.00 and the other three were .25 cents each!!!! That's what I call a good steal... I mean deal!