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A spate of fake bronze lamps on eBay

 From  Ramon Jnr

3^rd August 2006

http://tinyurl.com/sylby 7420447560

http://tinyurl.com/nxe26   110009913144

More bronze lamps of the same manufacture

http://tinyurl.com/qw2r7 7415063983 legion_viii

http://tinyurl.com/p4tt7 7421039789 maximinus435

http://tinyurl.com/otn2g 7421531385 victoriantiquities

http://tinyurl.com/la5ce 7421203410 ancientempires

http://tinyurl.com/l8nfb 7420436630 draconarius_1

http://tinyurl.com/nmvcm 7418719087 victoriantiquities

http://tinyurl.com/m793l 7422081797 ancientempires

From alainD

16th August 06

Who saw this lamp..........

And then saw these.......

There are quite a few lamps  sold as antiquities on eBay which are replicas and imitations which have been worked on to make them look older.

  From David

31st July 07

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300108959400


This is a perfect example of the better- quality fakes which can easily fool curators, dealers and collectors and I thought other members might be interested.


The item has a very convincing surface and patina at first glance but the proportions and details of the lamp are wrong. The lamp is indeed old - but not nearly as old as you might think. In fact this lamp is a recorded 19th-century fake belonging to the Naples Group (named after a series of fake lamps made there from about 1870 up to the First World War).


It's not just the modern fakes that curators, dealers and collectors need to be aware of. Sadly, the older these fakes are, very often the more convincing they become. Time and time again I find undoubtedly old but nevertheless fake lamps proudly displayed in provincial museums or advertised in the catalogues of reputable dealers and auction houses. Thus, they can even acquire an impressive provenance over the years.