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APRIL 7, 2008
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BELLARAMA10
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ISDLYVM
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LES_STYLES_MODEMES
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ARTGLASS-FOR-SALE
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SELLERS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR
IN ITALICS
ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS
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GERTRUDE702
MADE IN TAIWAN
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KARENSHOMEDECORCOCOA
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JACQUELYN"SUMMER:PLACE
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GERSHGE
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THE ATLANTA ANTIQUE MALL AND
OTHER STORIES
Just when you think the group operating
out of Atlanta have ceased to offer their fake and fraudulently signed
Tiffany lamps, up pops another new fake, this time in the Atlanta
Antique Gallery. When it was reported to them that their lamp was
a fake, out came the stories, which should tell you how they operate.
First it was consigned by a local dealer who had in his "family
for years", had bought it on the East Coast and had no idea what
it even was. How lucky was that dealer to find such a knowledgeable
mall that could turn it upside down and as clear as a bell, there
was a Tiffany Studios signature. The signature, the base and the shade
were all fake. The mall owners must have figured something was wrong
all along as they stated in an e-mail that they had been trying to
get the lamp validated for "several weeks" and all this
time we were of the belief that it could be done in several days.
What possesses an owner of a Tiffany lamp to place it in a mall in
the first place instead of a major auction house or at the very least,
an internet auction site where it would get the greatest exposure.
Could it be a place to get it sold without it appearing all over the
internet? Another fake and fraudulent Tiffany lamp was consigned from
a "Georgia Estate and family members claim that it has been in
the family for years" to an auction house on the East Coast of
Florida. Unbelievable as it may seem, all of that matches the story
from the mall people. The particular lamp offered in Florida happened
to be the very same lamp that was originally detailed on Page 3 of
this site. Several different zero-rated sellers who were made NO LONGER
A REGISTERED USER by Ebay and have used over 30 different names on
Ebay offered it several times on Ebay. In the same week that the Atlanta
mall had their fake Tiffany lamp listed, another fake and fraudulent
lamp from the "Fowlers of Atlanta, Georgia" was consigned
to a major auction house in the Northeast. When that auction house
was notified of the problem listing, they immediately - did not take
them several weeks - were able to determine that it was a fake and
it was removed from the auction. The question that comes to mind is
where do all of these Georgia families get all of these fake lamps?
Could they all be coming from the very same family? We will keep looking
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ANTIQUES-FOR-THE-ATTIC
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TWCONROYAUCTIONEERS
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LINDABX3
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77PUDD
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WHAT IS "PIGGYBACKING"?
"Piggybacking" is the
illegal practice of placing the name of a product in the listing
heading when that name is not what you are selling. Reporting it
to Ebay will cause the item to be removed as it has been specifically
addressed by Ebay as another way to stop fraud. Currently there
are two examples of the use of the Tiffany name on Ebay and both
are pictured below along with the name of the seller and the item
number. It gives you pause to wonder if you would want to do business
with any seller involved in this deceptive practice and Ebay is
correct in removing examples of it. If
you go looking for these examples and they are not there, Ebay has
been notified and has most likely removed them. What
will they think of next?
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JGMXXX
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JGMXXX
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MAGS2RICHES
MADE
IN TAIWAN
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SOPHIA*M
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CLIFFPRINTS6NJN
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IMPECCABLEEYE
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MOONSAMMY01
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Probably the most bogus
Tiffany lamp to be seen in a long time. Read and look
at the listing for an education in selling a fake lamp and
shade.
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BOOTHSPAINTINGS
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The casting on the right
is another entry from the same old seller of these fakes.
It is made in China, costs less than $10, has a fake signature
and is one of a set of 4 different ones.
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NATIVE_AMERICAN_ARTIFACTS
MADE
IN TAIWAN
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ONEKIKKA
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FUEGO9
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THESTELLARCELLAR
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MICHAELR9906
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ARTDECO2910
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SELLERS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR
IN ITALICS
ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS
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DARGATE
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SNAPPYBONES2
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NORCALBRIAN
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ARTMANIA123
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DUMOART
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The lamp on the left is
an offering from DuMouchelles auction house in Detroit and
is Ebay number 160238257203. They have contributed to this
site before but this is a special contribution. It is listed
as a Tiffany base and is numbered by them as 1851. What they
fail to tell you is that the base is not a lamp base but is
a "Smokers Stand, Trumpet Base" and the real number
is 1651. Missing is the bronze ashtray receiver which has
been replaced with a cluster lamp socket from an unknown maker
- notice the color difference between the two pieces - and
then it has a Duffner Kimberly shade. Notice the glass from
the center ring to where it drops down. Strange mix of glass
there. DuMouchelles says it is from a "prominent collector"
in Toledo. All this and a 22 percent buyers premium. See the
importance of having multiple photo from which to make a decision.
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JW-BASKET
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CLASSYLADY7122
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HARLEYNECKUSA
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BLACKHAWKANTIQUE
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ATTRIBUTION AND PROVENANCE
When you see these
words, watch your wallet and your checkbook. "Attributed to"
and "with provenance" is showing up more frequently now
and pretty much means nothing. "My brother told me he saw a lamp
just like the one I have hanging in my kitchen at the local museum".
Now it is listed on Ebay and is attributed to Tiffany. Provenance
should tell you where the item has been since it was made and whose
hands it has passed through on it's way to being listed on Ebay. The
second owner "attributed it" to Tiffany and then the third,
fourth and fifth owner carried that down and all of a sudden, there
is no more attribution and it has magically become Tiffany. Be very
careful when you see these two words in any listing where the item
is offered as Tiffany. Nothing beats an opinion from a knowledgeable,
respected and known Tiffany expert and if it is your money, it takes
the risk out of buying something you know nothing about.
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PG123
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ONEKIKKA
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ON THE LEFT
The second piece of fake
Tiffany in a week from this seller in Australia. Must be a
cottage industry down under
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OLDEGOODTHINGS
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OLDTYMESTUFF-2007
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TOS*THAT*OLD*STUFF
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KNMCLD
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TEDCOHEN
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AVAN214
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MIDHUDSONGALLERIES
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MARK4060
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MRDRINKS
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SELLERS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR
IN ITALICS
ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS
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LOOKUSOVER
MADE
IN TAIWAN
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YEOLBARN
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MCAR720
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CITYCAN
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ENTOURAGE1
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ARTGLASS13
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ORPHEUS_ERBINS_WELT
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CENTRALST
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AUCTION NEWS FROM DOYLE
NEW YORK
The candlestick was recently listed on
Ebay as 250250186794 by the New York auction house DOYLE.
It appears that the candleholder has been broken off and very
poorly reattached but visible to the discerning eye of a collector.
Doyle, who leads the pack with their new 25 percent commission
added to the sale price, is too cheap to do more than offer
one photo of the candlestick and absolutely no mention of
the damage in their Ebay listing. We have warned of this practice
before and this shows that caution must be exercised when
buying from an auction house on Ebay. Many photos make it
easier to make an informed decision to buy and a lack of photos
or copy should make you very concerned. This piece sold for
$2800 which is an excellent price for an excellent example
of this Tiffany candlestick. Doyle says they are the "world's
foremost auctioneer and appraiser" but we wonder.
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