WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TIFFANY VALUES?
We have seen a "Rare Antique Tiffany Studios
Lamp with Scarab Shade" sell for $760 (see immediately above
and a "Very Rare and Exquisite Dragonfly Lamp Shade" sell
for $1377 (also see above). The truth of the matter is that both of
these offerings are fakes and this is what has caused the prices to
seem low. Both have damage and you have got to wonder why someone
would want a fake piece of Tiffany
even if it had no damage much less a fake with damage. Investment
value?

TOMUCHSTUFF5
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AMKHATRI
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4KIDSTRONG
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ROSES19730
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DECEIT AND DECEPTION
This story starts with the placement of a listing on Ebay (140350885391)
by seller WAVERIDER. The offering is for a $475 reproduction
of Tiffany's Jack in the Pulpit vase. Persons unknown have been able
to devalue this reproduction by the placement of a fake and fraudulent
Tiffany signature on the base and the seller rambles on about the
signature and how they were able to determine the date of manufacture
as 1813 which misses the real date by almost one hundred years. The
next chapter is that the seller somehow managed to secure an appraisal
for this fake from BRADBURY'S APPRAISALS of Scottsdale, Arizona, a
35 year member of the American Society of Appraisals. The appraisal
is unsigned with no mention on the appraisal that it is genuine and
the appraisal is not even dated. Not just to infer this fake as genuine,
the appraiser evaluated it at $6,500 - one third of its value if genuine
- but the seller is offering it at a starting price of just $6,000.
Such as deal. The problem with all of this from a selling standpoint
is that people who have the wherewithal to pay $6,000 for a piece
a Tiffany would immediately know that the offering price, like the
piece itself, is a joke. Pictured below is the vase from the front,
from the back and the appraisal. Be sure
and have your valuables appraised at Bradburys. The lesson is to deal
with reputable and knowledgable appraisers and sellers. Anyone
can read the signature but it takes knowledge to know the real from
the fake.

WAVERIDER
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WAVERIDER
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UPDATE ON THE FAKE VASE AND THE FRAUDULENT
APPRAISAL
The Jack In The Pulpit vase has been relisted
and there are very subtle changes in the
newest listing from the original listing. See if you can see the difference:
L.C. Tiffany Favrile JIP 17" Vase, Mint,
with Appraisal
or
Signed "L.C. Tiffany
Favrile" JIP 17" Vase w/Appraisal
The top one is the first listing from a week ago and the bottom one
is the newest listing. While neither of the listings say the vase is
absolutely genuine, both infer that it is and are offering it for a
starting price of $6,000. Such a deal. The newest listing puts the fake
signature in quotes which is an excellent way to confuse and muddle
the listing and it also mentions that the complete appraisal will accompany
the sale. What is there in the other pages of the appraisal that is
now going to be included with the sale? Maybe they will tell you that
the appraisal was for insurance purposes and does not address the issue
of real or fake. If you have questions, call the appraisal company and
ask if the appraisal says the vase is genuine Tiffany. Only on Ebay
can a $475 vase get a fake Tiffany signature and a fake appraisal and
it now is worth $6000.
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ABIGAILS*ANTIQUES
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MJSWEETS
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STEVEM3374
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LINDAW1436
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BRSZ-2
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LCSETATELIQUIDATION
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WILLSON2828
(ONE OF TWO FAKES)
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DSKI.22461
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RURALSTUDIO
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KITSONS-COLLECTIBLES
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ELCHEAPOMOVERS
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DSKI.22461
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TIFFANY 101
Ebay items 220497078203 and 220496620660 are a pair of candlesticks
offered for sale by
WILLSON2828 (shown above) and they offer a peek into the
world of fakes. If you go to the listings and
enlarge the photos, especially those photos of the tops where the
glass was blown into the candle holders,
you will easily see that there is a complete lack of definition regarding
the metal that holds the glass.
Irregular edges and overall poor finish quality is easily seen which
should alert you to be very careful.
As we have said many times, signed Tiffany does not mean genuine Tiffany.
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WHAT DID THIS BUYER GET FOR THEIR $5,600.00
???
What they did not get was a Tiffany shade or a Tiffany base. Additional
photos have been added above to show what someone paid $5.600 for
and the photos will show even the least experienced Tiffany collector
that this base was not made by Tiffany and the seller really does
not say it is Tiffany. The shade is a complete story all by itself.
To begin with the glass is not typical of Tiffany and the construction
and especially the soldering is what you would expect from a first
year high school shop class. Look at the tag, look at the sloppy soldering
and then see if you would think this is the quality you would expect
from Tiffany. The seller is telling buyers to "use your discretion
before bidding", "the listing is meant as a descriptive
guide only" (what does that mean?), and the listing "should
not be treated as a statement of fact", and finally, "use
your best judgment as to whether or not the description is accurate".
Is there a warning there? Absolutely and the bidders decided to pay
no attention. This lamp and shade if real, should be worth in excess
of $100,000.
Remember signed Tiffany does not mean genuine Tiffany.
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REPUTABLE TIFFANY ANTIQUE
DEALER???
The vase on the left is offered
by ELEANORJANE and she was kind
enough to offer the documentation on the right which the seller
identifies as "Authentication of this vase by a Reputable
Tiffany
Antique Dealer". It appears that both Favrile and authentic
are mispelled which is a common mistake and can happen to any
reputable Tiffany
dealer. See another example of this type of deceit and deception
above,
also on another pulpit vase. Listing has been revised to lower
the price, placement of a question mark (?) after Tiffany and
no returns. Pay for it
with Paypal and you can return it whether the seller likes it
or not. No
change in the fake authentication and no spelling corrections
either. Hurry.
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1WILDWILDWEST
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1WILDWILDWEST
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PUTZEL
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TTGREG5H34
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DSKI.22461
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MORETHANJUSTGLASS
(ZZAC)
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BETTERBIDQUICK
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WATCH_KOLLEKTOR
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DROV8833
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E.FALCONE
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SUELLEN10
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REALAPPEAL
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ARTANTIQUESANDMORE
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DSKI.22461
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ON THE LEFT
Seller DSKI.22461 has graced
our site many times but on this page alone they are shown
with 4 different offerings. Who is buying these fakes (new less
than $100) for $300 - $800 and most have some type of minor
damage. No fake signature even shown on the latest listing.
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NADIASOLD
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JACK IN THE PULPIT VASES
Some of the most beautiful, expressive and expensive glass made by
Tiffany are the Jack in the Pulpit vases and this of course, attracts
the dregs of the world with their copies. It seems to be the seasonal
favorite right now. There are all kinds of stories from "it's
been in my collection for 30 years", an appraisal from someone
who cannot even spell authentic correctly and then the "insurance
appraisal" on one for $6,500. Notice on the Antiques Roadshow
that appraisers usually say "for insurance purposes" and
nobody even knows what that really means. What it really means is
fiction and do not believe that the insurance companies are stupid
enough to pay some grossly inflated price for a fake. Most are not
selling but Ebay is making money on the relisting as the price just
keeps getting reduced. We suggest a buy at $250 to $300 if no bubbles
or any other damage. Remember that a fake and fraudulent signature
devalues most everything.

BBS6016SDK
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MUSTANG611315
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MUSTANG611315
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14WNTR
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FMSMES
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SUMPINOLD
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COLL.ABBY
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OLEBLUEGRASSANTIQUES
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ANTIQUEREVIVALONE
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FEMMEJOLIE313
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MATTRAIDER
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NAMES IN RED ITALICS
ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS
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COMPARE THE SIGNATURES
On the left is a base (Ebay
140366472868) by seller SUMPINOLD (shown above left) with an
unpolished pontil and a Tiffany signature that appears to be
scratched on with a nail. On the right is another base with
a polished pontil and a genuine signature.
See and know the difference.
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COWGIRL-143
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ENCHANTED*CANDLE
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BLUECRABANTIQUES
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NANAPATTY1019
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PREMIERECOLLECTIONS
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FEMMEJOLIE313
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BLUEGRACYMAY
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BLUEGRACYMAY
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AUCTIONBROKERAGE
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NAMES IN RED ITALICS
ARE REPEAT SELLERS OF FAKE TIFFANY

1UNIQUEANTIQUES0
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LINDA'S***STUFF
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PIFCAT2006
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AVUA1
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FINEARTS29MV
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THE TIFFANY BROTHERS
You know Louis but do you know the other Tiffany Brothers? There is
Curley, Dale, Larry, Meyda and Mo and their works can be found all
over Ebay. A lamp above offered by FEMMEJOLIE313
recently sold for a whopping $307 and if anyone knows which of the
lesser known brothers made this fine example, please let us know.
All of them with the exception of Dale and Meyda sign their work as
Louis would but we can usually tell the real from the fakes. These
sellers of fake Tiffany usually know exactly what they are selling
and many of them can be counted on to offer other fakes besides Tiffany.
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THE TIFFANY ZOO
Above you were introduced to the Tiffany family and below we are pleased
to introduce the Tiffany Zoo. They have been seen many times before
on various auctions - mostly Ebay - but this is the first time all
have been shown at the same time. The seller who listed these fakes
for sale on Ebay is asking about $30.00 for each animal but they really
have a cost of less then $10.00 each and the seller made it very clear
that all are fakes. Since the bottoms were not shown, we assume the
Made In Taiwan stickers are still in place.

JOHN123ANTIQUES
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FISH33R
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Signature from piece
on left - creamer
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DMM1961315
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COWGIRL-143
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JAZZYJOSH808
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CLIFFORD2118
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LAUREL829
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HOLLYAMBER
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PAY-PER-TRAIL
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IF AT FIRST YOU DO NOT SUCCEED.....
Several weeks ago the vase shown below was listed by an "honest
seller" for $4500 and as soon as it was listed for sale by FINEARTS29MV,
it was also listed on this site as seen just above THE TIFFANY BROTHERS
on the right. Of course no one was interested and the price was reduced
by $1000 and it has been relisted. We thought you might be interested
in looking at it again and also see what a genuine paper label from
Tiffany Studios (on the right) looks like compared to the one (on
the left) shown on the fake vase. Several times we have warned about
paper labels which are not reliable for identification since they
would be over 100 years old and are easily duplicated. This duplication
is not even close. On this particular vase it appears that the signature
and the label were made by grade schoolers. You be the judge. You
know you are heading for trouble when dealing with someone who spells
Favrile as Favrille.

COWGIRL-143
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KKC3R7A
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GERMANGIFTS
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BLACKHORSEANTIQUES
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BIGGIE48
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ITEMS IN RED ITALICS
INDICATE A REPEAT SELLER OF FAKE TIFFANY
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MORE
FROM THE TIFFANY ZOO
Above we showed 10 of these fake animals and on other pages
we have shown these on the left before. Seller ALAWR
has decided to remove these from Ebay and this is a positive
step.
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MPD334
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GET YOUR BOOTS ON FOR
THIS LAMP
Just listed is the lamp shown on the left
and we strongly suggest you read the listing from the first
word to the very last as it does nothing but raise a lot more
questions than it answers. We particularly liked the part about
the base number being either 331, 381 or 831 and the seller
mentioned that he was too busy to get his reference books out
and check the number. We spent less than 4 minutes and can absolutely
assure you that it is not any of those numbers. Small mistake
for sure. You would think the seller would offer an evaluation
but no, he wants you to get it. The word "guaranteed"
is not mentioned once in his listing and payment arrangements
must be made with the seller personally. Kinda reminds us of
dealing with the bunch out of Atlanta. More to come.....
It is back for another
30 day run. The listing has been cleaned up but the damage has
already been done. It is still a fake and that will not change
no matter how many times it is listed. The use of the word "rare"
should make your ears perk up.
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QUINTESSENTIAL77
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HARNDENSELLS
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MALEX2000
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JBPOTTERYDESIGN
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TIFFANY AND HANDEL
The fake Tiffany lamp shown above and left offered for sale by MPD334
has created a storm of e mails. Most are serious, some are funny and
a very few are from other known sellers of fake Tiffany. They offer
nothing to the discussion except to band together, complain and condemn.
We received several copies of e mails from Ray who we know to have
been a shill for other sellers of fake Tiffany lamps and can remember
when he placed 16 bids on one lamp alone and of course, he never got
the lamp. Read about him on Page 4 and Page 11. He was known on Ebay
as LOUISCEXP.625, then RAYROB640 and currently is known
as MYGUY58. Then we were fortunate to hear from NARUKO
from New York state who at any given time can find a questionable
piece of Tiffany Studios or an unsigned Tiffany window and offer to
sell it to you at a greatly reduced price with his wonderful guarantee
which can be seen in his feedback (see feedback dated 1/12/02, 2/2/02,
2/5/02, 3/06/02, 5/02/02, 2/12/03, 4/03/03 - 2 that day, 4/22/02,
3/11/05, 9/11/06 and 2/10/07) and he is fortunate - thanks to Ebay
wanting all of their seller to look good - to have all of them not
shown in his feedback statistics but they are there if you look through
the listings. Read about him on Page 8 and Page 13. Mention his name
to any of the Northeast dealers and they immediately want to tell
you some horror stories about him and his friends in New York City.
Another of the e mails we received was from a 25 plus year ISA Appraiser
who suggested we look at a Handel lamp this same seller currently
has listed as Ebay - 170437761593. While we know absolutely nothing
about Handel, we do know that some sellers of fake Tiffany also can
be found selling other fakes. It's just what some of them do. It is
interesting to read on the Handel listing that seller MPD334
claims to have 15 "authentic and appraised Tiffany lamps valued
at $2 million dollars" and we are left to wonder why the current
Tiffany or Handel lamps are not appraised. Until today, February 3,
2010 he did not even know who Paul Crist is. What we can promise you
is if any person shown on our site is connected with what we consider
to be a fake or fraudulently signed piece of Tiffany and would have
that item evaluated by a competent and experienced Tiffany expert
and furnish us with any information that we are wrong, we will immediately
remove that item and apologize profusely to the offended person. This
has been our promise since TiffanyFakes.Com was started. When you
are trying to sell a lamp as Tiffany on Ebay for $18,000 what is a
few hundred for an evaluation - especially if you have 15 others worth
$2 million - unless you are afraid of what you will get for the few
hundred dollars. What does all that accomplish when you are trying
to sell a lamp? Do it one time and supply it with the listing and
you have answered most of the questions. TiffanyFakes.Com received
278,778 hits in January 2010, more than 100 "thank yous",
no more than 5 "go to hells" and every one of these "go
to hells" is from someone either selling a fake, someone who
is listed on the site as a seller of a fake or a friend of someone
caught selling a fake. They seem to like to group together for some
reason. Misery loves company.The Handel did not sell and the current
Tiffany listing (170439168140 ) has been revised a total of 7 different
times but it is still a fake. The seller
is Terry Troupe
and he can answer any question you might have about the lamp. We are
going to move on.
NEWS: This fake lamp has now been on Ebay for
a total of 60 days and still no bids and the
seller has decided to list it again for another 30 days.
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JPUDERER
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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE???
There are very similar.
The one on the left is appraised at $25,000, the one on the
right at $22,000 and neither seller offers the appraisal for
review. According to the sellers, the one on the left was
made before Tiffany was born and the one on the right was
made after Tiffany had died. The one on the left is a fake
and the one on the right is a fake. They are pretty much the
same, but wait, the one on the left is a hanging lamp and
the one on the right is a table lamp. There is a difference.
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MPD334
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NCSNOWQUEEN
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GRANDAMASHOP9999
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LONESOME_PROUDFOOT
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HONEYGROVESHUFFLE
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COWGIRL-143
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ADEPREZ
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PILALLI
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REALTYANTIQUES
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QUINTESSENTIAL77
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TIFFANY IN MEXICO
Check out the pair of mugs above right. They were offered and sold on
Ebay by a frequent
contributor to TiffanyFakes.Com, seller QUINTESSENTIAL77
- see above left for one of her
perfume bottles. Although they only sold for $102, they do show the
desperation of some sellers.
Listed as Tiffany & Company but shown as signed TIFFANY STUDIOS
NEW YORK.

THINGSPRING
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BIGBUBBASAN
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VINTAGEJACKI
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DOBERMANS32010
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PSSTS, WANNA BUY A TIFFANY WINDOW?
Currently offered for sale on Ebay are 7 "Tiffany"
windows and we are going to take a look at them and the people involved
in offering them for sale. They are nothing new, having appeared for
several years on Ebay and that alone should tell you something about
them. Many Tiffany windows are unsigned but it is still possible for
someone knowledgeable to tell the fake from the real. Records were
kept by Tiffany Studios and published by them in 1893, 1897 and 1910
indicating where some of their windows were. They still require a
personal inspection as it can be determined if Tiffany made them by
the glass used, the leading technique, the layering and other unique
characteristics of Tiffany workmanship. As to the current offerings
on Ebay, we see that the seller is NARUKO (Gary Braverman) and he
is known and has been known to TiffanyFakes.Com for several years
when buyers of his merchandise contacted this site to complain about
his refusal to honor his guarantee. See above - TIFFANY AND HANDEL.
The owner of the windows, a "dear friend" and an "associate"
of Braverman's is Jack Shaoul who is known far and wide in the antique
world and operates a store in Manhattan called Universe Antiques -
a real junk store on Broadway. If you check the link below, you will
learn more than you ever want to know about him and his business practices.
Google JACK
SHAOUL or copy and paste:
http://vlex.com/vid/united-america-jack-shaoul-defendant-36105035
Now, about the windows. NARUKO is saying that
they are "documented" but we see no documentation and no
one should consider his word or the word of the owner as proof of
authentication. A "lifetime guarantee" is also offered and
you can easily see what that is worth after reading this article.
The seller claims that most of the windows came from All Souls Church
which loaned 2 Tiffany windows to the Brooklyn Museum where they are
on permanent display. Their reasoning is that since those windows
are Tiffany, the rest of the windows in the church must be Tiffany.
That is akin to parking your Chevrolet at the mall next to a Porsche
and when you drive away, you car has turned into a Porsche. Records
show that the two windows from All Souls were originally installed
(per Tiffany Studio records) in the Universalist Church of Our Father
in Brooklyn and when that congregation was dissolved, the windows
went to All Souls in 1945. There is no mention of All Souls Church
having any Tiffany windows in the Tiffany Studios publications of
1893, 1897 or 1910. It was a special occasion for a member of a congregation
to have a window made for a loved one and donated to a church. At
that time there were many options as to window makers and it was not
uncommon for one church to have windows from several different makers.
While the probability of selling such a complex item as a Tiffany
window on Ebay is very remote, one must never let their guard down
when buying Tiffany of any kind on Ebay and do not allow yourself
to think that these two people must be something special since that
have so many Tiffany windows. It is very easy to collect fakes as
shown by this example.

COWGIRL-143
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COWGIRL-143
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TREK2BRIAN
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FREE2DIV
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U55TIQUES
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KARPETLAMPS
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LOSTFOUNDANTIQUES
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SILVERSALES
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RVINCENT2006
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MEMO FROM A SELLER
SILVERSALES just completed the sale of the fake and fraudulently signed
vase shown above and we
received an e mail from a supporter with his reply: "All I did
is list an item with what it says on it.
I got it from a yard sale and sold it on eBay." He got $85.00
for the fake.
WBOOKER2006
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TAMPAESTATESALES
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BRAND NEW
On the left, just when you
think there is nothing new in fake Tiffany, along comes a
figurine with a blotched Tiffany signature. It never ends.
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HAPPYHIPPO
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SIMPLEPLEASURES4YOU
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BEEN LIED TO LATELY? CHECK THE NEW LISTING
ABOVE FROM SIMPLEPLEASURES4YOU

SLOKEMS
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BUYINSELLINSURPLUS
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KRLWKKNH_123
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COWGIRL-143
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COWGIRL-143
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COWGIRL-143
Shown immediately above are two of the latest
offerings from serial fake seller COWGIRL-143
who has the dubious distinction of having 7 pieces on this page alone.
This seller can also be found on other pages of this site and seller
does like to hide behind the PRIVATE sellers feature. Read the feedback.
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FINALLY A REST
After months and months of seeing 7 or more fake Tiffany windows, described
by the sellers as
"DOCUMENTED TIFFANY", they have finally been removed from
Ebay. Gary Braverman - Ebay name NARUKO - and his partner, Jack Shaoul
of Universe Antiques in New York City have finally
climbed back under their rocks and taken their windows with them. Strange
that they never did tell who documented these windows. You can read
about both of these "dealers" above under the paragraph title
PSSTS, WANNA BUY A TIFFANY WINDOW?.

DID2900
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ANTIQUESFROMANTIQUARIANTRADERS
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MYCOLLECTIBLESJUSTFORYOU
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JACKMSELL
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JACOB.29
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NAMES IN RED ITALICS
INDICATE A REPEAT SELLER OF FAKES

JACOB.29
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ON THE LEFT
The absolute best
worst fake Tiffany signature ever to
be seen. The vase is above right and we thank JACOB.29
for this thrill.
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MYHOMEANTIQUES
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ON THIS LEFT
How fortunate do you
have to be to find 2
fakes at one time and
at the same place?
We thank MYHOMEANTIQUES
for these two gems.
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COWGIRL-143
This seller has relisted two of her seven fakes
(on this page alone) and she (?) is quick to point out how she is
protecting you from all kinds of harm by her use of the PRIVATE feature.
In reality this Ebay option serves no good except to keep someone
from notifying you that as a buyer, you have bought a fake. So kind
of her.
Help everybody by not offering the very obvious
fakes.
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PAIR OF FAKES
On the left and right are a pair of non-Tiffany
windows with the "appraisal" missing.
GEORGEDRUMMER2000
Relisted again with no mention of the
"appraisal", price reduced $4000 each.
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MBMJR8
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TBOND1000
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203GREATDEALS66
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DCOWLES0
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OLDSTUFFSOUTH
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BIGSCREENCARS
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BERNIE-1510
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HESSFINEAUCTIONS
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ITEMS IN RED ITALICS
ARE REPEAT SELLERS OF FAKE TIFFANY

$131
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TALKNEYES
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LAZULIFAWNZ
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WANTITGOTIT57
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SAYAUSTIN
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THE INDIANS JUST KEEP COMING
Above on the far right is another of those $12 Indians from Taiwan
and although we decided
to not let them grace our pages again, we just had to point out that
SAYAUSTIN, a
frequest
contributor to this site, has
the one above listed for $1200. Additional information and
photos of
the rest of the tribe in this set can be found on Pages 1, 4, 6, 7,
8, 12, 15 and 18. Enough.
_______________________________________________________
HOW ABOUT A $89,000
BATH?
Seller DAVIDGLOVERANTIQUES
who sells a lot of 3D film strips and miniature DAV license plates
which average $2.50 each, has jumped right into the world of Tiffany.
The three lamps below are currently listed and as provenance, the
seller states that they are from an 80 year old who has been collecting
since he was in his 20s. All are "truley beautiful" and
the seller will not accept returns. Base numbers and shade numbers
do not match any of the accepted reference books, photos are blurry
especially regarding signatures, bases are modified, new parts added,
non Tiffany heat caps and just plain junk and garbage. In defense
of the seller, we did receive a copy of an e mail from the seller
who offered better photos "if I can get around to it". We
suggest you not hold your breath or even waste your time with these
three very obvious fakes. Shipping is
free.
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CENTRAL*ANTIQUES
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A BOLD LIE
The item on the left was brought to our attention
by a reader who corresponded with the
seller. The item is listed as SIGNED TIFFANY but it is not signed
Tiffany anywhere.
When the seller was asked about this, he replied in an e mail
"Hebbard worked for
Tiffany it is signed by him" and we guess "him"
to really be Hebbard. Confused? We were
until we checked the seller's ME section and the seller has
this to say about himself:
"All items posted on our site will be represented in a
truthfull manner with no hidden flaws.
Our reputation is very important and your buying experience
is our formost concern."
You have to be concerned about buying from someone who does
not know how to
correctly spell either truthful and foremost..
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OLD_THINGS_CONSIDERED
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HOWARD1945
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REVANX00
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COWGIRL-143
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HAMTIQUES
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BUFFYROSE
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SANDYHAMMES
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FORGET_ME_NOT23
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CHAD6422
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ILDIKOT
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SXEBLADE
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THINK ABOUT THIS LISTING
The vase shown on the left offered by seller SXEBLADE
is a perfect example of a very deceptive Tiffany listing. The
seller offers you a wonderful opportunity to purchase this fake
for $1000 and will even deliver it to you in the NYC area. According
to the seller it is signed but there is no photo of the signature
and there is a piece of the paper label but it is not shown
either. Now, just when you think you might want to gamble on
this vase being Tiffany, take a peek at the wonderful feedback
this seller has and then you might not want to gamble. Listings
with too few or blurred photos are trying to scam you. Be alert.
UPDATE:Photos have now been added but they are just blurs and
more negative feedback
has also been added since we placed this on the site.
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VINTAGE_AUCTIONS
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THE BOAT IS IN FROM
TAIWAN
Just when we thought everybody
in the world knew that this frog was not made by Tiffany, VINTAGE_AUCTIONS
lists this fake for $250.00. The seller was notified and then
replied "For your
information, the owner was a multli-millionair (their
spelling) who died
recently. We have papers to prove it". What
do the papers prove? We would love to see them. This fake is
also shown on Page 1 and Page 11 and we have the pictures to
prove it. Who took off the Made in Taiwan sticker?
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VINTAGE_AUCTIONS
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THE HOME DEPOT APPRAISAL
The three light "lily" shown above on the right edge and
listed for sale by FIRST_TIERO
was not made by Tiffany - either base or shades - but the seller has
it listed as Tiffany. This site received a copy of a reply from the
seller who says "I got it appraised last week and confirmed
it was genuine". There is no mention of an appraisal in the
listing and the one sure thing you would place in your listing would
be an appraisal especially if the appraisal was done by a competent
and qualified appraiser. Home Depot does not qualify although they
probably could read the very crudely stamped Tiffany Studios on the
base. The seller is asking $5500 as the buy it now price and already
has a $1500 bid on it. Strange how these reserve priced pieces get
these under-reserve bids so quickly. Friends and relatives are good
for this purpose but the real buyers usually wait for the last moment.
Real buyers know this to be a fake. Signed Tiffany
is not always Tiffany. Other than the
very suspicious $1500 bid, there was no other action on this fake.
Like the lamp, the 0 at the end of the name
is a zero.
WORDS TO WATCH FOR
Very recently we have seen these words so be
on the lookout for them. They mean absolutely
nothing and are used just to confuse you. "Auction reference"
- have no idea what that means,
"unsigned experimental" - there is no record of this so
it must be unsigned experimental, "paper label"
- these are a hundred years old and are easily and frequently reprinted,
and any reference to a "major auction house" - unidentified
of course. Watch for them as something bad is about to happen to you.
SELLERS WITH NAMES IN RED
ITALICS ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS
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NEW YORK STATE -
HOME OF THE FAKE WINDOWS?
On the left (one of two) and also shown
above is a window offered for the third time by GEORGEDRUMMER2000.
They started out at $10,000 each, then
$4,000 each and now offered for $2,250 each. They can be found
North of Albany, New York but do not forget to look South of
Albany for NARUKO
offerings from Shokan, New York. He listed
7 fake windows for his friend in New York City. Both of these
sellers know exactly what they are selling. Read about this
pair above under PSSTS, WANNA BUY
A FAKE WINDOW? and you can call
NARUKO at 845-657-7696
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CINCINNATI
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SIGNATURE*GEM
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19STEGARU51
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AMERICANMEMORIES
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NAMES IN RED ITALICS
ARE REPEAT SELLERS OF FAKE TIFFANY
J.R.FLORINIMPORTSINC
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CHINESE KNOCKOFFS
FROM TAIWAN
New to TiffanyFakes.Com but most likely known to many others,
at least according to their recent feedbacks. Their first Tiffany
fake offerings are the lamp on the left and the candlestick
on the right. They also offer pieces from Donatello, Remington,
Parrish Chiparus, Moreau, and Erte to mention a few. Wonder
if they send this junk out with the Made In China/Made In Taiwan
stickers still affixed. Read their
feedback and stay away.
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NVMUSTANG67
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