Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. > British & Irish Glass
Tangerine Bricklayer - are there any fakes out there?
chriscooper:
Not really a job for an 'expert' it's actually quite easy to tell the difference and I am sure Emmi or others are quite capable of doing it :) the only problem being the letter I am sure the 'expert' needs to be an official dealer with an official letterhead? I may be wrong of course :)
The reason I suggest getting in touch with Wolfie is he has done a lot of work from the start regarding the 'copies' and I know he's got examples and as written tutorials on the subject.
Chris
chopin-liszt:
Apologies - I would have assumed the existance of the wfs site itself, and the research already "published" on the wfs site would have been more authouritative than any headed notepaper or auction house "expert"!
Even I know you just need to count the bobbley bits on the middle brick - (and know what the correct number should be). ;D
chriscooper:
I know Sue :) can remember though a dealer in Bristol selling them as genuine when they first surfaced years ago and had the devils own job with eBay/PayPal convincing them they were fake. They definitely insisted on a statement from an auction house on headed paper.
Chris
vidrioguapo:
As most auction houses I've come across would not know a fake from an original, that request seems to be ridiculous.
Here's a link to the original feature on wf/com
http://www.whitefriars.com/bricklayers.php
I know Wolfie has done further research since that was first put on the forum, so it would also be worth asking him if he could provide something which would satisfy the ebay/Paypal police!
jakgene:
Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
I had already provided Paypal with the link to the query I had posted to whitefriars.com - where a number of expert people stated that it was a fake - but apparently that is not sufficient for Paypal.
I have emailed Wolfie to see if he can help.
If I cannot get this before 9 Jan my claim will be cancelled.
thanks again
Jackie
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