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ardy:
Hi All, I bought a piece of glass claimed to be by Archimede Seguso and looked OK in photo's etc. When it arrived it was obviously not by him at all. The attached threads were not straight and the finish of it was poor.
Just looking at some Lino Tagliapietra pieces and noticed the same thing.
They generally sell for under $US1,000 and they sell quite well obviously as any large piece by A.S. or L.P. sell in the thousands.
Buyer beware..

Any of you guys noticed this? There seems to be more of it than when I bought a piece 3 years ago.
Ardy

glassobsessed:
Can't say that I have but then I am not buying and collecting their work, chances are I might not pick up on any differences if I did see an example.

Can you point to any examples or do you have a photo Ardy?

John

ardy:
Hi John, this is a photo of the piece I fell for about $US400.
First 2 are copies and the last one is real to compare.

ardy:
Just listened to a podcast by Wrights Auctions where he claimed up to 90% of high-class Murano glass is copied including signatures etc.
Made go and have another look at mine but I have few of the really high class pieces. Saw an A.S. Merletto Vase with inclusions went for 120,000 US a few months ago.

ardy:
Another result of this experience is that I look a lot closer at the pictures before I bid. The devil is in the details ie if swirls do they gather neatly on the base, is the item upright, are there parts that do not line up on opposite sides handle attachments etc. If I am spending more than $US100 then I am getting much more careful.
Not foolproof but trying to minimise the risks as the risks are increasing. Our local ebay is about 80% Chinese, 10% Eastern European and 10% Murano.

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