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Antique Reproductions
Wed 22 Nov 2006 - 15:38
Antique Reproductions
By Thomas Morva
Nowadays, buying antiques can cost you an arm and a leg. This is because, apart from being considered as one of the best ways to decorate your home, buying antiques have also become an investment option for some people. Unfortunately, this newfound use for antiques has resulted to some of the highest prices for antiques, which have made them very unaffordable for most people. This is very true for antique furniture because in some cases even the simplest piece of antique furniture can cost several thousand dollars.
However, furniture manufacturers have found a way to make people who cannot afford antique furniture enjoy the charm that antique furniture can bring to a home through antique reproductions. Unfortunately, this innovation has also encouraged some unscrupulous people to fool people out of their money by making them believe that they are buying original antique items. Given this, consumers need to be able to distinguish reproductions from the real thing.
Which is which?
To be able to distinguish between reproductions and original antique items, there are a number of features that you can look at to help you determine its authenticity. With regard to wooden antique items, one of the best ways to find out if it is authentic is to look at the type of wood that was used to make it. Authentic antique wooden items like antique tables are usually not made of just one type of wood. Usually, the joints and the bottoms of drawers are made from another type of wood. As to upholstery stuffing, one sign that it is authentic is if the stuffing used is horsehair or hay, which were used up until the early 20th century.
Another way to determine if a piece of furniture, like a chair, is authentic is if the item shows signs of wear at the end of arms and if it has signs of age, which includes shrinkage. With regard to marble, one way of checking its authenticity is to look at the back if the item because if you see that the cut line at the back is jagged, it is probably authentic because the tools used to smooth marble are recent inventions.
To make sure that you are buying authentic antique items and not mere reproductions, there are a number of steps you can take to check the authenticity of an item. This involves looking at various aspects of the item, which include the way it was made and the signs of wear and age. Fortunately, information on these steps is readily available, especially online, which can be very helpful to people who are considering investing in antiques.
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