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lock1836

Buying "Rare Chinese Antiques". . . Things to Consider
by lock1836( 351)
So you are looking at some of the beautiful jade, turquoise, silver, and carved bone items from China and Tibet, many of them "antique"? ...... Here are some things to consider: 1. If they don’t tell you the...
Tags: Oriental jade | Tibet jade | asian antiques | Rare Chinese Antiques
242 of 258 people found this guide helpful
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silvermane48

Guidelines to Buying Jade on eBay
by silvermane48( 1270)
Unfortunately, the majority of green jade on eBay is polymer treated, this is especially true of that coming from China. Regardless of what the seller says, no one can realistically sell "Imperial" quality...
Tags: Jade | Green Jade | Antique Jade | Jade carving | Imperial jade
171 of 178 people found this guide helpful
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loveshackbaybee

The Brutal Truth about Buying Chinese Antiques on eBay
by loveshackbaybee( 555)
As long time collectors of Asian art, we have purchased many authentic and truly remarkable Chinese antiques on eBay. You can too. But fair warning - you need to really understand how this fraud riddled...
Tags: Chinese | antiques | jade | ivory | tibet
119 of 121 people found this guide helpful
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fuzzytraction

Crazing of pottery and crackle finishes
by fuzzytraction( 274)
Crazed pottery is often considered a sign of age and although it may be to a certain extent, it is mostly due to process error. This random cracking of the glaze is mostly the result of the product being...
Tags: pottery | crazing | age
106 of 130 people found this guide helpful
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plcombs

Buying Asian Porcelain on Ebay
by plcombs( 2901)
During the last few years a number of fellow Ebayers asked that I write something about selling and buying Asian porcelains on Ebay. How do you tell a fake from an original? Is the most asked question. Knowing...
Tags: Chinese Porcelain | kangxi | Qianlong | Guangxu | Imperial Porcelain
97 of 103 people found this guide helpful
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wildgoat2005

Is it really Jade?
by wildgoat2005( 250)
This is to update the Scratch Test mentioned in my previous guide,Bidding on Anceint Chinese Jades. In that guide, I had suggested the use of a sharp steak knife to perform the Scratch Test on jadeite or...
Tags: Jade | Real | Fake | Nephrite | Chinese
89 of 109 people found this guide helpful
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fransgems

Chinese "Antiques" on eBay
by fransgems( 1563)
There are a large number of sellers who are located in mainland China who specialize in cheap, excellent copies of antique and vintage horse sculptures, as well as some beautiful copies of some pretty gnarly...
Tags: Chinese antiques | Chinese war horses | Ancient Chinese statues | fraud | chinese statues
71 of 75 people found this guide helpful
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cleanoutstuff

ANTIQUE CHINESE JADE
by cleanoutstuff( 187)
A WORD OF CAUTION ABOUT "ANTIQUE" OR "OLD" JADE AND EXPENSIVE ESTATE PIECES. TRUE ANTIQUES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE SOLD OR SHIPPED OUTSIDE CHINA WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL CHINESE GOV'T. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND...
Tags: JADE | CHINESE | CHINESE JADE | ANTIQUES | ANTIQUE
59 of 67 people found this guide helpful
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dreamartuk

How To Tell Authentic Ivory From Fake
by dreamartuk( 5707)
Ivory is one of the hardest organic materials in existence, but it has very poor elastic properties. Any area which is under pressure or tension is therefore subject to the formation of cracks.The regions most...
Tags: Ivory | antique | Chinese | art | old
43 of 43 people found this guide helpful
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nicole_la_bay

FAKE 19C CHINESE EMBROIDERIES/EMBROIDERED ANTIQUES
by nicole_la_bay( 1075)
FAKE 19th C CHINESE EMBROIDERED ANTIQUES (with 2008 updates) By Nicole la Bay \ You will find Nicole La Bay Chinese Antiques here: After 6 years on eBay and being a collector of antique Chinese embroideries...
Tags: CHINESE EMBROIDERY | ANTIQUE EMBROIDERY | CHINESE EMBROIDERED | CHINESE RANK | VINTAGE EMBROIDERY
35 of 39 people found this guide helpful
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