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A. G. Maisey · 13th May 2013, 01:12 PM

Jean, in the ones I handled the carving had been used to cover the joins and the patination had been used to cover the carving. I was told explicitly that the objective had been to produce something that could be mistaken for ivory.

Much of the "trick", if there is any trick in identifying forgeries and falsehoods is in what one has seen previously. There really is no substitute for previous knowledge, without this almost anybody can be duped.

13th May 2013, 01:12 PM	#9
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Jean, in the ones I handled the carving had been used to cover the joins and the patination had been used to cover the carving. I was told explicitly that the objective had been to produce something that could be mistaken for ivory. Much of the "trick", if there is any trick in identifying forgeries and falsehoods is in what one has seen previously. There really is no substitute for previous knowledge, without this almost anybody can be duped.