21st November 2007, 03:56 PM | #1 |
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4th centry B.C., Chinese bronze weapon
4th centry B.C., Chinese bronze weapon
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21st November 2007, 06:00 PM | #2 |
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THE BRONZE WEAPONS FROM CHINA HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY INTERESTING AND SOME ARE QUITE BEAUTIFUL, THEY WERE COLLECTED IN CHINA FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE THE REVOLUTION AND THE OVERTHROW OF THE NATIONALISTS. THAT LED TO THE MANUFACTURE OF MANY VERY GOOD FAKES FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME, SO PERHAPS YOU COULD GIVE SOME TIPS AS TO HOW TO TELL A FAKE FROM THE REAL THING. I AM SURE IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF STUDY BY EXPERTS TO GAIN THE KNOWLEGE AS THE REPLICAS CAN BE VERY WELL MADE ESPECIALLY THE OLDER ONES WHICH WERE MADE TO FOOL VERY KNOWLEGABLE CHINESE COLLECTORS.
I HAVE BOUGHT SOME OF THESE ON EBAY AND BOUGHT THEM FOR THE WORKMANSHIP AND ALWAYS ASSUME THEY ARE LATER REPLICAS NOT THE REAL THING. I ALSO COLLECT STONE ARROW AND SPEAR POINTS AND ALWAYS ASSUME THEM ALL TO BE REPLICAS UNLESS I FIND THEM MYSELF OR THEY ARE FOUND BY A CLOSE FRIEND. |
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