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Date aired:  Saturday, February 7, 2004
Topic:  Forged Marks
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Dr. Lori says: 

We examined two pieces of glass purchased at a New Jersey antique shop by a CBS 3 viewer. Purchased from a locked case, our unsuspecting viewer thought she was buying authentic pieces of Tiffany favrile glass and a Lalique vase. While both pieces were marked, these objects were both marked Tiffany and Lalique yet both were fakes.

Three Lalique marks from different time periods.

Both objects were marked using a hand held engraving tool, not the type used by either Tiffany at the Tiffany Furnaces in Corona, NY or by Lalique in their French studios. The actual marks for pieces of this time period and style were discussed and while our viewer paid only $50 for the Tiffany piece and $75 for the Lalique, authentic pieces sold for as much as $9,000 for the Tiffany and $20,000 for the Lalique. 

While everyone is looking for a mark on a work of art or antique, some dealers without ethics will give you a mark--a fake one. Learn to recognized marks and make sure you are getting authentic pieces. Our viewer confessed that she didn't know about glass and that she typically collects and studies Lladro figurines as her collecting area. If you are not knowledge about an area of collecting, be careful, you can get roped in by a forgery!

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2/7/2004
Trash or Treasure with Dr. Lori

Forged Marks
Watch video of Dr. Lori as she examines items purchased by a viewer at an antique shop. Dr. Lori reveals why particular Tiffany and Lalique marks are an obvious forgery.