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<p>[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 9738758, member: 10944"]Glad it shows some age in person. Even if in near perfect condition I’d expect some small signs of age. I do know ceramics can be tricky when in perfect condition, particularly Song stuff for whatever reason. </p><p><br /></p><p>I’ll be interested to hear what Mr. Combs has to say! </p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t know enough to have my opinion matter on its age. I mean I do compared to someone that has never thought twice about Chinese ceramics but not compared to some here. </p><p><br /></p><p>I knew that stickers were being faked but initially I never expected legitimate auctions houses with good reputations to be selling outright Chinese fakes. So when I first saw old looking stickers on nice Chinese things at good auction houses I thought they maybe held some water. Turns out a lot places are pushing this stuff through and you have to be way more careful than I first thought. Good that you know the climate and won’t be taken by the fraudulent stickers. Good auction houses marketing fakes is bad enough but the fake stickers thing is really low IMO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 9738758, member: 10944"]Glad it shows some age in person. Even if in near perfect condition I’d expect some small signs of age. I do know ceramics can be tricky when in perfect condition, particularly Song stuff for whatever reason. I’ll be interested to hear what Mr. Combs has to say! I don’t know enough to have my opinion matter on its age. I mean I do compared to someone that has never thought twice about Chinese ceramics but not compared to some here. I knew that stickers were being faked but initially I never expected legitimate auctions houses with good reputations to be selling outright Chinese fakes. So when I first saw old looking stickers on nice Chinese things at good auction houses I thought they maybe held some water. Turns out a lot places are pushing this stuff through and you have to be way more careful than I first thought. Good that you know the climate and won’t be taken by the fraudulent stickers. Good auction houses marketing fakes is bad enough but the fake stickers thing is really low IMO.[/QUOTE]
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