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<p>[QUOTE="42Skeezix, post: 21440, member: 40"]<i>One should never look at the mark first when trying to ID an ... item. You have to look at the work (item itself) first to determine the style... and the markings last. Just as with fine art (paintings, prints and drawings). One should NEVER focus on a signature first, then the work to help establish and ID.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a cardinal rule for antiques collecting in general. IE Know your field.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I started in antiques 90% of the stuff i was interested in had no "makers" marks at all. You had to learn the characteristics of the genuine items. Makers marks, if present at all where inconsequential in determining authenticity, often indicating just the opposite, a fake. It should be the characteristics of the piece itself that verify the authenticity of any mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="42Skeezix, post: 21440, member: 40"][I]One should never look at the mark first when trying to ID an ... item. You have to look at the work (item itself) first to determine the style... and the markings last. Just as with fine art (paintings, prints and drawings). One should NEVER focus on a signature first, then the work to help establish and ID.[/I] This is a cardinal rule for antiques collecting in general. IE Know your field. When I started in antiques 90% of the stuff i was interested in had no "makers" marks at all. You had to learn the characteristics of the genuine items. Makers marks, if present at all where inconsequential in determining authenticity, often indicating just the opposite, a fake. It should be the characteristics of the piece itself that verify the authenticity of any mark.[/QUOTE]
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