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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 391179, member: 2844"]Lennyt, it is a very beautiful piece, but I have my doubts as to authenticity as true Van Cleef & Arpels. As you know VCA items have been faked for a long time, for obvious reasons.</p><p>I am not very happy with the sloppiness of the LAO mark, and the VCA mark doesn't look as well-defined as others I've seen.</p><p>Since the compact looks well made, I think it could be an existing quality piece, marked at a later date with fake VCA and LAO marks. The fact that it was withdrawn from Christie's is sus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 391179, member: 2844"]Lennyt, it is a very beautiful piece, but I have my doubts as to authenticity as true Van Cleef & Arpels. As you know VCA items have been faked for a long time, for obvious reasons. I am not very happy with the sloppiness of the LAO mark, and the VCA mark doesn't look as well-defined as others I've seen. Since the compact looks well made, I think it could be an existing quality piece, marked at a later date with fake VCA and LAO marks. The fact that it was withdrawn from Christie's is sus.[/QUOTE]
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