COUNTERFEIT WHITEFRIARS VASES

I HAVE NOTICED OVER RECENT MONTHS AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COUNTERFEIT WHITEFRIARS VASES APPEARING IN EBAYS LISTINGS IN PARTICULAR THE 8 INCH DRUNKEN BRICKLAYER VASE HAS COME IN FOR SOME SPECIAL ATTENTION BY COUNTERFEITERS. THESE VASES APPEAR IN THE STRANGEST OF COLOURS I.E. COBALT BLUE, ACID YELLOW, AND AMBER. {WHITEFRIARS NEVER DID THESE COLOURS} THE ONE FEATURE OF THIS GROWING TREND THAT WORRIES ME MOSTLY IS THE APPARENT INCREASE IN THE LISTINGS OF A MEADOW GREEN COUNTERFIT WHICH LOOKS REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINALS. I THINK IT IS POSSIBLE TO TELL WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GLASS CASING AT THE BASE OF THE VASE. IN THESE MODERN COUNTERFEITS WHERE THE COLOUR MEETS THE CLEAR BASE IS ALWAYS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED .ALSO NOTE THE PATTENATION ON THE MID BRICK IS ALWAYS TO UNIFORM ALSO THE PATTENATION IS TO CLEAN AND SHARP, IT ALSO LOOKS AS IF THE GREEN IS SLIGHTLY DARKER THAN THE ORIGINALS.IT SEEMSOMEONE HAS MADE SOME BRICKLAYER MOULDS. THE CONCERN FOR ALL WHITEFRIARS COLLECTORS IS THE EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE ON THE MARKET AND PRICES OF THESE VASES PARTICULARLY THE MEADOW GREEN WHICH WAS SOMEWHAT SCARCE BUT IF THE COUNTERFEITERS CAN CHURN THESE VASES OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS ONE MUST CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT VALUE OF THESE VASES.IALSO NOTICE THAT MOST OF THESE VASESARE BEING SOLD FROM THE CORNWALL REGION ALSO THESE SELLERS ARE WISING UP TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE BEING REPORTED AND HAVE NOW STARTED TO LIST THESE DODGY ITEMS ON A ONE DAY LISTING BASIS IN THE HOPE THAT THEY CAN CUTAND RUN BEFORE ANY DILIGENT EBAYERS CAN REPORT THE LISTING. I HOPE THIS REVIEW IS OF SOME HELP TO POTENTIAL BUYERS. I DO NOTE THAT THESE OBVIOUS COUNTERFEITS DO NOT SEEM TO ATTAIN THE VALUE ONE WOULD EXPECT OF AN ORIGINAL. SO IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TRUE COLLECTORS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.

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