Posted 1 week, 5 days ago @
Kathy //
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Let’s talk about one of the painful subjects around depression glass, reproductions. Fakes, remakes, reissues, reproductions, there are many words to describe these. Although there are some legitimate re-issues, especially where the manufacture labels their glass, there are too many that are simply rip offs.
One pattern that was reissued was Madrid. Federal Glass made Madrid [...]
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Reproductions and Fakes
June 17th, 2010 @
Kathy //
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Jeannette’s Cherry Blossom pink depression glass is exceptionally pretty with the entrancing design of blossoms, leaves and cherries dangling from a stem. Sadly this popular pattern attracted unscrupulous reproductions in the early 1970s.
So what’s a collector to do? You want to protect yourself, but how?
You can spot most repro pieces pretty easily. I was [...]
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Reproductions and Fakes
April 3rd, 2010 @
Kathy //
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Once upon a time you could find real Madrid depression glass at every flea market, antique mall and thrift store. Those days are behind us. I found the cake plate and tumbler in pink Recollection reproduction glass this winter at an antique store and a few more pieces when antiquing in San Antonio a few [...]
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Depression Glass Guide / Reproductions and Fakes
April 27th, 2009 @
Kathy //
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This is a Georgian sherbet from Federal Glass, a very nice and favorite depression glass pattern. Georgian is nicknamed “Lovebirds” due to the medallion of two lovebirds alternating with basket medallions.
I recently got an email from an eBayer informing me that my sherbet is most likely reproduced because “it was too heavy, too large and [...]
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Reproductions and Fakes
