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#51
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Last post by Jerry F - March 31, 2024, 09:40:27 PM
Hello again,
Yes, this one is genuine too. Probably 2nd-3rd century.
I see you posted these questions to the io group also.
If you can get an opinion there from David K that would be great as he is as knowlegeable about ancient oil lamps as anyone can be!
Jerry
#52
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Last post by Giarrese - March 31, 2024, 08:08:41 PM
Thanks for the reply and sorry if I posted in the wrong section (which is the correct one?)
You said: "The first lamp I'm unsure about" but what if you have to give a definitive opinion? The subject represented is a satyr playing a musical instrument. I attach a lamp where the subject is clearer. Thanks again
#53
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Last post by Jerry F - March 31, 2024, 04:06:11 PM
This question is in the wrong section.
Anyway.....

The first lamp I'm unsure about.
The second is a genuine one , Diana with her bow, which is the basis of a well known fake.See photo.

Lots of very useful information about fake lamps here:

https://www.collector-antiquities.com/real-or-fake/fake-oil-lamps.html

I have taken the image here from that great website.

Jerry
#54
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Last post by gaius asinius - March 31, 2024, 09:34:05 AM
Hopefully someone provides insight. Most antiquities on Catawiki run the gamut between questionable and laughable.
#55
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Last post by Giarrese - March 30, 2024, 09:52:26 PM
Good evening, I purchased these lamps on Catawiki. I would like help. Are they real or fake? Tank you very much for helping me.
#57
Whatever legalistic legerdemain ebay (for example) conjured up(Other Decorative Collectibles Category or similar) to circumvent legal liability is bringing swindlers out of the woodwork from five continents. Get a gander of these modern knockoffs sold as legit. Literally everything on this page is modern bullcrap. Lowlifes from UK, Thailand, Cyprus, etc. buy or manufacture tourist trinkets & gift shop reproductions to sell to the benighted for big bucks. Suggest petitioning online marketplaces to create category like "Non-Phony Baloney". Admittedly won't be much in there anymore.   
#58
Do prospective victims of online malfeasance even seriously study & factor in such writeups before they vanish? Even if they sometimes do, temporary, isolated negative feedback likely gets lost in the sauce between the glowing remarks gratuitously conjured up by crook's circle of compadres. Could be wrong but believe the only reason Sadigh Gallery eventually got snagged was due to his brick & mortar outfit, not online thievery   
#59
Some negative feedback....before eBay removes it!
#60
No laws being broken unfortunately. No stupidity tests mandated for buyers, either. The category clearly states "all other collectibles" or whatever jargon their Legal Dept. advised to circumvent charges of aiding & abetting criminality