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Case 19. Fauxberge: Who Done It?
Connoiseurship was in its infancy when the earliest Amearican patrons became forming large Faberge collections in the 1930s. Mistaken attributions were not uncommon. Deliberate forgeries also began to appear on the market at that time, helping to meet the insatiable demand for Faberge pieces. Today, an eager public avidly consumes commercial copies and knock-offs that wouldn't fool anyone.
The objects in this section -- some genuine, others not -- are arranged to explore issues of attribution in the study of Faberge. They present several types of problems; genuine pieces are offered for comparison. Objects marked "In the style of Faberge" were not designed or produced by the Faberge Workshops. ... |