Here's another replica tile auction!
This tile was probably made in the 1960-1970 period.
Click here to see the auction!
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Monday, March 5, 2007
Antique Delft tiles on eBay: My opinion
In this blog, I'll be reviewing interesting antique Delft tiles.
They will be either tiles I've acquired myself, tiles that I've seen somewhere on the Internet or in a shop, or tiles on eBay. One of my goals will be to inform you, the reader, about the danger that exists in buying antiques online, from an unknown vendor.
To start off, I'ld like to show you two recent eBay auctions.
They featured late 19th century tiles, being offered as interesting, valuable 17th C. examples.
Even though I had informed the sellers about this, they did not alter their listing or inform their bidders. Not the proper business conduct one should abide with, if you ask me!
The first auction was one for 3 19th C. replica tiles. The seller added images from a book, to "prove" the authenticity of his tiles. Of course, it's easy to prove the "authenticity" of an item, based on the fact that it looks like a real one. One has to "feel" an item, to know wether or not it is real. Click here to see the auction.
Because of the high auction result, another seller thought the time was ripe to perform the same stunt. I had also informed this seller about the age of his tiles, but without results. Click here to see the auction.
To get an idea of what a real early 17th century Delft tile looks like, take a look at the image below. These tiles date back to somewhere between 1600 and 1625. These tiles are hard to find and are very valuable.
If you have questions about the authenticity of a tile in your posession, send me a message and I will gladly give you my opinion.
Click here to e-mail me or simply contact me through info@antiquetiles.be
They will be either tiles I've acquired myself, tiles that I've seen somewhere on the Internet or in a shop, or tiles on eBay. One of my goals will be to inform you, the reader, about the danger that exists in buying antiques online, from an unknown vendor.
To start off, I'ld like to show you two recent eBay auctions.
They featured late 19th century tiles, being offered as interesting, valuable 17th C. examples.
Even though I had informed the sellers about this, they did not alter their listing or inform their bidders. Not the proper business conduct one should abide with, if you ask me!
The first auction was one for 3 19th C. replica tiles. The seller added images from a book, to "prove" the authenticity of his tiles. Of course, it's easy to prove the "authenticity" of an item, based on the fact that it looks like a real one. One has to "feel" an item, to know wether or not it is real. Click here to see the auction.
Because of the high auction result, another seller thought the time was ripe to perform the same stunt. I had also informed this seller about the age of his tiles, but without results. Click here to see the auction.
To get an idea of what a real early 17th century Delft tile looks like, take a look at the image below. These tiles date back to somewhere between 1600 and 1625. These tiles are hard to find and are very valuable.
Click here to e-mail me or simply contact me through info@antiquetiles.be
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