Fakery and deception haunt Virginia antique market
Virginia dealers warn that fake and misrepresented antiques flood the market with hundreds of thousands of dollars in fakes annually. Experts recount stories of bought for hundreds, later revealed as copies or married pieces, and urge buyers to deal only with reputable dealers to avoid costly errors.
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Richmond
Virginia
United States
Malcom Bradley
John A. Gates
Gates
Bradley
L. E. Bush
Chippendale
England
Edwin Siegel
American Antique Imports of
Norfolk
Siegel
Russian Traveler Finds Trust in West
A Russian passenger named Anatoly flies from Moscow to Paris his first trip abroad. He faces rough Soviet and French customs procedures and fears foreigners language and officials as he starts a visit to his sister. He endures inspections and his wife and child stay behind as insurance.
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West
Carus
Moscow
Paris
Soviet Union
Anatoly
France
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