My thoughts exactly, and I did tell him, I thought it was fake, but since this isn't my
forte, I didn't have anything to back it.
Kim
David K. wrote:
> Hi Kim,
>
> It seems your friend has approached more than one person for an answer.
> Cameron Day asked about this lamp on his behalf some time ago. This was
> the eBay page referenced:
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310031328080
> <http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310031328080>
>
> Although the images your friend has now provided are much better than
> the eBay images, the points I raised in my reply to Cameron remain: the
> rendering of the face does not quite appear to be ancient, the
> filling-hole looks a little small for the type, and the colour of the
> slip does not quite correspond with its expected origin (typically Italy
> or Egypt). The handle also raises suspicion; it looks like a moulded
> handle yet is rendered in the style of those which were separately applied.
>
> It is very difficult to be definitive based only on images but I am
> dubious of its authenticity. I would tend to agree with Ken. It does
> look very much like the kind of lamps produced in Naples (the so-called
> "Naples Group") in the late 19th and early 20th century; both the style
> and, in particular, the slip are reminiscent of those reproductions. On
> these much of the slip and the carbon residue were typically painted or
> stained on and a little acetone might resolve any doubts.
>
> David K.
>
> Henty & Jackson - Ancient Lamps
> http://www.romulus2.com/henjack/
>
> RomQ Reference Collection of Ancient Lamps
> http://www.romulus2.com/lamps/
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com, Kim Ghobrial <euroburms@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everyone,
> > I have a friend who needs an answer to whether or not this lamp is
> real or fake and the
> > reasons why you believe it to be either real or fake.
> >
> > I've added the photos under Shared Photos section, Kim's Collection
> > http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Ancientartifacts/photos/browse/8cea?c=
> >
> > Kim
> >
>
>
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