Word: fakes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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February he had them invited round to Meadows' house. "As we entered," says New York Dealer Klaus Perls, "we saw a huge fake Vlaminck, and on the opposite side was a fake Picasso." Nor did the count end there. By the end of the tour, A.D.A.A. members politely informed Meadows that of the 58 paintings he had purchased over the past four years, he was the proud possessor of 44 fakes, including 15 Dufys, nine Derains, seven Modiglianis, five Vlamincks and two Bonnards...
...Ever." "But this is fully documented," a baffled Meadows would occasionally interject. The A.D.A.A. members were not surprised; documents are even easier to forge than paintings. Last January French police raided the apartment of one Raoul Lessard as he was leaving for New York, found a suitcase with four fake paintings, forged custom stamps and certificates by experts, all addressed to Dallas. Lessard has been acting as "private secretary" to a dandy named Fernand Legros, who last March in Paris sent a photo of a painting supposedly by Andre Derain to an auction house, only to have the painter...
Royer shot far less from the outside than he had in previous games and most of his 18 points came on slide tap-ins and short rebound jumpers. Kanuth tallied several layups off the same fake--dipping his shoulder and sneaking by the Yale guard...
Making of a Fake. What are the commonest imitations? Grotz lists 18th century and early 19th century cast-iron toys, banks and trivets, wooden signs, student lamps, Sandwich glass, Hitchcock chairs and Franklin stoves (the copies cost as much as the originals). Another popular fake is the "ancestor" painting-an anonymous portrait that the dealer sells by observing that it looks so much like the customer. As for Early American cabinetwork, the author estimates that no less than 80% of what is passed off today as 18th century dry sinks-and chests of drawers is in fact mass-produced, late...
Speculation & Opportunity. The simplest way to avoid being sold a fake, says Grotz, is to stick with a reputable dealer or else buy merchandise that has not yet become remote enough in time or expensive enough for the fakers to bother with it. He believes that regardless of its age or esthetic quality, an antique is essentially "something out of the past that reminds us of a way of life that was different from our own." Samples of Late Victoriana offer sound opportunities for long-term appreciation. Speculative buyers might also pick up pieces from the 1920s, like clear plastic...