Simple recipe, easy to distinguish between true and false Western antique clock

A high price to buy antiques, and later discovered that in fact is a fake antique lovers everywhere. So, if you are not very understanding of antiques, it is best to find a trusted person can buy. The advantage of this is that when you find the goods are fake, you can find businesses to request a refund. But often you can hardly strong expert, so we need to understand the point of your own antiques appreciation, to identify knowledge. Below small teach you the recipe to identify antique clock approach. The most likely replacement parts is a base clock, because in the past people often clock placed directly on the floor of the dark, dank, likely to cause rotting of the base, as well as the inevitable erosion borers. The most obvious sign of the new base is that it is inconsistent with the clock of the door material. Carefully check the clock shell model, style meets the characteristics Manufacturer location bell housing. For example: London mahogany clock is not swan neck pediment, but the top of the dome-shaped or pagoda. Xiao Bian suggest that you find some good introduction to the book antique clocks, clock cases understand different countries or regions of exactly what the difference. 18th Century British manufactured various regions clock chassis styles. For example, London is not to build the bell housing with oak, but with walnut, mahogany or ebony veneer. British walnut clock cases and the prevalence appears to be back to the 17th century to the 1760s, mahogany cabinets appeared in the 1750s. The oak cabinet from the 17th century and lasted until the 19th century. Finally it is worth noting that if you see one marked with a 1820 long before the bell housing, there are complete carving on top of it, it must be fake. Britain's Queen Victorian artisan watchmaker who like to build the bell before carving to do follow-up work. However, often these carvings will be counterproductive, reducing the value of the clock itself. Therefore, you must remember when buying this clock. Cyangugu Favorites: European old furniture April 22, 2013