Deceptive imitation category of high value antique auction market

Published: 16 May 2009 19:42:37

2006 Beijing Cheng Xuan's auction, a rare to come back from overseas in the Qing Dynasty ivory wovenautumn in Beijing, Cheng Xuan appeared auction and valuation of four times higher than 660,000 yuan of turnover, which is currently see to only a very luxurious ivory. to the preparation of extremely luxurious ivory, and coveredare woven from ivory, white and delicate, smooth texture as well as the uniform, elastic may rattan, and its production method similarivory, ivory first medication to be immersed in water, Andthe size of uniform, thin strip of bamboo sheets, and then polished to a gloss white, the order to prepare a. Its production process complicated and time-consuming expected, for the Qing Dynasty ivory process of perfection, is.

With ivoryfirst appeared in the auction market, compared to the types of Qing Emperor Qianlong during the Imitation Ceramic is a frequent visitor to the auction period. Qianlong and Qing dynasties, when the prevalence of, wood, lacquer imitation, imitation bronze, imitation gold and silver ware, etc.. Imitation Ceramic glaze on, rather than enamel, it is better to say that color, its characteristic is the production of fine. In the autumn of 2006 works of art auction, Christie's Hong Kong auction house Qing Qianlong introduced bronzy Xikui Dragonic sauce glaze pot double animal ears, transaction price more than three million yuan. This fine porcelain kilns first glance like an antique bronze; in the 2004 auction, a Qing Emperor Qianlong Xikui Dragonic imitation bamboo pen, the Valuation 250000-350000 yuan, while the ad valorem reached 605,000 yuan. Imitation Ceramic products in many of the most sought after market is the Qing Emperor Qianlong porcelain carved flower imitation lacquer million bottles of the celestial sphere, in the 2001 Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong at the price of its more than 11.4 million yuan, and its carved Arts superb glaze Runze, million allehanda flower, flower veins clearly visible, are carved lacquer ware imitation Qian Long Period typical.

Plasticity of ceramics are very strong, and almost all other materials imitation fabric texture, which is the most thoroughlyuse the so-called "closure payment, engrave silver,, painter, Lo-tin, bamboo, Pao vision for all, all to do pottery. " Interesting from the literati, the monochrome glazed Italian craftsmen and a small person and a more natural, it does not float, not noise, not extravagant, non-Mei, Jie Ran Suying, but more difficult to burn, have always been considered to be collection of the highest realm of ceramics, so extraordinarily popular.

Investment from the collection point of view, if the antique is not only used to be used, but are used to appreciate and play, and its value will be higher, from this perspective, these "imitation" in the value will be in the next auction to raise further.