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Antique large number press11/13/2023 ![]() Slight variations will exist in size, painting, mold detail and signs of normal wear developed over the years. ![]() Side by Side Comparison- Although many old dogs were originally sold and have survived in pairs, they are very seldom exactly the same. Most old gold is relatively soft colored with a dull luster much of the new gold has a mirror-like highly reflective surface.ģ. Gold Trim-old gold nearly always shows some wear new gold usually shows none. Old dogs also generally show more detail in the overall molding especially in the tails, legs, ears and modelled hair.Ģ. Most old dogs show at least some painting on the back side many new pieces have no painting on the back. Other specific points and areas to inspect are: 1.Paint and Decoration-old pieces generally show at least some fine strokes of a paint brush modern pieces are often colored by swabs or sponges. Although some original figures were produced by slip casting, they are extremely few in number. The dime size or larger holes left in the base of slip cast pieces are an easily detected sign of a modern reproduction. 2 & 3 below extensive detailed information on both methods also appears in ACRN January, 1994). The main difference between old and new is that old figures (with virtually no exceptions) were made in press molds new figures are made in slip molds in the process called slip casting(see Figs. The main difference between old and new is that old figures (with virtually no exceptions) were made in press molds new figures are made in slip molds in the process called slip casting(Figs. Although there are always exceptions, this article offers some general guidelines to help separate 20th century copies from pre-1900 originals. In fact, present day copies look very similar to the fakes Lee described in the 1930s. Photographs in 1990s catalogs are virtually identical to pieces pictured in catalogs from the pre-WW II years, the 1950s and 1960s. The reproduction dogs have apparently changed very little over the years. ![]() In Antique Fakes and Reproductions, one of the first books devoted exclusively to fakes first published in 1938, author Ruth Webb Lee devoted six pages of photographs to new Staffordshire figures.Ĭopies of Staffordshire dogs are still popular items and stocked by almost all present day reproduction wholesalers. No other Victorian-era collectible-with the possible exception of Currier and Ives prints-has been so heavily and steadily reproduced as these simple faced cottage canines. Viewing for the sale will be on Saturday 20th May 9.00am-12 noon and Monday 22nd May 9. all the dogs sold as English Staffordshire were really made of English clay, the island of England today would be about the size of a tea caddy. Particularly interesting examples include a mid-1930’s Zeh Zeca-Flex folding TLR camera with Compur-Rapid shutter and Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 1:3.5 f=7.5cm lens, a wide-angle Rolleiflex TLR camera with Carl Zeiss Distagon f4 55mm lens, hood and leather case and a Graflex Century Graphic 2¼'' x 3¼'' press camera, with red bellows, Rodenstock - Ysarex f4.5 105mm lens, Synchro-Compur-P shutter and Kalart Synchronised Range Finder.Īlso in the collection is a quantity of charming actual-size camera models, scratch-built mainly from wood, which would look superb on display in a shop or with a collection and the full range will be offered for sale in Eldreds auction of Antiques, Art, Clocks, Ceramics, Glass & Works of Art on Tuesday 23rd May, from 10.00am. ![]() The huge collection of literally 100’s of cameras, lenses and accessories consigned for sale by auction, spans the full date range of the production of commercial photographic technology from the 19th century onwards and comprises a vast assortment of quality examples, from the earliest mahogany and brass plate and bellows cameras to sub-miniature models, including two by Minox, often associated with espionage. ![]() A life through the lens - a huge collection of antique and vintage cameras, lenses and related items.Ī fascination for all things photographic and a career as a cameraman for a local tv station has led to the largest collection of antique and vintage cameras ever seen at Eldreds. ![]()
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