๐ธ WIN 5 SBD! Contest! Spot the Fake #05! ๐ธ
This is the fifth instalment of my #SpotTheFake contest and it seems to get more and more entries every week. This week there were 35 entries!! WOW!!! I feel so grateful for this. Thank YOU for taking part ๐ธ
๐ธWHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?๐ธ
I will be running #spotthefake every Tuesday, and I will post a few pics of a few antiques. It may be antique lighting, antique furniture, or even top designer furniture. One or more will be fake or reproduction.
It's up to you to #spotthefake. Post your choice in the comments, and maybe let me know why you think that.
๐ธRULES๐ธ
- To enter, you must upvote and resteem my post
- Leave your choice in the comments, only one image is fake! ๐๐
- The prize will be 5SBD, payable once the 7 days is up.
- I will take all the correct answers, of the qualifying entries and do a random draw with this site
๐ธLAST WEEK'S WINNER๐ธ
Well done, @rayelite1. You are the winner!
Almost all the entries had the correct answer, but unfortunately, some entrants did not resteem, so they did not qualify for the Random Thing Picker draw. Don't forget to RESTEEM
The first pic was the fake. We buy both the reproductions and proper vintage lights in India, from the same supplier. So this supplier is able to make exact copies of the vintage lights at his factory, and his copies are PHENOMENAL. A lot of people commented on the shininess of the light in Image One, but don't forget that aluminium (or any metal for that matter) can be polished up to a high shine!
Quite a few peeps noted that the second image looked "fake" because it was so perfect. This is a good observation. A lot of the time, repro pieces are sooo good that you cannot tell the difference. Sometimes I can't tell, after doing this for almost five years. It takes a very sharp, trained eye to Spot The Fake!! (I couldn't help that lol!!)
๐ธ SPOT THE FAKE #05 - ANTIQUE FRENCH SOFA ๐ธ ๐ธ
This week, I am testing your newly trained eye! Both of these sofas have new fabric on, but only one is a proper antique sofa. Often, we will buy a piece of furniture with completely ripped and/or soiled fabric, and the piece will have to be reupholstered. In these cases it's important to note details like what wood the frame is made from, whether that wood is carved, polished or painted, and in person, you can often feel the stuffing of the cushions to try to determine age.
To enter, you must UPVOTE, RESTEEM and guess the correct image! Answer will be revealed this time next week!
Image One:
Image Two:
๐ธTo enter, don't forget to upvote, resteem and leave your answer in the comments๐ธ
๐ธThank you for your participation, I am super excited to see my contest grow and grow!๐ธ
Number 1 is fake
Thank you for your entry ๐๐ What makes you think that? I am loving hearing everyone's reasoning
Honestly its just a wild guess i really don't know which one is fake and not...hahaha this contest makes us dumb for a while so fun. ๐๐
LolZ! Love it ๐
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I think the second one is fake ๐ second one๐
๐๐hahaha Thank you again for the fun contest.
Yay! One of my most loyal entrants!
Well you make it easy sweetie ๐ great contest and I never know the answer.. Lol
Hahaha thatโs the aim of the game!
I know and it's really exciting. I was right last week tho didn't expect that ๐๐hahaha
Have a wonderful week dear ๐ค
you got the answer right! Thanks for entering. Here is this week's post, and the winner! ๐ ๐ ๐
Aww... Thank you for always reminding me ๐ค๐
Wouldn't wanna miss out on this.
Have a wonderful evening!
@princessmewmew you just got a full upvote from the Mermaid Brigade
thank you gorgeous girl!
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image one is fake
Why do you think that? Thank you for your entry!
because most of fake things are made shiny to convince the costumer or viewer...lol
That is true!
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Number 1 is fake
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This is a tough one, if I could see it in person. I actually feel like the second is the fake as it looks like the popular reproductions made from the 30s-50s but maybe that is the metal studding. Hmmm. This is fun though! What a fun challenge.
Good observations! I will reply to this comment with the answer next week.
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Image 2 is fake
Hi! Nice to see you again ๐
Yes, it is! Well done. Thanks for entering. Here is this week's post, and the winner! ๐ ๐ ๐
I guess image two is the fake
Hi Jay! Thank you for your entry
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My guess is that the first one is fake because it seems they used staples rather than the tacks used in the 2nd image.
Hello! Iโm so glad to see ANOTHER new face! Welcome x
Thatโs a very interesting observation๐ค donโt for get both were newly upholstered.
Thank-you. I know they were both re-upholstered, however, I would think they would attempt to keep it as original as possible and use tacks where tacks were used before. I guess I'll just need to wait and see what the final answer is.
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I think, picture 2 is the fake one. Because the wood looks newly curved, old furniture has the better quality and smoothness, i don't know maybe. Haha! But I still go for image 2 ๐
Great observations!!
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