Just HOW do you tell the difference?
Ok a bit of an odd question, but if the piece is not signed, how would you determine if a bronze bust of AH was period or not?
It weighs nearly 3kgs and stands about 10" high, the detail is incredible, but it isn't signed anywhere i can see.
There are far more knowledgeable people regarding TR art than I, so it is a question i would like answered, for obvious reasons
Re: Just HOW do you tell the difference?
Hi John, real bronze has never been cheap, so I think most fakes are not really solid bronze, but would be spelter. Patina would be another thing to look closely at. If the detail is good, I would imagine it would be OK?
Cheers, Ade.
Re: Just HOW do you tell the difference?
Thanks Ade, I thought I'd better put some pictures up to help a bit. Although it has real marble on the base, i feel that is it a later addition, as is the bolt also.by Adrian Stevenson
But it is bronze, and bloody heavy, i just have a nasty niggle about it
I wish I had all of the answers
Re: Just HOW do you tell the difference?
Hi John, I see what you mean. I cannot say for certain either way, but I am not crazy about it. To me it appears to have no age patina.
Send a PM to forum member Rob Truscott: Rob is comrade of mine from 2nd Guards and is an artist who works in bronze and gets his castings done in Russia.
Cheers, Ade.
Re: Just HOW do you tell the difference?
Not for me either - the detail is a dead giveaway - check out some of the previous postings realtive to Hitler busts and check out the detail on the hair etc -
Horst
"He who hesitates is lost - is not only lost but miles from the next exit"
Re: Just HOW do you tell the difference?
shouldnt it be darker in colour or have a greenish hue to it ? also is it deffo metal John, i have heard that sometimes these are made of resin and a "last resort" to see is put a flame to it but it will bubble instantly, there isnt a real detail to it either as mentioned earlier,
cheers Ronnie
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Re: Just HOW do you tell the difference?
John what's the initals on the nut maybe there is an engineer who can shed some light on that part of it
cheers Ronnie
Re: Just HOW do you tell the difference?
I would pass on it .fake jump to me the moment I saw it.It just looks too fresh to me.
Re: Just HOW do you tell the difference?
Errr no.................The greenish tinge only becomes apparent when left for a long time without handling. I've seen quite a few, but all have been signed. It is definitely Bronze, but I still have a niggle, in hand the detail is good. A pal of mine suggested that it could be chemically aged. Oh well, it just stays on my shelf
Another loss
Re: Just HOW do you tell the difference?
just sell it as a good bronze copy mateErrr no.................The greenish tinge only becomes apparent when left for a long time without handling. I've seen quite a few, but all have been signed. It is definitely Bronze, but I still have a niggle, in hand the detail is good. A pal of mine suggested that it could be chemically aged. Oh well, it just stays on my shelf
Another loss
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