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How to identify authenticity of antique Chinese furniture?

SORENNA CHEN

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The following are basic elements that you need to use in order to identify the authenticity of antique Chinese furniture. #1: Look at the patina and wear of the piece delicately: The patina and wear of antique furniture come with the age. The patina and the wear of the piece shall look unevenly and scatter to the area that more exposed to daily use (mostly on the surface or front of the piece). The back and sides of the piece shall have less patina and wear. Some pieces may have discoloration of the paint from one side differing from the other side (generally caused by...