No doubt you have seen “Chinese Antiques” for sale lately, either in shops or on the Internet. But how can you be sure what you’re seeing is “the real thing.”
As The Seattle Times has revealed in the past few days, even buying from what appear to be the most reputable dealers in the business may not be enough.
In a series of articles alleging a scandal that goes from a high end Seattle shop, to a world-reknowned economist in Hong Kong, to an industry of fakes in China, The Seattle Times reminds us, Buyer Beware.
January 2003
