BEWARE-Fake Hand-Painted Haviland
Recently on Ebay.com- There are a few sellers who are taking antique Haviland and other Limoges makers porcelain pieces and hand-painting them and then selling them as "Antique" . Some of the painting is very good, but not as labeled "Antique".
As Ada Sims says " Always make sure you ask the seller who the artist is when buying vintage hand painted plates. " And I would add, "When was the plate or item painted ?"
Be wary of any labeled "03" at least since it could have been 2003 instead of 1903.
Regards,
Cathy
Ms. HavilandOnline