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How to Spot a Fake

Before your next antiquing spree, learn how to recognize authenticity with these shopping pointers.

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Snaky Workmanship

Worm holes are to be expected in an antique. But the pathways should ascend and descend through the surface, snaking around as the worms ate their way through the wood at random. Flat-looking worm holes indicate the wood may have been sliced through to create a new piece that simply looks old.

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