Nguyen Xuan Yen and a genuine ceramic bowl antique formerly used during the Nguyen dynasty in Vietnam. Tuoi Tre A debate over the genuineness of a batch of ceramic antiques, including dishes and bowls, has been ongoing in the central province of Thua...

Sometimes fake antiques are not only used to cheat the collectors but also to swindle ordinary people. The dealers could circulate rumors around a fake antique statue that it was made of a kind of ‘supernatural and super valuable’ metal valued at ‘US$80...

So many antique collectors have been cheated since they believed in the seeming naivety of the sellers. Those sellers were actually very wicked and sophisticated enough. They cleverly ‘staged’ certain situations to lead buyers to believe their fake antiques...

It requires subtlety and knowledge to see the differences between these antiques and the fakes. Tuoi Tre The price of an antique item can be hefty and the huge sum dazzles many collectors and sellers in Vietnam to the extent that they are willing to use...