WHAT'S ON THAILAND

What's up with all these antiques in Thailand?

Some are real and many are fakes. If you are interested in real antiques, you must do business with a highly reputable dealer. If the deal looks to good to be true, then it is a fake, more than likely. Trust your instincts.

I remember a sign out in front of a shop around Chiang Mai .. maybe out Sankampang way. "Antiques made to Order"

Yes, if you bury the wooden ones, the look very old very fast :-)

Chemical aging is also common.

I once had a antique Buddha that looks so nice. I wrapped it tightly in cellophane and waited a few months, took off the wrapper, and you could smell the chemical residue very strong

Most are fakes!!

yes, most are fakes, be careful