The Czech Forest Vase is one of the most often seen vases with a forged R. Lalique Signature. But in last week’s mail came an inquiry from a purchaser who had bought the vase on hope alone without even the phony signature in place. The correspondence speaks for itself. **
Dear Madam or Sir,
I bought this vase on a budget resolution and I am not sure if this is a
real vase from R. Lalique.
It would be great if you can help me out.
The vase has no signature or a mark at the bottom. The weight is 3267 Grams.
On the floor of the vase there are strong traces of use.
I was searching your website and I did find this vase. The model looks
like a fake one, but the color is different.
I am a collector and it would be great if you could tell me more about it.
Attached you will find some pictures of the vase.
Thank you in advance for your effort.
Kind regards from Stuttgart,
Hopeful Buyer
Our reply:
Hello Hopeful Buyer. Thanks for contacting us.
The vase in your photos (1 is attached to this reply) is a Czech forest vase.
You can see it in a Czech glass catalogue at this link in the Sources of Fakes section of the website:
Also here is an Ebay search for the phrase Czech Forest Vase where you can see some for sale:
Czech Forest Vases For Sale On Ebay
And another Ebay search to see some that actually sold:
Sold Czech Forest Vases On Ebay
General Rule: Do not buy any piece of “R. Lalique” that is not signed and documented.
Best Regards,
RLalique.com
And the buyer’s follow-up:
Dear RLalique.com,
Thank you for your Mail. You have a great website!
The next time I will be more careful.
Kind regards
Hopeful Buyer
Obviously the buyer should have checked (there is a bad pun in there somewhere) the website before the purchase and not after 🙂
** The emails were cleaned up slightly to remove personal info, compact the content, and correct errors/typos etc.
